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Suicide rates spike nationally among youth after ’13 Reasons Why’ release
A recent study revealed approximately 195 more youth suicide deaths than expected were associated with the television series "13 Reasons...
An international prize honors Bradley Yoder for research in polycystic kidney disease
The Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize is the most prestigious award in the polycystic kidney disease field.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala....
Researcher receives $3.2 million NIH grant to study chronic opioid use, mood disorders
Credit: Photo by Ellen Hutti/Saint Louis University A Saint Louis University researcher has received a grant to study the pathways...
Tel Aviv university study paves way for innovative treatment of epilepsy
TAU researchers solve puzzle about brain activity regulation; breakthrough may lead to development of new, effective drugs to suppress seizures...
AmorChem | Champions of the 2019 KNOCK OUT!
GlycoNet researchers Drs. Alexey V. Pshezhetsky and Christopher Cairo awarded half a million dollars to advance research on inhibitors to...
How the olfactory brain affects memory
Credit: RUB, Kramer How sensory perception in the brain affects learning and memory processes is far from fully understood. Two...
Ag census reveals first reports of kiwiberry production in the northeast
UNH leader in research and breedingCredit: UNH DURHAM, N.H.--For the first time since the USDA began keeping statistics in 1840,...
UA to study link between prenatal exposure to pesticides and childhood ADHD
Credit: UA Health Sciences TUCSON, Ariz. - According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 6.1 million children...
Astronomers discover 2,000-year-old remnant of a nova
Observation including Göttingen participation confirms one of the oldest Chinese measurementsCredit: ESA/Hubble and NASA, F Göttgens (IAG) For the first...
Consumption of caffeinated energy drinks rises in the United States
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine examines the growing trend and recommends actions to minimize its...
Co-use of cannabis and tobacco linked to poorer functioning among young adults
More than a third of young adults report using both cannabis and tobacco or nicotine products More than a third...
New 3D printed microscope promising for medical diagnostics in developing countries
Inexpensive, robust and portable microscope provides high-resolution 3D images of cells WASHINGTON -- Researchers have used 3D printing to make...
Wax helps plants to survive in the desert
Credit: JMU Wuerzburg In 1956, the Würzburg botanist Otto Ludwig Lange observed an unusual phenomenon in the Mauritanian desert in...
Use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes among women of reproductive age in US
Bottom Line: Cigarette use was lower among pregnant women in the United States (8 percent) than among nonpregnant women (14.3...
Magma is the key to the moon’s makeup
Credit: Hosono, Karato, Makino & Saitoh New Haven, Conn. - For more than a century, scientists have squabbled over how...
The last chance for Madagascar’s biodiversity
The most important actions needed by Madagascar's new government to prevent species and habitats being lost for everCredit: Copyright Daniel...
Massachusetts General study finds women pay more for over-the-counter moisturizers
Products marketed to women cost around $3/ounce more than those targeted to men with no significant differences in ingredients Over-the-counter...
GRACE mission data contributes to our understanding of climate change
The GRACE twin satellite system has contributed two decades worth of crucial data on climate changeCredit: Cockrell School Of Engineering,...
Details of the history of inner Eurasia revealed by new study
Researchers combining genetics, archaeology, history and linguistics have gained new insights into the history of inner Eurasia, once a cultural...
Drug treats Type 2 diabetes in children, team announces
Results of a recently completed clinical trial of a potential drug to treat Type 2 diabetes in children were announced...
