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Four reasons that could explain ACOs’ sluggish savings
Credit: New England Journal of Medicine, Dartmouth Institute Despite aggressive targets set by the Medicare for the spread of value-based...
Nutrition has benefits for brain network organization, new research finds
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon Nutrition has been linked to cognitive performance, but researchers have not pinpointed what underlies the...
Are we missing the warning signs to prevent lone terrorist attacks?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 13, 2017-The terrorist who killed 12 people and injured dozens...
Scientists identify immune cells that keep gut fungi under control
Credit: Dr. Iliyan Iliev and Dr. Irina Leonardi Immune cells that process food and bacterial antigens in the intestines control...
Depression, alcohol, and marijuana linked to later use of synthetic…
Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas – In the first prospective study of synthetic cannabinoids...
Engaging Islamic religious leaders to improve African-American Muslim women’s…
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (July 20, 2017) – While research has demonstrated the positive impact a woman's social support network...
Separating side effects could hold key for safer opioids
Credit: Photo by ©istock.com/Pitju Opioid pain relievers can be extremely effective in relieving pain, but can carry a high risk...
Genre may impact cognitive training using video games
Credit: Chandramallika Basak and Nicholas Ray Amsterdam, NL, October 2, 2017 – Video games are quickly becoming a hot topic...
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and John Theurer Cancer Center…
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine November 28, 2017–(BRONX, NY)–Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Montefiore, and...
IU, Regenstrief study: Cognitive training effects differ by older adult’s education…
IMAGE: Regenstrief investigator Daniel O. Clark, Ph.D. is a Indiana University Center for Aging Research scientist. Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS...
Toeing the line: Study finds brain cells that signal path of travel
Credit: Nitz/Nature Neuroscience Imagine you're navigating a city like New York, or any other that's laid out on a grid....
AAP counsels pediatricians to focus on clusters of cardiometabolic risk factors to help obese kids
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON — Because obesity affects one in six U.S. children and adolescents, there is a...
No ‘narcissism epidemic’ among college students, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Today's college students are slightly less narcissistic than their counterparts were...
Healthy diet may reduce risk of ovarian cancer in African-American women
ATLANTA — A healthy diet may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in African-American women, according to data presented at...
Picking teams and picking music in P.E.
Credit: BYU Photo Maybe you remember the laps you were forced to run or when a dodgeball hit you in...
Identification of genes controlling mouthpart development key to…
Credit: Hiroki Gotoh Nagoya, Japan – Insects are a biological success story with their high abundance, dominating biodiversity, and almost...
McMaster Engineering grads receive James Dyson Award for cancer detection
Credit: Provided What started as a final year engineering class project at McMaster University is now an internationally recognized improved...
Is ‘ovarian tissue freezing’ superior to egg freezing?
Credit: Fernanda Pacheco, MD, MBA and Kutluk Oktay, MD, PhD Los Angeles, CA (July 13, 2017) Many women are turning...
Researchers explore how Zika infection causes microcephaly
Credit: Courtesy Dr. Zhang BETHESDA, MD – Infection with Zika virus disrupts fetal brain development by interfering with the proliferation...
CNIC researchers discover a new target for the treatment of fatty liver disease
IMAGE: This is an image of fatty liver. Credit: CNIC Two proteins, p38 gamma and p38 delta, control the accumulation...
