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Toilet-to-tap: Gross to think about, but how does it taste?
RIVERSIDE, CA. - Here's a blind test taste like Pepsi never imagined. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, recently...
Predicting an insect community structure based on genomic variation in a tree species
Credit: Shunsuke Utsumi Generally, spatial and temporal factors affect how communities of organisms are shaped in an ecosystem. Understanding the...
Key drivers of high US healthcare spending identified
Key takeaways: In 2016, the U.S. spent nearly twice as much as other high-income countries on healthcare, yet had poorer...
Mindfulness meditation reduces incidence of major depression
Among primary care patients with subthreshold depression, mindfulness meditation training reduces the incidence of major depression and improves depression symptoms....
Machines see the future for patients diagnosed with brain tumors
For patients diagnosed with glioma, a deadly form of brain tumor, the future can be very uncertain. While gliomas are...
do spacecraft, newborns and endangered shellfish have in common?
Credit: NASA JPL/Caltech Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a microbial detection technique so...
Moffitt researchers use single-cell imaging & math models to find effect drug properties
TAMPA, Fla. - Drug therapies that target a specific molecule have changed the way patients are treated for cancer and...
New insights into the origin of elongated heads in early medieval Germany
Credit: State Collection for Anthropology and Palaeoanatomy Munich The transition from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages in Europe is...
Wide variation found among US counties for death from alcohol and drug use, suicide and interpersonal violence
Bottom Line: Deaths from alcohol and drug use disorders, self-harm and interpersonal violence varied widely among U.S counties. Why The...
March/April 2018 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Incidence of Major Depression Among primary care patients with subthreshold depression, mindfulness meditation training reduces the incidence...
New analysis recommends against using digital rectal exam in primary care
Although the digital rectal exam is widely used in primary care to screen for prostate cancer, a new study finds...
Using whole genome analysis to home in on racing pigeon performance
Credit: PIPA Before the Wi-fi and the Internet, the telephone and the telegraph, the original instant messaging services of society...
‘Digistain’ technology offers revolution in detailed cancer diagnosis
Credit: Imperial College London New cutting edge technology can be used to grade cancer tumours, eradicating human subjectivity and ensuring...
US continues to spend much more on health care than other countries, driven by prices of physician and hospital services, pharmaceuticals
Bottom Line: The United States spent nearly twice as much as other high-income countries on medical care but did less...
Pioneering research on mechanistic basis of disease in new journal Systems Medicine
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 13, 2018--The new peer-reviewed journal, Systems Medicine, has launched with...
Asthma management tools improve asthma control and reduce hospital visits
A set of comprehensive asthma management tools helps decrease asthma-related visits to the emergency department, urgent care or hospital and...
Die-off of fur seal pups attributed to mites, pneumonia and changing sea temperatures
Credit: Dr. Mauricio Seguel, University of Georgia Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers uncovered several key factors contributing to a die-off of...
Technique developed to improve appendicitis care for pediatric patients
MINNEAPOLIS - Mar. 13, 2018 - Researchers from Children's Minnesota (Children's) and HealthPartners Institute have developed a new pediatric appendicitis...
Prevent antibiotic resistances from spreading: Rapid test helps administering the ‘correct’ drug
Credit: S. Döring/ Leibniz-IPHT Scientists of the Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technologies (Leibniz-IPHT), Center for Sepsis Control and Care at the...
Scientists create hybrid nanomaterials in fight against cancer and bacteria
Credit: ©NUST MISIS Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology MISIS (NUST MISIS), the State Research Center for...
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