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New doctors’ intense and changing schedules take a toll on sleep, activity and mood
ANN ARBOR, MI - This week, thousands of graduating medical students around the country will find out where they'll head...
Artificial sweetener Splenda could intensify symptoms in those with Crohn’s disease
Credit: CWRU School of Medicine In a study that has implications for humans with inflammatory diseases, researchers from Case Western...
Democratizing science: Making neuroscience experiments easier to share, reproduce
Over the past few years, scientists have faced a problem: They often cannot reproduce the results of experiments done by...
Blunt products more popular in states where marijuana is legal
March 15, 2018 -- A study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health finds that cigars commonly...
Epigenetic analysis: Giving the right name to a tumor
The "Hopp Children's Cancer Center at the NCT Heidelberg" (KiTZ) is a joint institution of Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) and...
Well-child visits are effective time to help moms, study shows
PITTSBURGH, March 15, 2018 - In an effort to improve birth outcomes, well-child visits provide an opportune time to deliver...
New heart attack test better informs of underlying condition
A new blood test developed by a University of Alberta physician promises to eliminate the guesswork clinicians face with an...
Virtual coaches, fitness trackers help patients stay fit after cardiac rehab
Credit: Shawn Rocco/Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. - Heart patients who participate in cardiac rehab programs typically do well during enrollment...
Startup promises minimally invasive heart repair
Cambridge, Mass. - March 15, 2018 - A minimally invasive surgical device to be commercialized by a newly launched startup...
RE: Thinking the robot/Robotic Futures: Fresh Perspectives/Panel Discussion on March 22, 2018
Credit: 2018 Institute Of Industrial Science, the University Of Tokyo We are on the cusp of the robotics revolution: new...
‘Frequency combs’ ID chemicals within the mid-infrared spectral region
Credit: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Applied Physics Division, Quantum Nanophotonics group WASHINGTON, D.C., March 15, 2018 -- Chemical...
Neuroscientists identify brain circuit that integrates head motion with visual signals
Credit: Sainsbury Wellcome Centre Neuroscientists at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre have identified a circuit in the primary visual cortex (V1)...
Dr. A.M. Barrett receives NIH funding to study hand function poststroke
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. March 15, 2018. A.M. Barrett, MD, of Kessler Foundation has received a five-year National...
Large racial and ethnic disparity in world’s most common STI
Credit: Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In a new Johns Hopkins study, researchers have added to evidence that Trichomonas vaginalis (TV),...
When natural disaster strikes, can insects and other invertebrates recover?
Credit: Jeff Thrasher Annapolis, MD; March 15, 2018 -- After a 100-year flood struck south central Oklahoma in 2015, a...
Higher doses of radiation don’t improve survival in prostate cancer
A new study shows that higher doses of radiation do not improve survival for many patients with prostate cancer, compared...
False beliefs about MMR vaccine found to influence acceptance of Zika vaccine
People's willingness to use a Zika vaccine when it's available will be influenced by how they weigh the risks associated...
The Protein Society’s Best Paper Award
Credit: Brian Matthews, Editor Protein Science Warmest congratulations to Minfei Su and Chang-Ting Lin , the recipients of the Protein...
Blacks have more exposure to air pollutants raising heart disease risk, death
DALLAS, March 15, 2018 - Blacks often have higher exposure to air pollution than whites, which may partially explain their...
How cells protect themselves against mechanical stress
A light breeze, a gentle stroke - the human skin can sense the slightest touch. A key player in this...
