NEWS
Controlling memory by triggering specific brain waves during sleep
Credit: (background image modified from freepik.com) Have you ever tried to recall something just before going to sleep and then...
New NAM publication examines improving outcomes, reducing costs for ‘high-needs patients’
WASHINGTON - Nearly half of the nation's spending on health care is driven by 5 percent of patients, and improving...
Changes in brain regions may explain why some prefer order and certainty
Credit: Patricia Marroquin/UCLA Why do some people prefer stable, predictable lives while others prefer frequent changes? Why do some people...
Into the quantum world with a tennis racket
Credit: Steffen Glaser / TUM Quantum technology is seen as an important future-oriented technology: smaller, faster and with higher performance...
Less myocardial infarctions during summer vacation — more on Mondays and winter holidays
Time periods by calendar related to perceived stress are associated with the incidence rate of myocardial infarction (MI), says a...
Changes in conservation planning can benefit vulnerable mammals
Credit: Ana Davidson Right now, a prairie dog in Colorado is busy increasing soil carbon retention, increasing water infiltration, and...
Mothers often distracted during breast and bottle feeding
Credit: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 6, 2017 - As innovation expands the accessibility of technology,...
Undersea life holds promise for killing tuberculosis
Credit: University of Central Florida A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida has discovered a potential new...
Are we still jealous? Infidelity in the age of social media
When men and women find social media messages indicating that their partner has been cheating on them, they show the...
How plants grow like human brains
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (July 6, 2017) Plants and brains are more alike than you might think: Salk...
Falls lead to declines in seniors
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON -- More than half of elderly patients (age 65 and older) who visited...
Novel diagnostic approach could lead to earlier diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
Credit: (Credit: Hebrew University) Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder in humans, after Alzheimer's disease. It is...
Regenstrief & IU to offer unique public and population health informatics training program
Credit: Brian Dixon, Regenstrief Institute and IU INDIANAPOLIS -- The Regenstrief Institute, internationally recognized for its research and training programs...
ASHG honors Edward McCabe with 2017 Advocacy Award
Credit: courtesy March of Dimes BETHESDA, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Edward R.B. McCabe,...
Kent State researchers study link between Pokémon GO and a healthier lifestyle
(Kent State University) Kent State University researchers found that playing a popular physically-interactive, smartphone based game, like Pokémon GO, may...
More than half of China cancer deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors
A new report finds more than half of all cancer deaths in men in 2013 in China and more than...
Kinky biology
Credit: Christopher G. Myers, B. Montgomery Pettitt, University of Texas Medical Branch A biological mystery lies at the center of...
New DNA-based strategy shows promise against a range of influenza viruses
PHILADELPHIA -- (July 6, 2017) -- A novel, synthetic, DNA-based strategy to provide protection against a broad array of influenza...
Narcotics diversion results in outbreak of serratia marcescens bacteria
NEW YORK (July 6, 2017) - An illegal diversion of opioids by a hospital nurse tampering with syringes was responsible...
A steady pulse
For perhaps the first time ever, the world's oceans have a health record -- and it's revealing clues about what...
