Health
Teens with concussion may benefit from earlier physical therapy
June 27, 2018 - For adolescents with symptoms following a concussion, starting physical therapy (PT) earlier - within less than...
How water rules the world
Credit: World Scientific Why should I care about water when I can get as much as I want from my...
Freedom from fear: dopamine’s role in unlearning fearful associations
Credit: RIKEN National Science Institute Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science have discovered a circuit in the brain...
LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center approved for $4.5M childhood obesity treatment study
A research team at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center has been approved for a five-year, $4.5 million funding award by...
To tell the sex of a Galápagos penguin, measure its beak, researchers say
(University of Washington) Scientists at the University of Washington have announced that, for a Galápagos penguin, beak size is nearly...
Young binge drinkers may have higher heart risks
DALLAS, June 27, 2018 -- Young adults who frequently binge drink were more likely to have certain risk factors for...
Why bacteria survive in space — UH biologists discover clues
Credit: University of Houston In professor George Fox's lab at the University of Houston, scientists are studying Earth germs that...
Hip arthroscopy innovation represents paradigm shift for the surgery
CLEVELAND - Orthopedic surgeon Michael Salata, MD, Director, Joint Preservation and Cartilage Restoration Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center...
Mason philosophy professor explores the ethics of severe brain injury
Credit: Andrew Peterson Family members of patients who have spent years in a vegetative state are often convinced that their...
Boston College team reports technology to enable precision antibiotics
Credit: Journal of the American Chemical Society Chestnut Hill, Mass. (6/27/2018) - Scientists are searching for ways to develop antibiotics...
Obstetric trauma rates for forceps deliveries have increased in Canada
Trauma to both mother and baby during vaginal deliveries, especially forceps deliveries, has increased in Canada in recent years, according...
‘The eyes have it’ — Photoreceptors in marine plankton form a depth gauge to aid survival
Credit: Jürgen Berger The eyes of some marine-dwell The eyes of some marine-dwelling creatures have evolved to act like a...
Scientist awarded $2 million grant from the NIH to study the body’s immune memory response
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes...
Eight health professionals selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program
WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the 2018-2019 class of...
Lipid species offer insights into metabolic health
Credit: Courtesy of the Morgridge Institute for Research Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, and...
Co-op University of Guelph study finds new measure for stress in overtrained athletes
Credit: Julien Heon With many recreational triathletes and runners ramping up their training in hopes of getting a personal best...
UCalgary researchers discover antidepressant could be a promising treatment for PBC
Gail Wright considered herself healthy. She had no idea she had a chronic liver disease. "I was at a routine...
Reproducibility matters
A plant's health is affected not only by conditions such as water and temperature, but by the microorganisms that live...
This curious animal grew larger over time — but its brain didn’t quite keep up
Credit: University of Toronto Scarborough A new U of T Scarborough study has found that the ancestor of the modern...
CU Anschutz researchers find little association between suicide and hypoxia
AURORA, Colo. (June 27, 2018) - Following an extensive analysis of published studies, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz...
