Geographic distribution of opioid-related deaths
Bottom Line: Identifying changes in the geographic distribution of opioid-related deaths is important, and this study analyzed data for more than 351,000 U.S. residents who died of...
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Study links Celebrex, heart valve calcification after earlier research declared drug safe
Big-data analysis finds link specifically between Celebrex and heart valve calcificationCredit: Vanderbilt University A well-known, four-year study found popular arthritis drug Celebrex no more dangerous...
HIV infections in US could be reduced by up to 67 percent by 2030, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--New HIV infections in the United States could be substantially reduced by up to 67 percent by 2030 if ambitious goals...
Scientists sharpen their molecular scissors and expand the gene editing toolbox
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Feb. 22, 2019 - Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists have figured out a better way to deliver a DNA...
Older biologic age linked to elevated breast cancer risk
NIH scientists use epigenetics to help predict disease developmentCredit: NIEHS Biologic age, a DNA-based estimate of a person's age, is associated with future development of...
Navy files for patent on room-temperature superconductor
Physicists refer to room temperature superconductivity as 'the holy grail'Credit: via U.S. Patent and Trademark Office A scientist working for the U.S. Navy has filed...
Virtual reality a promising tool for reducing fears and phobia in autism
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 22, 2019--In a new pilot study, autistic adults showed real-life, functional improvement after a combination...
Outfitting T cell receptors to combat a widespread and sometimes deadly virus
Credit: Jennifer Maynard/Ellen Wagner/University of Texas Researchers have engineered "antibody-like" T cell receptors that can specifically stick to cells infected with cytomegalovirus, or CMV, a...
Physician well-being improving, but burnout risk remains
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The good news is that physician burnout appears to be improving, along with indicators for physician well-being. However, physicians remain at high...
World’s biggest bee found
Wallace's giant bee has been rediscovered in IndonesiaCredit: © Clay Bolt : claybolt.com An international team of scientists and conservationists has announced the finding of...
UTSA researchers examine patterns of prescription opioid misuse and other substance use
On average, 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose and almost 218,000 Americans died from overdoses related to prescription opioids from 1999 to...
Proximity to land determines how coral reef communities respond to climate change events
Credit: Laura Richardson Location, location, location: Proximity to the mainland determines how coral reef communities respond to major environmental disturbances Severe weather and environmental disturbances,...
A ‘joint’ problem: Investigating marijuana and tobacco co-use
A survey of marijuana and tobacco co-users by Medical University of South Carolina researchers found that co-users with a close link between their use of...
The ancient people in the high-latitude Arctic had well-developed trade
Credit: Vladimir V. Pitulko et al Russian scientists studied the Zhokhov site of ancient people, which is located in the high-latitude Arctic, and described in...
Trinity and St. James’s Hospital report successful measurement of vitamin D in human hair
Study paves the way for improved diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency Dublin, Thursday, February 21st, 2019 - A new study by researchers from Trinity College...
