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New multi-player game brings out the science of wargames
SIGNAL was custom built to explore deterrence and decision-making in an escalating conflictCredit: Photo by: Lorenzo Vidali, Sandia National Laboratories...
Train your brain to eat less sugar
A computer game can be used to train its players to eat less sugar to reduce weight and improve healthCredit:...
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents at elevated risk for engaging in polysubstance use
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 29, 2019--In a new study among adolescents in...
Technology better than tape measure for identifying lymphedema risk
Credit: Photo by Joe Howell Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) is better than a tape measure for assessing a woman's risk for...
Groundbreaking study could lead to fast, simple test for Ebola virus
MAYWOOD, IL - In a breakthrough that could lead to a simple and inexpensive test for Ebola virus disease, researchers...
Utilization and cancer yield of BI-RADS 3 lesions detected on high risk screening breast MRI
Results to be exhibited at 2019 ARRS Annual Meeting Leesburg, VA, May 7, 2019--When appropriate, short-interval follow-up magnetic resonance imaging...
Frequency and outcomes of new suspicious lesions on breast MRI in neoadjuvant therapy
Results to be exhibited at 2019 ARRS Annual Meeting Leesburg, VA, May 7, 2019--During neoadjuvant chemotherapy, new suspicious findings detected...
First flights
Experimental cosmologist Philip Lubin's group launches its first iterations of space-traveling 'wafercraft' UC Santa Barbara students sent up, via balloon,...
Nursing home cameras aim to protect the vulnerable but present ethical dilemmas
For many people who care for aging parents, one solution is a safe, responsible nursing home. But an increasingly common...
Does insulin resistance cause fibromyalgia?
A newly confirmed link with insulin resistance may radically change the way fibromyalgia and related forms of chronic pain are...
3D ‘mini-gut’ model reflects autoimmune response to gluten in celiac patient tissue
Gene expression of intestinal organoids reflects functional differences found in celiac disease In pursuit of a novel tool for the...
New treatment for severe dry eye disease promising in early clinical trials
Participants in a phase I/II clinical trial of a new enzyme-based treatment for severe dry eye disease experienced reduced signs...
Colorado nail salon workers face chronic air pollution, elevated cancer risk
Credit: Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado) Colorado nail salon employees face increased health risks due to high levels of indoor airborne...
Essential tool for precision farming: new method for photochemical reflectance index measurement
Scientists at Lobachevsky University have proved the possibility of using yellow-green light pulses to measure the photochemical reflectance index and...
Research clarifies role of posterior parietal cortex in decision-making
To make judgements about an unknown sensory stimulus based on prior knowledge is a basic decision process, called perceptual decision-making....
World Economic Forum has announced the introduction of a Space Sustainability Rating
The World Economic Forum has announced the introduction of a Space Sustainability Rating (SSR) system to help tackle the problem...
Everyday stress may boost blood vessel dysfunction in people with depression
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Long-term stress has been linked with cardiovascular disease, but for people with depression, researchers say small,...
When doctors and nurses can disclose and discuss errors, hospital mortality rates decline
An association between hospitals' openness and mortality rates has been demonstrated for the first time in a study among 137...
Tibetan plateau first occupied by middle Pleistocene Denisovans
Credit: ITP The Tibetan Plateau, as Earth's "Third Pole," was reported to be first occupied by modern humans probably armed...
Patients of medicare providers committing fraud, abuse more likely to be poor, disabled
Beneficiaries were treated by Medicare providers committing fraud and abuse and later banned from receiving Medicare reimbursements A new study...
