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Poll shows many older adults, especially those with health issues, feel isolated
Physical & mental health issues, hearing problems, and poor diet, exercise and sleep all associated with lack of companionship &...
Researchers find potential new source of rare earth elements
Study could benefit the US clean energy and electronics industriesCredit: USDA ARS Researchers have found a possible new source of...
How a common oral bacteria makes colon cancer more deadly
Findings may help predict aggressive colon cancer and identify new treatment targets NEW YORK, NY (March 4, 2019)--Researchers at the...
Promising strategy to fight the most deadly brain tumor in children
Treatment slows tumor growth and increases survival in animal model of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) A study published in...
A new machine learning model can classify lung cancer slides at the pathologist level
Using recent advances in machine learning, a Dartmouth research team has developed a deep neural network to classify different types...
Chemical pollutants in the home degrade fertility in both men and dogs, study finds
New research by scientists at the University of Nottingham suggests that environmental contaminants found in the home and diet have...
New scientific statement on blood pressure measurement in people
American Heart Association Scientific Statement DALLAS, March 4, 2019 - The accurate measurement of blood pressure is essential for the...
Reevaluating pneumococcal vaccine guidance: An analysis
PITTSBURGH, March 4, 2019 - If mitigating racial disparities in those who contract pneumococcal diseases, such as meningitis and pneumonia,...
Long-lived parents produce better quality offspring
Genetic manipulation that more than doubles lifespan also leads to better offspring - according to new collaborative research from the...
Plasma protein may hold promise for wound scaffolds
Researchers in Germany have employed a plasma protein found in blood to develop a new method for making wound-healing tissue...
New study highlights the influence social media has on children’s food intake
New University of Liverpool research, published in Pediatrics, highlights the negative influence that social media has on children's food intake....
Interdisciplinary collaboration yields hardest, thinnest coatings yet discovered
Lehigh University materials science and mechanical engineering professors net NSF GOALI award to study ultra wear-resistant nitride filmsCredit: Ryan Hulvat...
Steroid use during cardiac bypass surgery did not reduce risk of severe kidney injury
Randomized controlled trial conducted in 18 countries Using steroids during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery did not reduce the risk of acute...
Asteroids are stronger, harder to destroy than previously thought
Credit: Charles El Mir/Johns Hopkins University A popular theme in the movies is that of an incoming asteroid that could...
Smokers often misunderstand health risks of smokeless tobacco product, Rutgers study finds
'Snus' may be less harmful for smokers unable or unwilling to quit tobacco American smokers mistakenly think that using snus,...
Caregivers in Canada need more support
It's time to strengthen support for the 28% of people who provide care for an ageing family member, friend or...
India’s stubble burning air pollution causes USD 30 billion economic losses, health risks
Three-fold risk increase of respiratory diseases from crop residue burning; Economic loss estimated to be nearly USD 30 billion annually...
Alien species are primary cause of recent global extinctions
Alien species are the main driver of recent extinctions in both animals and plants, according to a new study by...
Sleep apnea may be linked to higher levels of Alzheimer’s biomarker in brain
MINNEAPOLIS - People who are witnessed by a bed partner to have stopped breathing during sleep may have higher accumulations...
Save the date: major child development conference in Baltimore: March 21-23, 2019
WHAT: The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) will hold its Biennial Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, March 21-March 23,...
