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New study shows advertizing for alcohol is prevalent in UK television
A new study in the Journal of Public Health indicates that advertising for alcohol is common in British television, and...
Abdominal obesity common among women in rural Indonesia
Credit: Lena Mustonen Abdominal obesity is seven times more common among women than among men in Indonesia's rural area. This...
New clinical protocol after general surgery cuts opioid prescribing in half
London, ON, Canada - In recent years deaths from opioid overdoses have become one of the most common injury-related deaths...
Study finds glyphosate in cat and dog food
ITHACA, N.Y. - Got glyphosate? Your pet's breakfast might. A new Cornell study published this month in Environmental Pollution finds...
Loss of first baby tooth a positive experience for children
Scared, ashamed, happy or proud - how do children feel when they lose their first baby tooth? An interdisciplinary research...
Elephant trunks form joints to pick up small objects; research could translate to robotics
Credit: Courtesy of Zoo Atlanta Understanding how elephants use their trunks to pick up small objects could lead to robots...
Data does the heavy lifting: Encouraging new public health approaches to promote the health benefits of muscle-strengthening exercise (MSE)
Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Ann Arbor, October 24, 2018 - According to a new study in the American...
‘Cellular dust’ provides new hope for regenerative medicine
While stem cells have the most therapeutic potential, the benefits of regenerative medicine may best be mobilised using extracellular vesicles...
MRI tool watches how electrical stimulation could cure digestive disorders
Credit: Purdue University/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- More than 60 million people in the U.S. suffer from disorders in...
Rewilding landscapes can help to solve more than one problem
Credit: Staffan Widstrand/Rewilding Europe Urbanisation, biodiversity loss, climate change: just some of the worldwide problems 'rewilding' - i.e. restoring food...
How to mass produce cell-sized robots
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Tiny robots no bigger than a cell could be mass-produced using a new method developed by researchers...
Perot Museum leaders, paleoanthropologist Lee Berger unveil dinaledi virtual reality App
Credit: Photo by Elen Feuerriegel DALLAS (Oct. 23, 2018) - Ever wondered what it's like to delve deep within a...
Nitrogen study casts doubt on ability of plants to continue absorbing same amounts of CO2
A new study casts doubt as to whether plants will continue to absorb as much carbon dioxide in the future...
An NJIT vision therapy team wins ‘most innovative’ in worldwide VR competition
Credit: NJIT An NJIT-led team of engineers, game designers, artists and clinicians won two major international awards for its vision...