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Geoengineering risks losers as well as winners for climate and wildfire risks
Artificially altering the climate system to limit global warming to 1.5C could increase the risks of wildfires in some areas,...
Fatty liver under stress
A poor diet and other risk factors can result in liver disease. This important metabolic organ can become fatty and...
Binge-eating mice reveal obesity clues
Credit: CC0 Obesity is a growing issue in many countries, accelerated by easy access to calorie-dense foods that are pleasurable...
Leadership and adaptive reserve are not associated with blood pressure control
In a recently published study in the Annals of Family Medicine, Kamal Henderson, MD, et al, assessed whether a practice's...
Biomarker helps identify ‘window of opportunity’ for cancer chemotherapy timing
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, April 9, 2018 - Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is essential...
ERC advanced grants: CNRS in the lead among European institutions
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the recipients of its 2017 Advanced Grants, awarded to experienced male and female...
NIH scientists develop macaque model to study Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral disease spread by ticks in the Middle East, Asia, Africa...
First dynamic spine brace — robotic spine exoskeleton — characterizes spine deformities
Credit: Sunil Agrawal/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--April 9, 2018--Spine deformities, such as idiopathic scoliosis and kyphosis (also known as "hunchback"),...
Interventions to decrease cardiovascular disease are not one-size-fits-all
In a recently published study in the Annals of Family Medicine, Aimee English, MD, et al, describe a cluster-randomized trial...
Public awareness of cancer drug shortages is low
The U.S. population is largely unaware that there are shortages in the availability of cancer drugs, according to a study...
Those living near oil and gas facilities may be at higher risk of disease
AURORA, Colo. (April 9, 2018) - People living near oil and gas facilities along Colorado's Northern Front Range may be...
Hundreds of thousands of Kentucky residents could lose Medicaid under the work demonstration project
WASHINGTON, DC (April 9, 2018)--In January of 2018, 15 Kentucky Medicaid beneficiaries filed a lawsuit in the United States District...
Developmental scars
Credit: Microscopic image: Junker Lab, MDC Every biology textbook states that cells are life's building blocks. But researchers are only...
Practice leaders’ and facilitators’ perspectives on quality improvement may differ
Practice facilitation is a promising approach to helping medical practices implement quality improvements. In a recently published study in the...
Resistance training enhances recycling capacity in muscles
Credit: University of Jyväskylä A new study at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland reports that autophagosome content is increased by...
Studies show hookah also plays critical role in tobacco product landscape
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The findings of two recently published studies on the emergence of hookah use indicate that public health...
Scientists tweak CRISPR to speed up genomic editing
The powerful gene-editing tool, CRISPR, has revolutionized research by allowing scientists to snip and patch DNA with remarkable precision. But...
Study sheds new light on how bilinguals process language
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Research led by a psychologist at the University of California, Riverside, shows...
Major disruptions are frequent in primary care
In primary care practices, sustainability of performance improvements and ability to deliver continuity of care to patients can be adversely...
Physical activity helps fight genetic risk of heart disease, Stanford-led study finds
Keeping fit, even if you're born with a high genetic risk for heart disease, still works to keep your heart...