Health
Mapping how words leap from brain to tongue
When you look at a picture of a mug, the neurons that store your memory of what a mug is...
Smartphone app directs first responders to cardiac arrest three minutes before ambulance
Vienna, Austria - 19 June 2017: A novel smartphone application (app) has been developed that can direct first responders to...
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...
Brain stimulation protocol reduces spasticity in spinal cord injury patients
Amsterdam, NL, June 19, 2017 - Spasticity, uncontrolled muscle contractions, is a common disorder experienced by patients with spinal cord...
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...
Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University A federally funded research effort to revolutionize water treatment has yielded an off-grid technology that uses...
Is it sometimes ok to cheat?
Credit: Charlotte Jander When both partners benefit from a relationship -- be they husband and wife or pollinator and flower...
Financial incentives increased viral suppression in HIV-positive patients in care
Gift cards offered as financial incentives helped to increase viral suppression in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients in a community-based...
As America ages, new national poll will track key health issues for those over 50
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Nearly a third of U.S. adults have celebrated their 50th birthday -...
Risk of infection higher for patients with obesity after bypass surgery: University of Alberta research
Credit: University of Alberta Edmonton--Patients with obesity have a higher risk of infection within 30 days after receiving heart bypass...
Discovery could guide immunotherapy for lung cancer
Scientists have discovered a new type of immune cell that could predict which lung cancer patients will benefit most from...
Scientists demonstrate adaptation of animal vision in extreme environments
TORONTO, ON - Cell biologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) have discovered animals can adapt their ability...
New ultrasound scoring system for thyroid nodules to reduce unnecessary biopsies
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Nodules -- a type of abnormality detected by ultrasound -- are extremely common in the...
Firefly gene illuminates ability of optimized CRISPR-Cpf1 to efficiently edit human genome
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - June 19, 2017 - Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps...
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...
Study reveals factors associated with hospital discharges against doctors’ advice
A new study has found that certain factors are linked with a person's decision to leave the hospital against the...
Scientists identify single-gene mutations that lead to atopic dermatitis
WHAT: Researchers have identified mutations in a gene called CARD11 that lead to atopic dermatitis, or eczema, an allergic skin...
How cells combat chromosome imbalance
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Most living cells have a defined number of chromosomes: Human cells, for example, have 23 pairs. As...
Self-medication misuse is high in the Middle East
A new review indicates that there is a massive problem of self-medication misuse in the Middle East. The findings, which...
DNA delivery technology joins battle against drug-resistant bacteria
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, affecting anyone, at any age, in any country, according...
