Teens increasingly choose pot over alcohol, cigarettes
NEW YORK (November 19, 2018)--The "gateway pattern" of adolescent substance use is changing, and marijuana is increasingly the first substance ...
Study finds 45 minutes of patient education improves chronic disease management
CHICAGO--November 19, 2018--Just 45 minutes of patient education can improve outcomes for patients with chronic diseases, according to a study ...
Researchers discover a new gear in life’s clock: Vitamin D
New research from Portland State University finds vitamin D, or a lack thereof can trigger or suspend embryonic development in ...
Researchers find promise in new treatment for peanut allergy
Controlled ingestion of peanut protein could help build tolerance in peanut allergy sufferers. Authors of a new study published in ...
Widely used reference for the human genome is missing 300 million bits of DNA
For the past 17 years, most scientists around the globe have been using the nucleic acid sequence, or genome, an ...
Screening tool is effective for identifying child sex trafficking victims in a pediatric ED
Credit: Kirsty Challen, B.Sc., Mbchb, Mres, Ph.D., Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, United Kingdom DES PLAINES, IL -- An initial screening tool ...
Novel target identified for neuron regeneration, functional recovery in spinal cord injury
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) - Restoring the ability to walk following spinal cord ...
Response to daily stressors could affect brain health in older adults
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Taking typical daily annoyances such as a long wait at the doctor's office or a traffic jam ...
Mount Sinai researchers study second-hand marijuana smoke in children
(NEW YORK -November 19, 2018) - In a study designed to evaluate second-hand marijuana smoke exposure among children--a topic that ...
Researchers find multisystem disorder caused by CCDC47 variants
STRASBURG, PA & TOPEKA, IN- Researchers and clinicians through a multicenter collaboration have identified a novel multisystem disorder caused by ...
To resolve inflammation, location matters
Credit: University of Pennsylvania Health conditions that involve inflammation run the gamut, from multiple sclerosis and lupus to arthritis, diabetes, ...
Ohio University research into obesity-stopping protein receives NIH funding
ATHENS, Ohio (Nov. 19, 2018) - A research project headed by a faculty member from the Ohio University Heritage College ...
Study links shoulder ultrasound brightness with type 2 diabetes
Credit: Henry Ford Hospital DETROIT - Henry Ford Hospital researchers may have unknowingly happened on a new predictor of type ...
Using Skype to beat the blues
Imagine your family has moved across the state or across country. You're retired, and your spouse has passed away. Lacking ...
Establishment of the immortalized cell line derived from Okinawa rail (endangered species)
Credit: NIES The number of critically endangered animals has been increasing in recent years. According to data from the International ...
Patients with rare, incurable digestive tract cancers respond to new drug combination
Dublin, Ireland: Patients with rare, but incurable cancers of the digestive tract have responded well to a combination of two ...
Standard chemotherapy treatment for HPV-positive throat cancer remains the most effective, study finds
A new study funded by Cancer Research UK and led by the University of Birmingham has found that the standard ...
Two teams honored for using supercomputers to combat opioid addiction, understand climate change
Credit: SC18 Dallas, TX, November 15, 2018 - ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has announced that two teams will ...
UTA researcher to use grant to employ better ways to bolster embankments, soil
Credit: UT Arlington A UTA civil engineering soil researcher is using multiple-year, $600,000 grant funding from the U.S. Department of ...
The unique biodiversity: 6,900 hydrobionts species were found in Russian Far Eastern basin
Credit: Captured by A. Mayorova, Ph.D., FEFU. Being supported by mega-grant from Russian Science Foundation (RSF), researchers of Far Eastern ...
