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Health insurance plans may be fueling opioid epidemic
Health care insurers including Medicare, Medicaid and major private insurers have not done enough to combat the opioid epidemic, suggests...
Physical exercise improves the life quality of those living in care homes for the elderly
Credit: Egoi Markaida. UPV/EHU If the number of people over 65 currently accounts for 22% of the total population in...
What are insurance coverage policies for drug treatments for low back pain?
Bottom Line: An analysis of prescription drug coverage policies for the treatment of low back pain suggests insurers could help...
Normalization of ‘plus-size’ risks hidden danger of obesity, study finds
New research warns that the normalisation of 'plus-size' body shapes may be leading to an increasing number of people underestimating...
Lipid-based nanoparticles enable improved therapy for cystic fibrosis patients
PORTLAND, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University are working on a treatment that...
Russian scientists develop a ‘predictor’ of Parkinson’s disease forms
Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Scientists from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU), partic Scientists from Peter...
How are chronic opioid use, 2016 presidential voting patterns associated?
Bottom Line: An analysis of Medicare claims data suggests chronic opioid use in U.S. counties corresponded with support for Republican...
Experiments of the Russian scientists in space lead to a new way of 3D-bioprinting
Credit: Vladislav A Parfenov et al // Biofabrication, 2018 Thanks to the research of magnetic levitation in the conditions of...
TGen-led study identifies gene expression patterns associated with fatty liver disease
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- June 22, 2018 -- A fatty liver disease known as NASH -- non-alcoholic steatohepatitis -- is the...
Strong sibling bond protects against negative effects of fighting parents
Generally, children who experience recurrent destructive conflicts between their parents are at a higher risk of later developing mental health...
Penn study reveals new therapeutic target for slowing the spread of flu virus
Credit: NIAID PHILADELPHIA - Influenza A (flu A) hijacks host proteins for viral RNA splicing and blocking these interactions caused...
UC Davis to lead national cow genomics effort
Credit: Greg Urquiaga/UC Davis The cattle industry is the largest agricultural commodity in the United States, generating more than $100...
‘Antifreeze’ molecules may stop and reverse damage from brain injuries
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The key to better treatments for brain injuries and disease may lie in the molecules...
The lady’s ape: Extinct gibbon discovered in royal ancient Chinese tomb
A new genus and species of gibbon has been identified in the most unexpected of places - interred in the...
Hundreds of thousands of genomes shed light on psychiatric disorders
A massive undertaking by the Brainstorm Consortium to analyze the genomes of nearly 900,000 people has revealed important insights into...
Three new species and important taxonomic insights featured in PhytoKeys issue 100
Credit: Chatan W, et al. Eight years, more than 500 articles and no less 13 000 pages since its launch,...
NSF funds Natural History Museum of Utah, College of Ed to develop online curriculum
Credit: NHMU/Alex Goodlett The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a grant with total funding expected to reach $1.3 million...
New study finds US oil & gas methane emissions 60 percent higher than estimated
Credit: Jeff Peischl/CIRES and NOAA The U.S. oil and gas industry emits 13 million metric tons of the potent greenhouse...
Zebrafish’s near 360 degree UV-vision knocks stripes off Google Street View
Credit: University of Sussex Tiny freshwater fish have a view of the world that blows Google Street View out of...
Watch: Insects also migrate using the Earth’s magnetic field
A major international study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden has proven for the first time that certain...
