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Study: Opioid dose variability may be a risk factor for opioid overdose
New Kaiser Permanente research also shows decreased overdose risk for patients who discontinued long-term opioid therapy Patients prescribed opioid pain...
Weapons trade reveals a darker side to dark web
Debates over gun regulations make headlines across the world, but there's an underground operation for weapons that has drawn very...
Study finds that quitting smoking during pregnancy lowers risk of preterm births
There is an important association between maternal cigarette smoking cessation during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, according to a...
Amazon Research Award to develop algorithms to tackle unfairness in recommendation engines
Credit: Virginia Tech Why would a recommendation engine not suggest computer science classes to a female college student interested in...
Light, physical activity reduces brain aging
(Boston)--Incremental physical activity, even at light intensity, is associated with larger brain volume and healthy brain aging. Considerable evidence suggests...
Study examines privacy policies, data sharing of popular apps for depression, smoking cessation
Bottom Line: This study looked at the privacy practices of popular apps for depression and smoking cessation. Researchers assessed the content...
Association of quitting smoking during pregnancy, risk of preterm birth
Bottom Line: This study of more than 25 million pregnant women reports on rates of smoking cessation at the start...
Researchers report high performance solid-state sodium-ion battery
Organic cathode offers more reliable contact with electrolyte, a key to stabilityCredit: University of Houston Solid-state sodium-ion batteries are far...
New NSF grant could make lithium-ion batteries safer and promote their industrial use
Credit: Huazhen Fang LAWRENCE -- You could have a lithium-ion battery in your pocket right now, powering your mobile phone...
Pharmacy closures associated with declines in cardiovascular medication adherence
Bottom Line: How pharmacy closures are associated with declines in cardiovascular medication adherence for statins, β-blockers and oral anticoagulants among...
Barrow researcher discovers critical RNA processing aberrations
Research by a Barrow Neurological Center scientist on mechanisms of dysfunctional RNA processing in ALS and frontaltemporal dementia (FTD) was...
Discovery may help explain why women get autoimmune diseases far more often than men
Researchers cause lupus-like disease in mice by amplifying the amount of a single 'master regulator' factor -- suggesting both a...
Marijuana users weigh less, defying the munchies
EAST LANSING, Mich. - New evidence from Michigan State University suggests that those who smoke cannabis, or marijuana, weigh less...
Plants are also stressed out
Salk scientists uncover a link between RNA editing and chloroplast-to-nucleus communication that could help plants adapt to a changing worldCredit:...
Mysterious river dolphin helps crack the code of marine mammal communication
Credit: Paulo Castro The Araguaian river dolphin of Brazil is something of a mystery. It was thought to be quite...
Collecting the right quantity of evidence: How the brain makes a difficult decision
Two publications track the perceptual decision making process from the sensory receptors to the final actionCredit: Mathew Diamond, SISSA New...
Through thick and thin: Neutrons track lithium ions in battery electrodes
UVA Engineering research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory aims to gain insights into the electrochemical characteristics of lithium-ion batteries' materials...
On-chip drug screening for identifying antibiotic interactions in eight hours
Credit: KAIST A KAIST research team developed a microfluidic-based drug screening chip that identifies synergistic interactions between two antibiotics in...
Scientists identify a novel target for corn straw utilization
Credit: WU Zhenying Plant cell walls, as repositories of fixed carbon, are an important source of biomass, which is mainly...
Using Edge AI to listen to the ‘silent voices’ of cattle
Field testing commenced with aim to improve animal welfare in dairy farming and livestock industriesCredit: Research Center for the Earth...
