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More doctor visits lead to less suicide attempts for fibromyalgia patients
Fibromyalgia patients who regularly visit their physicians are much less likely to attempt suicide than those who do not, according...
UA study reveals Arizona EMTs face 39-percent greater risk of suicide
Arizona emergency medical technicians' risk for suicide is 39-percent higher than the general public, according to a new study conducted...
Syracuse study reveals cannabinoid drugs make pain feel ‘less unpleasant, more tolerable’
Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have determined that cannabinoid drugs do not appear to reduce the intensity...
UMN researchers discover influenza virus doesn’t replicate equally in all cells
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- September 19, 2018- The seasonal flu is caused by different subtypes of Influenza A virus and typically leads...
New insight into aging
They say you can't teach old dogs new tricks, but new research shows you can teach an old rat new...
Paracetamol use in infancy is linked to increased risk of asthma in some teenagers
Paris, France: Children who take paracetamol during their first two years of life may be at a higher risk of...
First evidence that soot from polluted air is reaching placenta
Paris, France: Evidence of tiny particles of carbon, typically created by burning fossil fuels, has been found in placentas for...
Daily low-dose aspirin found to have no effect on healthy life span in older people
In a large clinical trial to determine the risks and benefits of daily low-dose aspirin in healthy older adults without...
Quick and easy test for viral infections reduces hospital admissions and antibiotic use
Paris, France: A quick and easy test for viral infections can reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and hospital admissions, according to...
New tool developed by UBC researchers helps conservationists make smarter decisions
A new tool developed by University of British Columbia researchers could help ensure limited conservation dollars are well spent by...
Children with asthma are less likely to finish school and to work in non-manual occupations
Paris, France: People who suffer with persistent asthma from a young age are more likely to leave school at 16...
Cord blood clue to respiratory diseases
New research has found children born in the last three months of the year in Melbourne may have a greater...
Near-infrared laser systems for monitoring forest dynamics from space pass final tests
All systems are go for launch in November of NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission, which will use high-resolution...
New soft coral species discovered in Panama
Credit: Hèctor Guzmán, STRI A study in the journal Bulletin of Marine Science describes a new, blood-red species of octocoral...
Microbiome serves as sentinel for nerve gas exposure
Washington, DC - September 14, 2018 - Exposure to banned nerve agents remains a major public health concern globally, especially...
How cells handle a sticky, toxic, but absolutely essential molecule
Credit: Dennis Stuehr, Cleveland Clinic Do you enjoy breathing air? You should spare a thought once in a while for...
New book on cell death from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris; The Art Institute of Chicago/Art Resource, N.Y. Cold Spring Harbor,...
Sniffing out sharks
A white shark's acute sense of smell is legendary, allowing it to detect a potential meal several miles away --...
‘High-yield’ farming costs the environment less than previously thought — and could help spare habitats
Agriculture that appears to be more eco-friendly but uses more land may actually have greater environmental costs per unit of...
Novel framework to address uncertainty in water management
IIASA researchers have developed a general decision-making framework to support policy decisions on the management of water resources, which, for...
