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Researchers reveal lack of evidence for drugs prescribed to treat chronic pain in children
Decisions to prescribe children drugs to treat chronic pain are not guided by sufficient, high quality evidence, according to an...
Lessons from Columbine: New technology provides insight during active shooter situations
Credit: Eric Dietz/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Run, hide, fight. It has become a mantra for how to act...
Injury more likely due to abuse when child was with male caregiver
Over 1,700 children die from child abuse each year in the U.S., and far more sustain injuries that result in...
From simple tools to high-level buy-in, how doctors can help cancer patients quit tobacco
Penn study shows Moonshot-funded program is making an impact PHILADELPHIA - A simple set of decision-support tools combined with institutional...
Bystanders will intervene to help victims of aggressive public disputes
Third-party conflict resolution is a human universal; similar results across three different countriesCredit: Lancaster University Bystanders will intervene in nine-out-of-ten...
Managing the ups and downs of coffee production
Credit: César Elias Botelho National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuaria de Minas Gerais Each day,...
Prostate cancer urine test shows who needs treatment and when
Researchers at the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital have developed a urine test to...
Conservation efforts for giant South American river turtles have protected 147,000 females
The paper surveyed 85 conservation projects that protect the 'charapa' in the Amazon and Orinoco river basinsCredit: WCS By analyzing...
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries run higher risk of readmission compared with traditional Medicare
1. Medicare Advantage beneficiaries run higher risk of readmission compared with traditional Medicare Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-1795 Editorial: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M19-1599 URLs go live...
The Gerontological Society of America selects 2019 fellows
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
Department of Energy announces $13 million for atmospheric research
27 projects aim to improve predictive power of computer models WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)...
More monitoring needed to reduce post-hospitalization urinary tract infections
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Broader monitoring of patients is needed to reduce the number of people who develop a urinary tract...
Bringing neuromodulation therapies to drug-resistant epilepsy patients
A specialized clinic in a tertiary hospital is effective at treating patients from 5 statesCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Despite...
URI nursing study examines how premature birth affects health throughout life
$3 million grant extends 30-year study, one of the longest on premature birthCredit: URI photo KINGSTON, R.I. -- June 25,...
‘Flying salt shakers of death:’ Fungal-infected zombie cicadas, explained by WVU research
Credit: Matt Kasson MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- If cicadas made horror movies, they'd probably study the actions of their counterparts plagued...
Research reveals exotic quantum states in double-layer graphene
Findings shed new light on the nature of electron interactions in quantum systems and establishing a potential new platform for...
Cyanide compounds discovered in meteorites may hold clues to the origin of life
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab Cyanide and carbon monoxide are both deadly poisons to humans, but...
Radionuclide therapy effective in high-grade neuroendocrine neoplasms
New study provides basis for expansion of clinical indications for patients with progressive neuroendocrine tumorsCredit: J Zhang et al., THERANOSTICS...
NEOMED receives $3.7 Million HRSA Award to improve the health and wellness of older adults
Partners to transform geriatrics with interprofessional training for students, practitioners, caregivers and patientsCredit: NEOMED ROOTSTOWN, OHIO-- Northeast Ohio Medical University...
Pine woodland restoration creates haven for birds in Midwest, MU study finds
Credit: University of Missouri. Millions of acres of pine woodlands once covered a large portion of the Midwest. But as...
