Induced labor not more expensive to health care system than spontaneous labor
Upfront cost of inducing labor at 39 weeks is equal to costs that accrue during longer pregnancies. Expectant parents wait 40 weeks for the arrival...
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Stickier than expected: Hydrogen binds to graphene in 10 femtoseconds
Bound for only ten quadrillionths of a secondCredit: Oliver Bünermann / Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry & University of Göttingen Graphene is celebrated as...
Breakthrough optical interferometry system clears way for spin-out company
The new device carries precision measurement in a fraction of a second without delaying production, saving time, energy and costsCredit: University of Huddersfield FIRMS will...
UW Oshkosh to host International Symposium on Society and Resource Management June 2-7, 2019
ISSRM to celebrate 70th anniversary of 'A Sand County Almanac' by Aldo Leopold The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh will host June 2-7 the 2019 International...
‘Gut-on-a-chip’ research aims to find personalized treatment for Crohn’s disease
Thanks to a new $1.8 million grant from The Helmsley Charitable Trust, UT Austin Engineer Hyun Jung Kim will apply his 'Gut-On-A-Chip' technology to better...
Researchers identify a protein that protects against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Credit: IRB Barcelona. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease describes several liver dysfunctions of varying severity, characterised by the accumulation of fat in hepatic cells and not...
New approach for solving protein structures from tiny crystals
Technique opens door for studies of countless hard-to-crystallize proteins involved in health and diseaseCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Using x-rays to reveal the atomic-scale 3-D...
Study demonstrates seagrass’ strong potential for curbing erosion
Ubiquitous marine plants dissipate wave energy and could help protect vulnerable shorelines CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Most people's experience with seagrass, if any, amounts to little...
Register now for 2019 Johns Hopkins Medicine Science Writers’ Boot Camp
Science communicators of all types, including writers, journalists, bloggers and public information officers, are invited to the 11th annual Johns Hopkins Medicine Science Writers' Boot...
New review identifies four hallmarks of cancer metastasis
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Kansas Cancer Center have identified four hallmarks of cancer metastasis -- when cancer...
Mental well-being predicts leisure time physical activity in midlife
Different exercise activities are related to the different dimensions of well-being in midlifeCredit: Photo Petteri Kivimäki Men and women with high mental well-being at the...
Job numbers flat for Americans with disabilities despite strength of the labor market
nTIDE April 2019 Jobs Report: Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire release nTIDE Report - Monthly Update - The Disability Equality Index, a joint...
Study examines private insurance claims for naloxone prescriptions
Bottom Line: A study based on a national database of private insurance claims suggests few patients at high risk of opioid overdose receive prescriptions for naloxone,...
Swedish and South African universities’ collaboration on Agenda 2030 challenges
SASUF (the South Africa-Sweden University Forum) is a partnership among 36 Swedish and South African universities with the aim of strengthening collaboration between the two...
Regenstrief, IU, Purdue research presented on national stage
INDIANAPOLIS -- Regenstrief faculty members are sharing the institute's groundbreaking research with national leaders in geriatrics at the 2019 annual meeting for the American Geriatrics...
