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New tool to calculate ‘nitrogen footprint’ offers guide to pollution reduction
University of Melbourne researchers have helped create the first tool to calculate the 'nitrogen footprint' of an organisation. The tool...
How many people die from tuberculosis every year?
Credit: Garcia-Basteiro et al, 2018 The discrepancies between the estimates for global tuberculosis deaths by the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
Olfactory receptors have more functions than merely smell perception
Numerous studies to date have shown that olfactory receptors are relevant not only for smell perception, but that they also...
Traumatic brain injury biomarker shows promise to support rapid damage evaluation and predict outcomes
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, July 16, 2018 - A new study in The American Journal of Pathology...
‘Concussion pill’ shows promise in pre-clinical pilot study
Credit: University of Miami Health System In 2016, funded by a $16 million grant from Scythian, the multidisciplinary Miller School...
Early puberty in white adolescent boys increases substance use risk
Credit: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- White adolescent boys experiencing early puberty are at higher risk for substance use...
Surveys of patients about health care providers are likely of little use
Credit: Baylor University For anyone who has ever taken a survey after a medical appointment and wondered whether the effort...
Plant-based products are not lowering blood pressure
Credit: University of Houston In the high-pressure world of lowering hypertension, a surprising favorite isn't standing up too well in...
Fruit fly mating driven by a tweak in specific brain circuit
Credit: Ruta lab, Rockefeller University According to a new National Institutes of Health-funded study, it is not destiny that brings...
Implications of unmet promise of a miracle drug for Alzheimer’s disease
INDIANAPOLIS - In an editorial entitled "The Unmet Promise of a Miracle Drug for Alzheimer's Disease: Implications for Practice, Policy,...
Childhood infections may have lasting effects on school performance
July 16, 2018 - Severe infections leading to hospitalizations during childhood are associated with lower school achievement in adolescence,reports a...
AASM publishes clinical practice guideline on use of actigraphy for sleep disorders
Actigraphy can be a useful clinical tool for the evaluation of adult and pediatric patients with suspected sleep disorders, including...
Nursing notes can help indicate whether ICU patients will survive
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that sentiments in the nursing notes of health care providers are good...
The immune system: T cells are built for speed
Credit: TU Wien Without T cells, we could not survive. They are a key component of our immune system and...
Greg Kennedy honored with 2018 Alzheimer Award
Credit: IOS Press Amsterdam, NL, July 16, 2018 - The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD) is pleased to announce that...
A constellation of symptoms presages first definitive signs of multiple sclerosis
During the five years before people develop the first clinically recognized signs of multiple sclerosis (MS), they are up to...
Convergence of synaptic signals is mediated by a protein critical for learning and memory
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Inside the brain, is a complex symphony of perfectly coordinated signaling. Hundreds of...
Effective diagnosis of persistent facial pain will benefit patients and save money
Credit: Newcastle University, UK Patients with persistent facial pain are costing the economy more than £3,000 each per year, new...
Death rates from heart failure higher for women than men
Death rates from heart failure are higher for women than men, and hospitalization rates have increased in women while declining...
Fetal gene therapy prevents fatal neurodegenerative disease
Fetal gene therapy prevents fatal neurodegenerative disease. A fatal neurodegenerative condition known as Gaucher disease can be prevented in mice...
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