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VA study backs use of physician assistants, nurse practitioners in diabetes care
Researchers examined outcomes of more than 600,000 veterans Veterans Affairs patients with diabetes have similar health outcomes regardless of whether...
Teens sleep longer, are more alert for homework when school starts later
Middle and high schoolers felt less sleepy and more engaged in academics SAN ANTONIO - Preliminary findings from a new...
nTIDE May 2019 Jobs Report: Job numbers up slightly for Americans with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire release nTIDE Report -- Monthly Update -- featuring ways to advance competitive integrated...
NIH grant funds $23 million study of diseases affecting people living with HIV
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine June 7, 2019--(BRONX, NY) --The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a seven-year,...
Sediment from fishing choking out sea sponges, study shows
New research shows sediment stirred up by human activity is clogging glass sea sponges on Canada's west coastCredit: John Ulan...
Algorithm provides customized caffeine strategy for alertness
Automated caffeine-guidance algorithm determines ideal dosage and timing SAN ANTONIO - A web-based caffeine optimization tool successfully designs effective strategies...
How genes interact to build tissues and organisms
Credit: © CRG 2019. All rights reserved. Although the knowledge we have about human cells and tissues has steadily increased...
Availability of opioid-overdose antidote at pharmacies
Bottom Line: Pennsylvania became one of the first states in 2015 to implement a statewide standing order allowing pharmacists to...
Worm study sparks hope for slowing muscle decline
Muscle decline caused by ageing and certain diseases could be dramatically slowed by stopping a chain reaction that damages cells,...
Older forests resist change — climate change, that is
With age, forests in eastern US and Canada become less vulnerable to climate change, study findsNew research finds that older...
Diabetes can be detected in gut of cats
The cat is the only animal, aside from humans and primates, which spontaneously develops type 2 diabetes. Therefore, researchers are...
Rapidly removing fluid from ICU patients in kidney failure linked to increased death risk
PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2019 - The faster fluid is removed using continuous dialysis from patients with failing kidneys, the higher...
Rapid retreat of Arctic coastline revealed in images from the air
Credit: Noah Bell Extreme erosion of Arctic coastlines in a changing climate - up to a metre a day -...
Behavioural correlations of the domestication syndrome are decoupled in modern dog breeds
Scientists since Darwin have been intrigued by the simultaneous alteration of multiple morphological, physiological and behavioural traits across a wide...
Rapid change in coral reefs prompts global calls for a rethink
Coral reef experts from around the world are calling for an urgent re-evaluation of our climate goals in the light...
Firearms and risk of suicide by US army soldiers
Bottom Line: Examining to what extent firearm ownership and accessibility may be associated with suicide risk among U.S Army soldiers...
Antarctic glacier named after GFZ satellite mission ‘GRACE’
Special recognition of the contribution to the study of Earth's ice mass dynamicsCredit: GoogleEarth; Data: SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA,...
Foraging for nitrogen
How brassinosteroid signaling makes roots grow longer under nitrogen deficiencyCredit: Dr. Ricardo Giehl/IPK As sessile organisms, plants rely on their...
Naloxone access law in Pennsylvania falls short
UIC study finds many Philadelphia pharmacies fail to implement state's standing order A new study from researchers at the University...
Posture impacts how you perceive your food
TAMPA, Fla. (June 7, 2019)- Summertime is often filled with outdoor parties and food trucks, meaning you're spending more time...
