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Exploring the role of cognitive factors in a new instrument for elders’ financial capacity
Thessaloniki, Greece, March 13, 2018 - Although the general public and mental health professionals seem to disregard incapacity regarding financial...
California mental health tax providing services to needy in L.A. County, study finds
Funding from California's special tax for mental health services has allowed Los Angeles County to reach the seriously mentally ill...
Team training can reduce patient mortality by 13 percent
When implemented correctly, health care team training can reduce patient mortality by 13 percent, according to a new review paper...
UH optometrist investigates changes in eye structure in astronauts
Credit: University of Houston HOUSTON, March 13, 2018 -- Astronauts who spend time aboard the International Space Station return to...
Bone marrow edema in lower spine is common in young athletes
New research indicates that young recreational and elite athletes commonly accumulate excess fluid in the bone marrow around the joint...
8 faculty-led projects funded under UCI Confronting Extremism initiative
Irvine, Calif., March 13, 2018 -- From a massive open online course countering science skepticism to intimate culinary workshops fostering...
Researchers computationally find the needle in a haystack to treat rare diseases
Credit: Misagh Naderi, LSU One in 10 people in America is fighting a rare disease, or a disorder that affects...
Gifted Lancaster scientist invited to meet Nobel Laureates
Credit: Lancaster University Dr Rhiannon Edge from Lancaster Medical School has been invited to the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting....
Hunger guides mountain lions’ actions to enter residential areas
Credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife In late February, CBS News Denver reported that mountain lion sightings were on the rise...
Study debunks fears of increased teen suicide risk from popular flu drug
Credit: UIC/UI Health A new study published by researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago suggests that the drug...
New guidelines on preventing and treating ‘equine strep throat’
Just as strep throat can run rampant in elementary schools, strangles, the "strep throat" of horses, caused by a different...
Patients do as well on generic antiplatelet drugs as more expensive brand-name product
DALLAS, March 13, 2018 - Generic anti-platelet drugs seem to work as well as a brand name drug for heart...
Where language pionieer Paul Broca and alien music meet
Credit: Nature Scientific Reports Vincent Cheung, along with Angela Friederici, has been investigating non-local dependencies in music and trying to...
Schedule announced for Nutrition 2018 Meeting
Can food allergies be prevented? Does what we eat affect our susceptibility to diseases like dementia or cancer? Why does...
Screening mammography for women 40-49 detects more cancers compared with older age groups
Leesburg, VA, March 13, 2018 - When compared to the screening population ages 50 and over, screening mammography in women...
Toothpaste alone does not prevent dental erosion or hypersensitivity
The rising prevalence of dental erosion and dentin hypersensitivity has led to the emergence of more and more toothpastes on...
Breeding trouble: Meta-analysis identifies fishy issues with captive stocks
Credit: Phil Wise took the photo on Dr Hogg's camera. A group of researchers based at the University of Sydney...
Rice U. lab surprised to find its drug-delivery system can help even without drugs
Credit: Hartgerink Research Group/Rice University Sometimes when you're invested in a project you fail to notice things that turn out...
Shaken, and stirred: Scaling up bioreactors’ fluid dynamics
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 13, 2018 -- Bioreactors are widely used to produce different therapeutics in the biopharmaceutical and regenerative medicine...
Emotional suppression reduces memory of negative events
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By peering at the brains of study subjects prompted to suppress...
