Health
Breeding pairs of birds cooperate to resist climate change
Credit: Juan. A. Amat Most bird chicks need parental care to survive. In biparental species the chicks have greater chances...
Could your car predict a cardiac event? U-M explores heart monitoring in vehicles
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Medical emergencies cause a high number of vehicle crashes. University of Michigan researchers have...
Mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea is associated with hypertension, diabetes
Preliminary data from two studies suggest that mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension...
Study addresses misconceptions about electroconvulsive therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has long had a stigma of being a painful and barbaric method of treatment, but a new...
Mizzou researchers receive grant to study learning and memory
Credit: University of Missouri, Division of Biological Sciences Learning and memory are traits we inherit from our parents and grandparents....
Sleep extension improves response time, reduces fatigue in professional baseball players
Preliminary results from a new study suggest that short-term sleep extension improves response time and daytime functioning of professional baseball...
Forensic technique uses forehead X-rays to assess age of juvenile remains
Credit: Ann Ross Forensic anthropology researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a technique that can provide an approximate...
One in 5 surgical weight-loss patients take prescription opioids 7 years after surgery
Credit: Nicole Santo/UPMC PITTSBURGH, June 5, 2017 - While the proportion of adults with severe obesity using prescription opioids initially...
Study links late-night tweeting by NBA players to worse game performance
Preliminary data from a new study suggests that NBA players had worse personal statistics in games that followed a late-night...
Maternal-fetal transmission of Zika virus and therapeutic approaches to prevent it
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 5, 2017--The devastating effects of Zika virus on the brain...
Sleep duration impacts treatment response for depressed patients with insomnia
Preliminary results from a new study show that depressed patients with insomnia who sleep seven or more hours per night...
CRISPR tech leads to new screening tool for Parkinson’s disease
Credit: UCF, College of Medicine A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida is using breakthrough gene-editing technology...
Research reveals new insights into why the heart does not repair itself
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Heart muscle is one of the least renewable tissues in the body, which is one...
Midpelvic forceps, vacuum deliveries: Higher rates of trauma for mothers and babies
Compared with cesarean deliveries, midpelvic forceps and midpelvic vacuum deliveries lead to higher rates of maternal and infant trauma, according...
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