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Poison centers receive 32 calls a day about kids exposed to prescription opioids
Credit: Nationwide Children's Hospital (COLUMBUS, Ohio) – A new study published online today by Pediatrics and conducted by the Center...
Sexual function concerns not always reflected in prostate cancer…
Preserving sexual function was important to many men facing treatment for prostate cancer, according to a recent study by University...
Hitchhiking mites can provide clues to forensic entomologists
IMAGE: Carrion feeding Myianoetus muscarum mites is hitching a ride to their next meal on the fly Synthesiomyia nudiseta. Credit:...
Most Kidney Transplant Recipients Visit the Emergency Department After…
Certain characteristics may increase patients’ risk for needing emergency care Highlights • Risk factors for emergency department visits included younger...
Noninvasive eye scan could detect key signs of Alzheimer’s years…
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (Aug. 17, 2017) — Cedars-Sinai neuroscience investigators have found that Alzheimer's disease affects the retina —...
OPTIMISTIC lowers long-stay nursing home residents’ avoidable…
Credit: Indiana University Center for Aging Research INDIANAPOLIS — The initial phase of OPTIMISTIC, an innovative program developed and implemented...
Adapting the transtheoretical model of behavior change to understand…
Credit: Dr. Jeffrey T. Parsons One of the most groundbreaking HIV prevention strategies for HIV?negative gay and bisexual men (GBM)...
Study suggests more effective speech therapy approach for children…
IMAGE: Shelley Velleman, chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, lectures to students in her anatomy and physiology...
Caltech researcher David Anderson wins Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize
Credit: Caltech CHAPEL HILL, NC – The UNC School of Medicine has awarded the 17th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize to David...
UC-led study could bring about strategies to increase ‘good’ cholesterol
Credit: University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI — After decades of individual attempts to identify the structure of the main building block...
Penn physicists discover why drying liquid crystal drops leave unusual…
Credit: University of Pennsylvania In previous papers, University of Pennsylvania physicists investigated the "coffee ring effect," the ring-shaped stain of...
Gut bacteria may hold clues to Parkinson’s disease
Credit: UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. – The saying "Listen to your gut" is taking on new meaning in the hunt...
Adrian Raftery receives Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Day Medal for contributions to statistics
Credit: Nick Crettier On March 15 at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland honored Adrian...
Prenatal cocaine exposure increases risk of higher teen drug use
Credit: CWRU While the crack cocaine epidemic peaked in the late 1980's, its effects are still causing harm to an...
Multi-social millennials more likely depressed than social(media)ly conservative peers
Credit: Tim Betler/UPMC PITTSBURGH, Dec. 19, 2016 – Compared with the total time spent on social media, use of multiple...
Fewer children per man than per woman
Credit: Max Planck Institute f. Demographic Research Research on men's birthrates have so far been rather a blind spot. Max...
Study may improve strategies for reducing nutrient runoff into…
Credit: Janith Chandrasoma URBANA, Ill. – Every summer, the Gulf of Mexico is flooded with excess nitrogen and phosphorus from...
NSF grant to fund development of a ‘bionic suit’ to help…
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES – People with paraplegia due to spinal cord injury may eventually get a chance...
How do we taste sugar, bacon and coffee? Science finds a surprising answer
Credit: Credit: Debarghya Dutta Banik BUFFALO, N.Y. — How do we taste the sugary richness of candy, or the bitter...
Social phobia: Indication of a genetic cause
Credit: © Foto: Katharina Wislsperger/UKB-Ukom People with social anxiety avoid situations in which they are exposed to judgment by others....
