Assessments could reduce end-of-life hospital stays for seniors
Better use of standard assessment tools could help long-term care homes identify which new residents are at risk of hospitalization or death in the first...
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Exploring the effects of ocean acidification on iron for phytoplankton in North Pacific
University of Maine to lead international research team Orono, Maine -- The effect of ocean acidification on iron availability to phytoplankton in the eastern North...
Exposure to cannabis and stress in adolescence can lead to anxiety disorders in adulthood
The work carried out by the Neuropharmacology Laboratory highlight the influence of environmental factors such as stress on the harmful effects of the exposure to...
UMass Amherst Researchers offer new physics rule to find mechanical strain
UMass Amherst researchers weave two fundamental ideas of geometry and mechanics in a new theory of how thin sheets can be forced to conform to...
Pitt bioengineers look deeper into how electrical stimulation activates neurons
Research published by Pitt's Takashi D. Y. Kozai and collaborators reveals that frequency plays a role in neural activation from electrical stimulationCredit: NJ Michelson &...
Melanoma: dabrafenib and trametinib have added benefit
The drug combination showed longer survival and fewer or later recurrences The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) investigated whether the...
Researchers uncover new mechanism of gene regulation involved in tumor progression
Ready, set, go for crossing the barrier for transcription!Credit: CRG, Iris Joval Genes contain all the information needed for the functioning of cells, tissues, and...
How locusts switch colours in different settings
A novel mechanism that allows locusts to switch between green and black colouring in response to different environments may also exist in other speciesCredit: Yang,...
Insomnia has many faces
Breakthrough in our understanding of insomnia Amsterdam -- Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience revealed that there are five types of insomnia. This finding...
Scientists provide new insight on how gene expression is controlled
New research on transcriptional pausing, which helps control gene expression in cells, will aid our understanding of the enzyme RNA polymerase - a key player...
The new green alternative for drug production
Credit: University of Göttingen For the production of drugs, pesticides and smartphone displays, most of the processes are cost-intensive and generate a large amount of...
Hormone therapy may be best defense against knee osteoarthritis
New study followed thousands of postmenopausal women from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to demonstrate effectiveness of hormone therapy in reducing prevalence...
Medical marketing has skyrocketed in the past two decades, while oversight remains limited
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Healthcare spending in the United States is the highest in the world: totaling $3.3 trillion--or 17.8% of the GDP--in 2016. To...
Future of planet-cooling tech: Study creates roadmap for geoengineering research
ITHACA, N.Y. - Simply reducing greenhouse gas emissions probably is not going to be sufficient for the planet to escape catastrophic damage from climate change,...
Case Western Reserve's John Tilton, MD, secures 4th Falk Catalyst Award
Funding to support development of new gene therapy delivery systemCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine John "Chip" Tilton, MD, of Case Western Reserve...
