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Current methods may inadequately measure health impacts from oil, natural gas extraction
FINDINGS An examination of peer-reviewed studies published over six years on hazardous air pollutants associated with the extraction of oil...
Antioxidants protect cells from harmful water contaminant
Findings could lead to treatment that reduces health risks from exposure to hexavalent chromium Orlando, Fla. (April 8, 2019) -...
Performance-enhancing drugs may increase risk of teen cocaine abuse, impair fertility
Exposure to anabolic steroids increased psychoactive effects of cocaine in rat study Orlando, Fla. (April 8, 2019)--Performance-enhancing steroid use could...
Slug glue reveals clues for making better medical adhesives
Findings could lead to suture alternatives that are flexible and strongCredit: Rebecca Falconer, Ithaca College Orlando, Fla. (April 8, 2019)...
Are you with me? New model explains origins of empathy
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute and the Santa Fe Institute have developed a new model to explain the evolutionary...
When the extreme becomes the norm for Arctic animals
Svalbard reindeer adapt to dramatic climate change in a way that may foreshadow the future for other arctic speciesCredit: Erik...
Researchers 3D print metamaterials with novel optical properties
Engineers create novel optical devices, including a moth eye-inspired omnidirectional microwave antennaCredit: Hojat Rezaei Nejad, Tufts University, Nano Lab MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE,...
Immune cells key to predicting cancer outcomes, research suggests
Scientists have identified key changes in immune cells within cancerous tumours that could help improve the development of treatments. The...
People under 40 diagnosed with type 2 diabetes face excess risk of cardiovascular disease, death
Circulation Journal Report DALLAS, April 8, 2019 -- People under age 40 who are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes are...
Novel tool gauges rural, older adults’ knowledge of Alzheimer’s
Study conducted in Florida 'Glades' and Appalachian Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama and North CarolinaCredit: Florida Atlantic University Many older adults...
You’re probably not allergic to vaccines
Hamilton, ON (April 8, 2019) - There is little chance you are actually allergic to vaccines and, if you are,...
Five Australian patients to trial new brain reading device to help speech and movement
Credit: Synchron The Stentrode™ is a device that is placed inside a blood vessel of the brain located in an...
New computer-aided model may help predict sepsis
Can a computer-aided model predict life-threatening sepsis? A model developed in the UK that uses routinely collected data to identify...
Increasing numbers of adults with lower education are dying from liver cancer
A new study reveals that rising rates of liver cancer deaths in the United States have largely been confined to...
Air temperatures in the Arctic are driving system change
Credit: UAF photo by Todd Paris A new paper shows that air temperature is the "smoking gun" behind climate change...
Too much of a good thing? High doses of vitamin D can lead to kidney failure
A case study in CMAJ highlights the dangers of taking too much vitamin D. A 54-year-old man, after returning from...
IOF awards prestigious IOF CNS Medal to Varta Babalyan, Armenian bone health advocate
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has recognized Dr Babalyan for her longstanding support of IOF initiatives and outstanding work on...
First IOF Calcium Academy Awards recognize outstanding new research
At the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, five investigators have received awards in recognition of their new...
Pediatric telemedicine visits may increase antibiotic overprescribing
PITTSBURGH, April 8, 2019 - Children with acute respiratory infections were prescribed antibiotics more often during direct-to-consumer telemedicine visits than...
Herbert A. Fleisch ESCEO-IOF Medal awarded to Jonathan D. Adachi
Canadian investigator has been honoured for his exceptional achievements at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases in...
