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Warm handoffs do not improve attendance at behavioral health intake appointments
In programs that integrate behavioral health services into primary care, "warm handoffs," in which primary care clinicians introduce patients to...
Diabetes diagnosis can improve health of the household
Partners of people with newly diagnosed diabetes are more likely to change their health behaviors than partners of people without...
UA researchers preparing for quick radiation diagnostic test in case of a nuclear disaster
Credit: Sun Czar Belous, UA College of Medicine - Phoenix Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine -...
Individual characteristics that predict multiple chronic conditions are identified
If multimorbidity (multiple medical conditions in an individual) is to be prevented, it is important to identify the characteristics that...
The Art and Science of Poisons
The symbol of the skull and crossbones, long associated with poisons, conjures up vivid images of secretive, cowardly murder. This...
Booklet on childhood fever reduces antibiotic prescriptions if used
Antibiotic prescribing rates are not affected (to a statistically significant degree) when physicians have access to a parent-focused booklet on...
Every person has a unique brain anatomy
Credit: Lutz Jaencke, UZH Like with fingerprints, no two people have the same brain anatomy, a study by researchers of...
Highlights for news media at 2018 American Chemical Society national meeting in Boston
WASHINGTON, July 10, 2018 -- Journalists who register for the American Chemical Society's (ACS') 256th National Meeting & Exposition in...
Living in areas with less sun may increase your risk of OCD
Credit: Binghamton University, State University at New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Living at higher latitudes, where there is also less...
UTEP, UNT study sheds light on composition of dust carried by rainwater across Texas
Credit: Photo by Joel Gilbert. A collaboration between professors from The University of Texas at El Paso and the University...
In end-of-life cancer care, geography may be destiny
When it comes to how much end-of-life care a patient with cancer receives, geography may, indeed, be destiny, according to...
Electrochemically-produced ammonia could revolutionize food production
Credit: Lehigh University Steven McIntosh wants to transform the way ammonia is produced. He hopes to create a viable alternative...
Genome’s gyrations fit right into Rice University model
Credit: Center for Theoretical Biological Physics/Rice University The nuclei of cells are never static, even when the chromosomes they contain...
WSU study reveals how shift work disrupts metabolism
Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University SPOKANE, Wash. - Working night shifts or other nonstandard work schedules increases...
Crystal structure reveals how curcumin impairs cancer
Credit: UC San Diego Health Through x-ray crystallography and kinase-inhibitor specificity profiling, University of California San Diego School of Medicine...
Researchers discover llama-derived nanobody can be potential therapy for hard-to-treat diseases
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found a nanobody that holds promise to advance targeted therapies...
Discovery of a new on/off switch affecting cell-to-cell communications
Cellular functions rely on several communications networks that allow cells to rapidly respond to signals affecting the organism. A new...
Brazil’s Forest Code can balance the needs of agriculture and the environment
Credit: © Sotteroni et al 2018 If fully implemented, Brazil's Forest Code, an environmental law designed to protect the country's...
Where river meets ocean
They exist all over the world, are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth and are home to a diverse...
Biosensor chip detects single nucleotide polymorphism wirelessly, with higher sensitivity
Credit: Lal et al. A team led by the University of California San Diego has developed a chip that can...
