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Mosquito-borne diseases in Europe: Containment strategy depends on when the alarm sets off
Credit: Paolo Tonato The arrival of travelers infected by mosquito-borne pathogens, coming from endemic regions can trigger sustained autochthonous transmission...
Important step towards a computer model that predicts the outcome of eye diseases
Credit: Drinnenberg et al Our eye hosts a powerful biological computer, the retina. Understanding how the retina transforms images from...
Yellowstone’s ‘landscape of fear’ not so scary after all
Credit: Credit: Chad Wildermuth LOGAN, UTAH, USA- After wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the mid-1990s, some scientists...
What causes the sound of a dripping tap — and how do you stop it?
Credit: University of Cambridge Scientists have solved the riddle behind one of the most recognisable, and annoying, household sounds: the...
Overdose risk quintuples with opioid and benzodiazepine use
PITTSBURGH, June 22, 2018 - In the first 90 days of concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use, the risk of opioid-related...
Health insurance plans may be fueling opioid epidemic
Health care insurers including Medicare, Medicaid and major private insurers have not done enough to combat the opioid epidemic, suggests...
Inhaled nitric oxide may reduce kidney complications from heart surgery
Credit: ATS June 22, 2018-- Administration of nitric oxide gas during and for 24 hours following heart surgery decreased the...
What are insurance coverage policies for drug treatments for low back pain?
Bottom Line: An analysis of prescription drug coverage policies for the treatment of low back pain suggests insurers could help...
Normalisation of ‘plus-size’ risks hidden danger of obesity, study finds
New research warns that the normalisation of 'plus-size' body shapes may be leading to an increasing number of people underestimating...
How are chronic opioid use, 2016 presidential voting patterns associated?
Bottom Line: An analysis of Medicare claims data suggests chronic opioid use in U.S. counties corresponded with support for Republican...
Broken shuttle may interfere with learning in major brain disorders
Unable to carry signals based on sights and sounds to the genes that record memories, a broken shuttle protein may...
Dynamic modeling helps predict the behaviors of gut microbes
Credit: University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- The human gut is teeming with microbes, each interacting with one another in...
Research team discovers drug compound that stops cancer cells from spreading
Credit: OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff. PORTLAND, Oregon - Fighting cancer means killing cancer cells. However, oncologists know that it's also important to...
Collaborative model for post-disaster behavioral health recovery may serve as standard
New Orleans, LA - Faculty in LSU Health New Orleans schools of Medicine and Public Health and colleagues report that...
LSTM led consortium awarded £3 million to study the impact of human behavior on AMR
(Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) An LSTM led consortium called DRUM (Drivers of Resistance in Uganda and Malawi) has been...
Men tolerate stress incontinence years before seeking help
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 22, 2018 - Men often tolerate stress urinary incontinence for more than two years...
Physical exercise improves the life quality of those living in care homes for the elderly
Credit: Egoi Markaida. UPV/EHU If the number of people over 65 currently accounts for 22% of the total population in...
Normalization of ‘plus-size’ risks hidden danger of obesity, study finds
New research warns that the normalisation of 'plus-size' body shapes may be leading to an increasing number of people underestimating...
Russian scientists develop a ‘predictor’ of Parkinson’s disease forms
Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Scientists from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU), partic Scientists from Peter...
Strong sibling bond protects against negative effects of fighting parents
Generally, children who experience recurrent destructive conflicts between their parents are at a higher risk of later developing mental health...
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