Health
Robots to autocomplete Soldier tasks, new study suggests
Credit: US Army graphic Smart phones autocorrect in texting, search engines autocomplete queries, and mapping applications redirect navigation in real-time...
Severe psychological distress and daily cannabis use: Implications for mental health?
April 4, 2019 -- Daily cannabis use increased significantly from 2008 to 2016 among those with and without past-month serious...
Standardizing last names and addresses leads to better patient record matching
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Standardizing last names and address information can improve the linking of patient health records by...
Visualization strategies may backfire on consumers pursuing health goals
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Using visualization as motivation is a common technique for achieving goals, but consumers who are pursuing health...
New PET imaging biomarker could better predict progression of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Credit: Focke C, Blume T, Zott B, Shi Y, et al. Researchers have discovered a way to better predict...
DOD funds evaluation of behavioral intervention for autism spectrum disorder
The Department of Defense is providing $7 million to better understand how much and which components of Applied Behavior Analysis...
Should I cut down on carbs? Find out at EuroHeartCare 2019
2 to 4 May in Milan, Italy: Should I cut down on carbs? Find out at EuroHeartCare 2019. It's just...
The decline of state-level IVC filter utilization
Medicare and private insurance analysis After a period of prior growth, national inferior vena cava (IVC) filter utilization in the...
Children requiring thyroid surgery have better outcomes at high-volume surgery centers
Of nearly 500 patients seen at CHOP's Pediatric Thyroid Center, very few needed to return to the ORCredit: Children's Hospital...
$10 million grant to support Texas Center for Learning Disabilities
Anonymous gift makes center at UH sustainableCredit: University of Houston An anonymous $10-million gift by a grateful patient family to...
Survey provides snapshot of global ECMO transport services
April 4, 2019 - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-sustaining therapy for patients with respiratory or circulatory failure that...
Researchers show that mutations in human livers can promote tissue regeneration
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - April 4, 2019 - Researchers at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern...
Supporting HIV-affected couples trying to conceive
A pilot study identifies a safe, effective strategy to help women with HIV have children in low-resource countriesCredit: Michigan Medicine...
Vanderbilt-led research team ‘sprints’ to stop Zika virus
In January scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and colleagues in Boston, Seattle and St. Louis were given an...
Researchers determine how a major tumor suppressor pathway becomes deactivated
Discovery may allow for more effective cancer therapy in the future (Boston)--The Hippo pathway is an important biological tumor suppressor...
Going with the flow: How fecal bacteria spread in streams
Credit: Doerthe Tetzlaff Faecal bacteria - bacteria that are present in the digestive system of humans and animals - are...
Defining the emotional bond forced onto teen victims of sex trafficking
Study will help rescuers identify and help children who are the victims of sex trafficking Rutgers researchers have defined the...
Screw-shaped bird sperm swim faster — but it comes at a cost
Credit: Hanna Støstad The research was part of the thesis of PhD student Hanna Nyborg Støstad, investigating the peculiar spiral...
Study: Impact of concussions reduced in children with more years of sport experience
TORONTO, April 4, 2019 - More years in sports - not less - may help protect the brains of children...
Super berries power up porridge
As the popularity of porridge continues to rise, the addition of a super berry could make it the ultimate new...
