For many, friends and family, not doctors, serve as a gateway to opioid misuse
In a common narrative of the path to opioid misuse, people become addicted to painkillers after a doctor prescribed them pills to treat an injury...
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Researchers explore augmented ACL reconstruction procedure
Credit: Chad Lavender, M.D., Marshall University HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - An innovative procedure that explores the use of amnion, bone marrow concentrate and suture tape in...
Diets of Latinos and blacks have greatest environmental impact per dollar spent on food
Despite spending less than white households on food overall, black and Latino households have more impact on the environment per dollar spent on food than...
Urban pollution enhances up to 400% formation of aerosols over the Amazon rainforest
This phenomenon affects cloud production and rainfall, with consequences for the local and global climate, which researchers have warned about in the study published in...
A little formula in first days of life may not impact breastfeeding at 6 months
But it might alter moms' attitudes to longer-term feeding, UCSF-led study shows A study has lodged a new kink in the breastfeeding dilemma that adds...
2D crystals conforming to 3D curves create strain for engineering quantum devices
Credit: Christopher Rouleau/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., June 3, 2019--A team led by scientists at the Department of Energy's...
Climate action urgently required to protect human health in Europe
New EASAC report 'The imperative of climate action to protect human health in Europe' highlights an alarming range of health risks due to climate change...
NASA sees strong storms in developing gulf system 91L
Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite used infrared light to analyze the strength of storms in the developing low pressure area designated as System 91L is...
Interventions for students with disabilities, learning difficulties, measured with grant
Nearly $900K grant from Institute of Education Sciences supports Lehigh University researcher's work to develop quantitatively rigorous and user-friendly measure of effectiveness of interventions for...
Immunotherapy drug found safe in treating cancer patients with HIV
Researchers seek to break down HIV exclusions in cancer clinical trialsCredit: Robert Hood / Fred Hutch SEATTLE -- June 2, 2019 --The results of a...
Plastic water bottles may one day fly people cross-country
Research group has found a way to turn plastic waste products into jet fuelCredit: Washington State University RICHLAND, Wash. - A research group led by...
Trap-and-release accelerates study of swimming ciliated cells
Researchers use ultrasound to streamline measurement of movementCredit: Meacham Lab Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have been studying cilia for years to determine...
Researchers find seaweed helps trap carbon dioxide in sediment
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Every beachgoer can spot seaweed in the ocean or piling up on the beach, but Florida State University researchers working with colleagues...
Germline gene therapy pioneer, teenage son make case for safe treatment
OHSU's Shoukhrat Mitalipov, son publish perspective in Nature MedicineCredit: OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff An internationally known embryologist and his son make the case for using gene-editing tools...
UT Southwestern develops test to predict immunotherapy response in kidney cancer
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - June 3, 2019 - A novel imaging test shows promise for identifying kidney cancer patients most likely to benefit from immunotherapy....
