It’s official — spending time outside is good for you
Living close to nature and spending time outside has significant and wide-ranging health benefits - according to new research from ...
Tailored polymers from a printer
An ever-growing number of coatings, including varnishes and printing inks, as well as tooth fillings, are cured with light. Yet, ...
Lifejackets could save 180 or more lives a year
About 180 people died because they weren't wearing a lifejacket in UK waters in the last decade, according to new ...
Obesity and overweight linked to long-term health problems after traumatic brain injury
July 6, 2018 - Especially at longer follow-up times, overweight and obesity are associated with chronic disease risks for survivors ...
In patients with heart failure, anxiety and depression linked to worse outcomes
July 6, 2018 - Symptoms of depression and anxiety are present in about one-third of patients with heart failure - ...
Russian scientists invent an imagination booster for post-stroke patients
Credit: © iBrain LCC Scientists of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) in collaboration with neurophysiologists from Sechenov ...
Impact Factor leap for Psychiatry Karger journal — home of innovation
According to the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) recently released by Clarivate Analytics, the Impact Factor of the Journal Psychotherapy and ...
A gene linked to job-related exhaustion in shift workers increases the risk of Alzheimer’s
A Finnish study published in the respected SLEEP journal shows that a variation in the melatonin receptor 1A (MTNR1A) gene ...
Investigational treatment for acne appears promising in laboratory studies
Topical retinoids, which target retinoic acid receptors, are commonly used to treat acne. New research published in the British Journal ...
Researchers develop a new method for turning skin cells into pluripotent stem cells
Credit: Otonkoski Lab / University of Helsinki Our bodies consist of many different kinds of cells, each with their own ...
Progress in addressing a severe skin disease that affects dogs and humans
Think of the skin as a kind of raincoat for the inner organs. With its densely packed layers of cells ...
Ancient American dogs almost completely wiped out by arrival of European breeds
The arrival of Europeans to the Americas, beginning in the 15th century, all but wiped out the dogs that had ...
‘Molecular movie’ captures chemical reaction on atomic scale
Credit: Stanford University / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Laser lights. Electron camera. Reaction. A team of physicists from the University ...
New study pinpoints ways to improve quality of food & nutrition research
WASHINGTON DC (July 5, 2018) - In a study1 published today in PLOS ONE, experts analyzed reams of past food ...
Described 28 years post-collection, new grass species makes a strong case for conservation
Credit: Alice R. Tangerini Originally collected 28 years ago in Ecuador, new species Poa laegaardiana has been just described, only ...
Researchers link coastal nuisance flooding to special type of slow-moving ocean wave
Credit: UCF: Karen Norum A team of international researchers has found a link between seasonal fluctuations in sea level to ...
Rising seas put salinity stress on Hawaiian coastal plants
With the increased likelihood of extreme weather events and sea-level rise associated with climate change, flooding poses a major risk ...
Low-cost needle simulator aims to revolutionize medical training
Credit: Erin Cassidy Hendrick Administering needle-based procedures in anesthesiology, such as epidurals, is a complex and delicate procedure and the ...
Machine learning to assist in building muscle
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, July 5th, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing in the ...
Stopping a tiny — and deadly — fly in its tracks
Credit: Tyler Richardson/BYU Photo Sixty million people in sub-Saharan Africa live at risk of African sleeping sickness, a disease caused ...
