Health
Study advocates psychological screening for the carers of child burn victims
A new study published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology highlights the need for psychological screening for families/primary caregivers after...
New measure for the wellbeing of populations could replace Human Development Index
Credit: IIASA IIASA researchers have introduced a new, simple measure for human wellbeing across countries, called the Human Life Indicator...
Study findings show promise in preventing heart disease in cancer survivors
Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. - A new study by Washington State...
Tiny thorn snail discovered in Panama’s backyard
Credit: Dr. Adrien Favre Discoveries of biodiversity at the Lilliputian scale are more tedious than it is for larger animals...
Back pain shows significant association with mortality among older women
Researchers at Boston Medical Center found that frequent, persistent back pain is associated with earlier death in a study of...
Open source machine learning tool could help choose cancer drugs
Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech The selection of a first-line chemotherapy drug to treat many types of cancer is often...
First-in-class YEATS inhibitors that show promise for leukemia treatment
Credit: @The University of Hong Kong A research team led by Dr. Xiang David Li from the Department of Chemistry...
PharmSci 360: Tuesday’s program highlights
Highlights from the Tuesday, Nov. 6 program include: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. * Capturing, Counting and Identifying CECs: A...
ASU researcher helps develop prosthetic hand system, allowing user to ‘feel’ again
Arizona State University researcher James Abbas is part of a multi-institutional research team that has developed a new prosthetic hand...
PolyU and University of Waterloo sign historic institutional agreement
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Presidents of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and The University of Waterloo...
BU: Twitter users spreading sexual violence prevention strategies
In the wake of #MeToo, the hashtag #HowIWillChange asked men to come forward on Twitter to discuss ways in which...
New research links foods high in anthocyanins to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease
Credit: Cherry Marketing Institute LANSING, Mich. November 5, 2018 - Wearing red has become a popular way to support the...
Team studying rare disorder discovers novel way to target melanoma
Credit: Jill Johnson, UNTHSC While studying a rare genetic disorder called NGLY1 deficiency, University of North Texas Health Science Center...
A hypocaloric Mediterranean diet and daily exercise maintain weight loss
Credit: (CC BY-SA 2.0) Nowadays, overweight or obese patients, particularly those with metabolic syndrome, are recommended to lose weight by...
Children’s sleep not significantly affected by screen time, new study finds
Screen-time has little impact on the quality of children's sleep, according to new Oxford University research. Screens are now a...
New study is a smoking gun, shows vaping is no deterrent to teen tobacco use
Kids who experiment with e-cigarettes end up smoking tobacco about as much as teen smokers who never used the devices,...
What can a tau mouse model reveal about the effects of repetitive brain injury?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 5, 2018--Researchers have developed a mouse model expressing the human...
Prejudice against women in power is greater than we think
People are more prejudiced against women leaders than the statistics might indicate. This could be because participants in surveys investigating...
Award for Education in Neuroscience presented to Erik Herzog and Gönül Peker
(Society for Neuroscience) The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will award Erik Herzog, PhD, professor of biology at Washington University and...
Proton therapy for pediatric brain tumors has favorable cognitive outcomes
Proton therapy treatment for pediatric brain tumor patients is associated with better neurocognitive outcomes compared to x-ray radiation therapy according...
