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SDSU study looks to limit secondhand smoke in homes with children
A San Diego State University study found some parents who smoke at home can be nudged outdoors with a combination...
A silver lining like no other
Self-sterilizing microneedles revolutionizing vaccination and drug deliveryCredit: University of South Australia Vaccinations are the world's frontline defence against infectious diseases...
Life-threatening birth complication rate increasing across US racial, ethnic groups
NIH-funded analysis suggests need for more research to identify causes WHAT: Racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity--life-threatening maternal...
NEHI recommends action on adoption of next generation therapies in Massachusetts
Credit: NEHI March 5, 2019, BOSTON--NEHI (The Network for Excellence in Health Innovation) released a white paper today recommending that...
FAU receives $3 million grant for dementia prevention initiative
Credit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University By 2050 about 16 million Americans and 60 million people worldwide will be affected...
Scientists develop a tunable bio-imaging device using terahertz plasmonics
Non-inasive terahertz sensing could be a game changer for future diagnosticsCredit: Scientific Reports Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo...
Could genetic breakthrough finally help take the sting out of mouth ulcers?
Scientists identify genes associated with mouth ulcers A large breakthrough has been made in the genetic understanding of mouth ulcers...
Small brains, big picture: Study unveils C. elegans’ microscopic mysteries
Researchers discover how brain cells in the microscopic worm, C. elegans send electrical signalsCredit: OIST It's the small pieces that...
University of Utah biologists experimentally trigger adaptive radiation
Preening drives divergent camouflage in feather lice on both micro- and macro-evolutionary timescalesCredit: Adapted from Bush et. al. 2019. Evo...
Study: Climate change is leading to unpredictable ecosystem disruption for migratory birds
Ithaca, NY--Using data on 77 North American migratory bird species from the eBird citizen-science program, scientists at the Cornell...
Why the brain can be blamed for children unknowingly being left to die in a hot car
TAMPA, Fla. (March 5, 2019)- More than 50 children died in hot cars in 2018, making it the deadliest year...
Rethinking old-growth forests using lichens as an indicator of conservation value
Credit: Donna Crossland Ottawa, Mar. 5, 2019 - Two Canadian biologists are proposing a better way to assess the conservation...
HPTN 071 demonstrates community-wide HIV prevention strategy can reduce new infections
Credit: HIV Prevention Trials Network DURHAM, NC - Researchers today presented results from the HPTN 071 (PopART) study at the...
HIV prevention study finds universal ‘test and treat’ approach can reduce new infections
NIH-sponsored trial suggests home-based HIV testing and referral to care works at population levelCredit: Kim Cloete New HIV infections declined...