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Study shows prolonged NAS treatment for infants discharged early
Infants who are diagnosed with drug withdrawal after birth who are treated with medication as outpatients at home are treated...
The Yogi masters were right — meditation and breathing exercises can sharpen your mind
Dublin, Thursday, May 10, 2018 - It has long been claimed by Yogis and Buddhists that meditation and ancient breath-focused...
New tool analyzes disease and drug effects with unprecedented accuracy and consistency
Credit: Jun Qu BUFFALO, N.Y. - A new protein analysis tool developed at the University at Buffalo could vastly increase...
Racial-ethnic disparities in the quality of end-of-life care among lung cancer patients
DENVER -Significant disparities in the quality of end-of-life lung cancer care were found among racial-ethnic minorities, with higher odds of...
Unlocking cancer’s secrets using the ‘social networks’ of cells
Credit: University of Arizona Health Sciences/BioCommunications TUCSON, Ariz. - Recent headlines have cast suspicion on social network analysis, which can...
Penn engineer make drug microparticles a thousand times faster than ever before
Credit: University of Pennsylvania Pharmaceuticals owe their effects mostly to their chemical composition, but the packaging of these drugs into...
Words matter: Stigmatizing language in medical records may affect the care a patient receives
A Johns Hopkins study found that physicians who use stigmatizing language in their patients' medical records may affect the care...
The joy of neurons: A simplified ‘cookbook’ for engineering brain cells to study disease
Credit: Credit: Baldwin / The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - May 9, 2018 - Scientists at The Scripps...
Allen integrated cell released online
Credit: Allen Institute for Cell Science The Allen Institute for Cell Science today launched the first predictive and comprehensive, 3D...
People with OCD process emotions differently than their unaffected siblings
Philadelphia, May 9, 2018 - A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging reports that people with obsessive-compulsive...
A detective story of wildfires and wine
In this story of wine and smoke taint, everyone knows "whodunit" -- it's the smoke from wildfires. But it's the...
Operating on brain gliomas by detecting the ‘glow’
PHOENIX (May 2, 2018) -Research by Barrow Neurological Institute physicians and University of Washington scientists on novel imaging technology for...
Vaginal estradiol tablets outperform moisturizers when treating vulvovaginal problems
CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 9, 2018)--Sex shouldn't hurt at any age, yet 75% of postmenopausal women report vaginal dryness, and up...
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in food
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a germ that occurs naturally in the gut of mammals and birds, as well as...
Integrative group examines the ethical fit of mindfulness in corporate America
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 9, 2018-- An invited commentary for JACM (The Journal of...
Idle talk or fierce competition? Research finds women use gossip as a weapon in rivalries
Credit: FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- New research from Florida State University, investigating how women use gossip to compete...
White shark researchers tap data from electronic tags to gain insights into survival rates
The study, "Juvenile survival, competing risks, and spatial variation in mortality risk of a marine apex predator," published today in...
Occupational exposures linked with increased risk of COPD
Credit: Photo by , via Wikimedia Commons... An international team led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health...
Karun Singh is the 2018 Canadian Association for Neuroscience Young Investigator awardee
Credit: McMaster University The Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) is proud to announce that Karun K Singh, from McMaster University,...
University of Michigan professor, graduate work together to empower Sudanese women
ANN ARBOR--South Sudanese women have among the highest fertility rates and maternal death rates in the world, yet cultural norms...
