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Flights can make aircrew sick, Stirling study suggests
Flying a plane should come with a health warning, according to research led by the University of Stirling. A new...
CU Anschutz and Baylor researchers to study Zika virus impact on children
AURORA, Colo. (June 19, 2017) - Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the Baylor College of...
Sugar-coated nanomaterial excels at promoting bone growth
There hasn't been a gold standard for how orthopaedic spine surgeons promote new bone growth in patients, but now Northwestern...
Researchers find demographic differences in both diabetes rates and care sought
Diabetes is a serious health condition that affects millions of people in the United States and has more than doubled...
Risk of infection higher for patients with obesity after bypass surgery: University of Alberta research
Credit: University of Alberta Edmonton--Patients with obesity have a higher risk of infection within 30 days after receiving heart bypass...
Smartphone app directs first responders to cardiac arrest three minutes before ambulance
Vienna, Austria - 19 June 2017: A novel smartphone application (app) has been developed that can direct first responders to...
Alloying materials of different structures offers new tool for controlling properties
CORVALLIS, Ore. - New research into the largely unstudied area of heterostructural alloys could lead to greater materials control and...
BUSM’s Orly Leiva selected to Minority Medical Student Award Program
(Boston) -- Orly Leiva, a fourth-year medical student at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has been named by the...
Rachel Whitaker receives Allen Distinguished Investigator Award
Credit: Photo by Kathryn Faith The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced five new Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) awards to...
New ultrasound scoring system for thyroid nodules to reduce unnecessary biopsies
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Nodules -- a type of abnormality detected by ultrasound -- are extremely common in the...
Researchers sample a DC swamp to study a spineless creature
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Its name is Stygobromus hayi, the Hay's Spring amphipod. It is spineless....
Acetaminophen: A viable alternative for preventing acute mountain sickness
Credit: Buddha Basnyat Philadelphia, PA, June 19, 2017 - Trekking and mountain climbing are quickly growing in popularity, but.one of...
Figuring out the 3-D shape of molecules with a push of a button
Credit: 2D structure: acdx (Wikipedia) 3D structure: MindZiper (Wikipedia) An international team of researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University chemist...
UTEP doctoral student discovers 3 chameleon species
Credit: Eli Greenbaum, Ph.D. University of Texas at El Paso doctoral candidate Daniel Hughes has discovered three new species of...
Study reveals factors associated with hospital discharges against doctors’ advice
A new study has found that certain factors are linked with a person's decision to leave the hospital against the...
Probiotics could improve survival rates in honey bees exposed to pesticide, study finds
LONDON, ON - In a new study from Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) and Western University, researchers have shown that...
Medications underutilized when treating young people with opioid use disorder
Credit: Boston Medical Center BOSTON-- Only one in four young adults and teens with opioid use disorder (OUD) are receiving...
Financial incentives enhance viral suppression among HIV-positive persons in the US
June 19, 2017 -- The use of gift cards significantly increased viral suppression and clinic attendance among HIV-positive patients, according...
Bacterial classification may be more elusive than previously thought
HANOVER, N.H. - June 19, 2017 - New research from Dartmouth College raises questions over how scientists should interpret observed...
Self-medication misuse is high in the Middle East
A new review indicates that there is a massive problem of self-medication misuse in the Middle East. The findings, which...
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