Special brain activities while mother and autism spectrum disorder child gaze each other
Credit: Kanazawa University Special activities in the brains while mother and her child with autism spectrum disorder are gazing each ...
Asian-Americans are at high risk for diabetes but rarely get screened
Less than half of Asian Americans who ought to be screened for type 2 diabetes actually get tested, according to ...
Researchers find association between gene mutation and rare heart disease
AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 15, 2015) - A strong association between a genetic mutation and a rare kind of heart muscle ...
Why you may want to keep your Movember moustache out of the beer froth
Credit: Centre for Addictions Research of BC at the University of Victoria Alcohol is known to be a risk factor ...
Testing for HPV types 16 and 18 may better inform referral to colposcopy
1. Testing for HPV types 16 and 18 in women with high risk HPV may better inform referral to colposcopy ...
Forest fires in Sierra Nevada driven by past land use
Credit: Alan H. Taylor Forest fire activity in California's Sierra Nevada since 1600 has been influenced more by how humans ...
Kelp forests globally resilient, but may need local solutions to environmental threats
Credit: Photo courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration CORVALLIS, Ore. - The first global assessment of marine kelp ecosystems ...
Taking the pulse of underwater forests
Credit: Sonia Fernandez Like all marine ecosystems around the world, kelp forests are threatened by human activities. However, a new ...
UT AgResearch Dean recognized for leadership excellence
Credit: Photo by G. Rowsey, courtesy UTIA. AUSTIN, Texas - Bill Brown, dean of University of Tennessee AgResearch, was honored ...
Cholesterol lowering drugs cut risk of a first heart attack or stroke
Credit: OHSU PORTLAND, Ore. - Cholesterol-lowering drugs help prevent heart attacks and strokes in adults with cardiovascular risk factors such ...
NIH-led effort examines use of big data for infectious disease surveillance
Big data derived from electronic health records, social media, the internet and other digital sources have the potential to provide ...
Survey finds patients with RA their doctors not always on the same page
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery A large global survey finds gaps in communication between doctors who treat rheumatoid arthritis and ...
Study shows bilingual lupus support and education program has positive impact
A bilingual support group addressing the psychological and educational needs of patients with lupus and their families is a valuable ...
Half of hospitalized atrial fibrillation patients don’t receive critical medications
Credit: Duke Clinical Research Institute DURHAM, N.C. -- When patients suffer from atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat, they are at ...
Not without my microbiome
Credit: MPI for Plant Breeding Research Some plants can meet their nitrogen requirements by obtaining it from the atmosphere. To ...
Human actions influence fire regimes in the Sierra Nevadas
Credit: S.L. Stephens, University of California, Berkeley While climate contributes strongly to fire activity in the Sierra Nevada mountains of ...
Underwater video reveals culprits behind disappearance of NSW kelp forests
Credit: Image: Adriana Vergés Seaweed-eating fish are becoming increasingly voracious as the ocean warms due to climate change and are ...
Fires blazing across the southern United States
Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team Fires have been reported across several states in the southern United States and ...
Mississippi River could leave farmland stranded
Credit: University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - If the Mississippi River continues to go unchecked, the farmland on Dogtooth Bend ...
UofL researcher receives grant to study methods to restore depth perception
Credit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Aaron W. McGee, Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of Louisville School of ...
