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People walking to work or an errand more likely to stroll into dangerous areas, study says
People taking leisurely strolls tend to choose safer walking routes than those heading to work or on an errand, a...
Does stress lead to lengthier periods of sick leave?
COLOGNE. The duration of a person's unfitness for work is determined by more than his/her primary diagnosis. Patients often report...
High-sensitivity assay gives more reassurance to chest pain patients
For some time now, patients in Sweden's emergency clinics complaining of chest pain have been evaluated using the "high-sensitivity troponin...
Higher odds of late breast cancer diagnosis in isolated white communities, researchers say
Living in a segregated white community has been associated with higher odds of being diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer, according...
Triple immunotherapy for rare skin cancer shows promise in small, early-stage trial
Credit: Robert Hood / Fred Hutch News Service SEATTLE -- May 30, 2017 -- Three out of four patients treated...
Lawn mower injuries send 13 children to the emergency department every day
On average every day in the United States, 13 children receive emergency treatment for a lawn mower-related injury. That adds...
Chemical coatings boss around bacteria, in the bugs’ own language
Loading video... Credit: Princeton University Princeton researchers have developed a way to place onto surfaces special coatings that chemically "communicate"...
Quality improvement measures cut hospital readmissions but do not always produce savings
LOS ANGELES (May 30, 2017) -- Efforts to reduce hospital readmissions are working, but they're not always saving money, according...
New antibiotic packs a punch against bacterial resistance
LA JOLLA, CA - May 29, 2017 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have given new superpowers to...
Hotspots show that vegetation alters climate by up to 30 percent
Credit: Xi Yang/University of Virginia New York, NY -- May 29, 2017 -- A new Columbia Engineering study, led by...
Toward an HIV cure: Pitt team develops test to detect hidden virus
PITTSBURGH, May 29, 2017 - The quest to develop a cure for HIV has long been plagued by a seemingly...
Graphene and quantum dots put in motion a CMOS-integrated camera that can see the invisible
Credit: ICFO/ D. Bartolome Over the past 40 years, microelectronics have advanced by leaps and bounds thanks to silicon and...
Squeezing every drop of fresh water from waste brine
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Engineers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a new way to recover...
Remembrance of things past — bacterial memory of gut inflammation
Credit: Wyss Institute and Harvard Medical School. (BOSTON) - The microbiome, or the collections of microorganisms present in the body,...