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Adding ADHD drug to therapy improves cognitive outcomes in traumatic brain injury patients
Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS - A combination of the stimulant drug methylphenidate with a process known as...
New standard helps optical trackers follow moving objects precisely
Loading video... Credit: NIST Throwing a perfect strike in virtual bowling doesn't require your gaming system to precisely track the...
Photography-based therapy offers new approach to healing for sexual assault survivors
Credit: MU Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (Nov. 22, 2016) -- One out of every six American women has experienced a sexual...
Why radiologists should make their practice more personal
When it comes to visibility, radiologists, in many cases, are out of sight. They often receive and interpret images from...
Article proposes theory behind fast magnetic reconnection
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and...
Supersonic spray yields new nanomaterial for bendable, wearable electronics
Credit: S.K. Yoon, Korea University A new, ultrathin film that is both transparent and highly conductive to electric current has...
Oceans act as ‘heat sink’
Credit: Doug White A new multi-institutional study of the so-called global warming "hiatus" phenomenon -- the possible temporary slowdown of...
Aspartame may prevent, not promote, weight loss by blocking intestinal enzyme’s activity
A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found a possible mechanism explaining why use of the sugar substitute...
Feast without fear: USU scientist says more snake species resist toxin
Credit: Mary-Ann Muffoletto/Utah State University LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- In the animal kingdom, survival essentially boils down to eat or...
Between a rock and a hard place: USU biologists unearth sandstone-excavating bees
Credit: Michael Orr/Utah State University LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- In the popular nursery story The Three Little Pigs, the prudent...
Largest study of its kind finds rare genetic variations linked to schizophrenia
Many of the genetic variations that increase risk for schizophrenia are rare, making it difficult to study their role in...
$19.5 million NIH contract targets developing medications for drug-resistant epilepsy
(SALT LAKE CITY)--The University of Utah College of Pharmacy's Anticonvulsant Drug Development (ADD) Program has been awarded a five-year $19.5...
Seven ORNL researchers elected AAAS fellows
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 22, 2016--Seven researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been elected fellows...
NASA sees Tropical Storm Otto develop, threaten central America
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce As Tropical Storm Otto formed in the southwestern Caribbean north of Panama on...
New grasses neutralize toxic pollution from bombs, explosives, and munitions
Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington On military live fire training ranges, troops practice firing artillery shells, drop bombs on old...
Stellar simulators
It's an intricate process through which massive stars lose their gas as they evolve, and a more complete understanding could...
2016 winners of FASEB BioArt competition announced
Credit: FASEB BioArt winners Michael Shen, Jasmine Temple, Leslie Mitchell, Nick Phillips, James Chuang, Jiarui Wang, and Jef Boeke The...
Study sheds light on parasite that causes river blindness
Credit: Thomas Unnasch The parasite that causes river blindness infects about 37 million people in parts of Africa and Latin...
Yogic breathing helps fight major depression, Penn study shows
PHILADELPHIA -- A breathing-based meditation practice known as Sudarshan Kriya yoga helped alleviate severe depression in people who did not...
Mayo Clinic investigators pinpoint cause, possible treatment for rare form of sarcoma
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have discovered a potential cause and a promising new...
