Health

Credit: Fernández-Mariño et al./ WISC The passage of ions through the cell membrane is controlled by ion channels, which are...

Princeton researchers crowdsource brain mapping with gamers, discover 6 new neuron types

Credit: Image by Alex Norton, Eyewire With the help of a quarter-million video game players, Princeton researchers have created and...

Smarter brains run on sparsely connected neurons

Credit: RUB, Kramer The more intelligent a person, the fewer connections there are between the neurons in his cerebral cortex....

Giving employees ‘decoy’ sanitizer options could improve hand hygiene

Introducing a less convenient option for hand sanitizing may actually boost workers' use of hand sanitizer and increase sanitary conditions...

Young people are choosing marijuana before cigarettes and alcohol

More young people are turning to marijuana as their first substance of choice, rather than smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol....

The Estée Lauder Companies showcases robust research at 2018 IID Meeting

(Spectrum Science) The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) Research & Development (R&D) team will present research focused on new...

Brain abnormality indicates general risk for mental illness

Philadelphia, May 17, 2018 A new study by researchers at Duke University reports an abnormality in visual regions of the...

Surviving sepsis campaign update focuses on critical first hour

May 16, 2018 - For patients with sepsis, a serious infection causing widespread inflammation, immediate treatment is essential to improve...

What is the economic impact of malaria for a pregnant woman living in an endemic area of Colombia?

Credit: author: Redesyplataformas Although malaria treatment is free of charge in Colombia, the economic costs incurred by pregnant women seeking...

MN childcare programs focused on nutrition and physical activities, study finds

(Minneapolis, MN) - Existing state and local programs focused on good nutrition and physical activities for children have led to...

Comprehensive care physician model improves care, lowers hospitalization

Credit: The University of Chicago Medicine Patients who need frequent hospitalization account for a disproportionate amount of health care spending...

DFG to fund 15 new Research Training Groups

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing 15 new Research Training Groups (RTGs) to further support early career...

Researchers combine wearable technology and AI to predict the onset of health problems

A team of Waterloo researchers found that applying artificial intelligence to the right combination of data retrieved from wearable technology...

Remote camera network tracks Antarctic species at low cost

Credit: Jefferson Hinke/NOAA Fisheries An international research team has developed a simple method for using a network of autonomous time-lapse...

St. Jude named the WHO’s first Collaborating Centre for Childhood Cancer

Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital The World Health Organization has designated St. Jude Children's Research Hospital its first WHO...

OHSU, UCF launch first US clinical trial of 3D-printed prosthetics for children

The first U.S. clinical trial of bionic arms for children produced on 3D printers is launching today thanks to researchers...

Hyaluronan combined with exercise versus exercise alone to relieve knee arthritis

Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) aims to determine if a hyaluronic acid...

Predicting what drives people to seek, stay in substance-use treatment