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Alloying materials of different structures offers new tool for controlling properties
CORVALLIS, Ore. - New research into the largely unstudied area of heterostructural alloys could lead to greater materials control and...
BUSM’s Orly Leiva selected to Minority Medical Student Award Program
(Boston) -- Orly Leiva, a fourth-year medical student at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has been named by the...
Rachel Whitaker receives Allen Distinguished Investigator Award
Credit: Photo by Kathryn Faith The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced five new Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) awards to...
Poll: Nearly two-thirds of mothers ‘shamed’ by others about their parenting skills
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health Some mommy-shaming "wars" become national news headlines. Actress Reese Witherspoon...
How ticks get a proper foothold
Credit: Copyright: Dagmar Voigt Ticks spend more than 90 percent of their up to three-year-long life starving and clambering around...
Acetaminophen: A viable alternative for preventing acute mountain sickness
Credit: Buddha Basnyat Philadelphia, PA, June 19, 2017 - Trekking and mountain climbing are quickly growing in popularity, but.one of...
Figuring out the 3-D shape of molecules with a push of a button
Credit: 2D structure: acdx (Wikipedia) 3D structure: MindZiper (Wikipedia) An international team of researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University chemist...
UTEP doctoral student discovers 3 chameleon species
Credit: Eli Greenbaum, Ph.D. University of Texas at El Paso doctoral candidate Daniel Hughes has discovered three new species of...
A no-brainer? Mouse eyes constrict to light without direct link to the brain
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine Experimenting with mice, neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report new evidence that the eye's iris in...
Mixed conifer and beech forests grow more as they complement each other
On the other hand, the effect of growing in a mixed forest is less important for high competitive and shade-tolerant...
Medications underutilized when treating young people with opioid use disorder
Credit: Boston Medical Center BOSTON-- Only one in four young adults and teens with opioid use disorder (OUD) are receiving...
Financial incentives enhance viral suppression among HIV-positive persons in the US
June 19, 2017 -- The use of gift cards significantly increased viral suppression and clinic attendance among HIV-positive patients, according...
Bacterial classification may be more elusive than previously thought
HANOVER, N.H. - June 19, 2017 - New research from Dartmouth College raises questions over how scientists should interpret observed...
A & E departments need to do more to identify young people with alcohol problems
Nine of out of ten Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments are failing to identify young people with alcohol problems, preventing...
150-year records gap on Sulawesi ends with 5 new species in the world’s largest tree genus
Credit: Fabian Brambach It seemed rather unusual that the largest tree genus, Syzygium, containing over 1500 species, was only represented...
How often do youth with opioid use disorder get buprenorphine or naltrexone?
Dispensing buprenorphine and naltrexone to adolescents and young adults with opioid use disorder has increased over time, although the medications...
Possible enhanced pesticide absorption from fresh food via nanoemulsions
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientist David Julian McClements will lead a team that...
Combining immunotherapies effective against mouse model of cancer
Rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer made up of cells that normally develop into skeletal muscles, is the most common soft tissue cancer...
Good nutrition, physical training and mental exercises can reverse physical frailty in the elderly
Credit: National University of Singapore Physical frailty is common among the elderly and is strongly associated with cognitive impairment, dementia...
New report looks at 6 key impact areas of shale oil and gas development in Texas
The TAMEST Shale Task Force report is an independent, comprehensive review of scientific research on the impacts of shale oil...
