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Good primary lowers ED use for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities
TORONTO, June 19, 2018 - One in three adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) visit the emergency department annually...
Deep Brain Stimulation showing promise for patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease over 65
Credit: The Globe and Mail TORONTO - An age group analysis of data from the ADvance trial has shown that...
Can psychological stress cause vision loss?
Credit: Bernhard Sabel Magdeburg, Germany, June 19, 2018 - Persistent psychological stress, which is widely recognized as a consequence of...
New study shows how a single binge drinking episode affects gene that regulates sleep
Credit: MU Health Care One in six U.S. adults binge drinks at least four times a month, according to the...
Scientists reveal how gut microbes ‘recover’ after antibiotic treatment
New insight on how antibiotics affect the gut microbiome - the community of microbes that live inside us - has...
Are you sticking to your diet? Scientists may be able to tell from a blood sample
An analysis of small molecules called "metabolites" in a blood sample may be used to determine whether a person is...
Relieving the pain of kidney stones
Credit: University of Guelph For anyone who has suffered from kidney stones, the painful condition is not easily treatable, and...
Study suggests that diabetes can be accurately diagnosed from a single blood sample
(American College of Physicians) A combination of elevated fasting glucose and HbA1c levels from a single blood sample was found...
‘Artificial blubber’ protects divers in frigid water
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A treatment that infuses a conventional neoprene wetsuit with a heavy inert gas can improve a...
Why being left-handed matters for mental health treatment
(Cornell University) Treatment for the most common mental health problems could be ineffective or even detrimental to about 50 percent...
Study finds reduction in sulfur emissions from power plants in China
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Air pollution has smothered China's cities in recent decades. In response, the Chinese government has implemented...
Compilation of research discussed at the Global Forum On Nicotine: Warsaw, June 16, 2018
(Abzed) Below is a summary of the new and recent research discussed at this conference.
How to track and trace a protein: Nanosensors monitor intracellular deliveries
(University of Basel) Researchers at the University of Basel's Biozentrum have developed a method for tracing the movement of proteins...
Life, death and carbon in the open ocean
(University of California - Santa Barbara) Oceanographic campaign plunges into 'twilight zone' to investigate how the ocean's food web sequesters...
360 degrees, 180 seconds: Technique speeds analysis of crop traits
(University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have devised a new LiDAR-based approach for automatically and efficiently gathering...
Scientists isolate protein data from the tiniest of caches — single human cells
(DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Scientists have captured the most information yet about proteins within a single human cell, giving scientists...
Local interventions boost coral’s resilience to bleaching
(Duke University) Local conservation actions can significantly boost coral's resilience to, and recovery from, climate-induced thermal bleaching by reducing other...
The force is strong within us: New study explores cell mechanics at work
(Arizona State University) An ASU research team focused on measuring the stiffness, bending, twisting and viscosity of individual cells --...
Two new creatures discovered from dawn of animal life
(University of California - Riverside) UCR researchers have discovered two new Ediacaran era fossil animals. Their names honor President Barack...
Targeting the engine room of the cancer cell
Credit: CUIMC/Califano Lab NEW YORK, NY (JUNE 18, 2018)-- Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) have developed a...
