Complementary approaches such as meditation help patients manage chronic pain
Complementary practices such as meditation and mindful breathing helped patients manage chronic pain and in some cases reduced the need for medication such as opioids,...
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‘Cellular dust’ provides new hope for regenerative medicine
While stem cells have the most therapeutic potential, the benefits of regenerative medicine may best be mobilised using extracellular vesicles (EVs), also known in the...
Loss of first baby tooth a positive experience for children
Scared, ashamed, happy or proud - how do children feel when they lose their first baby tooth? An interdisciplinary research group at the University of...
New clinical protocol after general surgery cuts opioid prescribing in half
London, ON, Canada - In recent years deaths from opioid overdoses have become one of the most common injury-related deaths in North America. The continent...
Abdominal obesity common among women in rural Indonesia
Credit: Lena Mustonen Abdominal obesity is seven times more common among women than among men in Indonesia's rural area. This is shown in a new...
Bioengineered human cardiac models spur disruptive innovation in disease research
TORONTO (23 Oct. 2018) -- Thrombosis-on-a-chip, vasculature-on-a-chip and engineered models of human cardiac fibrosis are just a few of the new technologies revolutionizing research into...
The HPV vaccine: Why parents really choose to refuse
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine A new study of survey data finds that only a minority of parents choose not to immunize their children against the...
Marine algae bloom-derived biotoxins alter development of zooplankton and ocean food web
Credit: orres-Águila, Et. al. Researchers from the University of Barcelona in collaboration with a team from the Zoological Station Anton Dohrn (Italy) have analysed the...
Study: Racism, sexual assault contribute to college mental health challenges
A text mining analysis of academic and news articles related to mental health issues in higher education finds that racism, violence and sexual assault are...
Chemotherapy drug paclitaxel also acts as an immune response modulator
Researchers in Brazil have discovered a new effect of a drug widely used as a chemotherapeutic agent and offered to patients free of charge by...
Complex and rapidly changing payment models challenge physician practices, study finds
Physician payment models are becoming more complex and the pace of change is increasing, creating challenges for physician practices that might hamper their ability to...
Peptide engineered by NTU Singapore successfully exploits Achilles’ heel of Zika virus
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have engineered an antiviral peptide that exploits the Zika virus at its Achilles' heel...
Free online casino games linked with higher risks of gambling problems for young people
TORONTO, OCTOBER 24, 2018 - Type "slots" into a search engine, and free online games and apps will appear, easily accessible on a phone or...
Polymers offer a better view
Credit: © 2018 KAUST Improvements in how samples are prepared will add range and flexibility to a method that detects the location of selected molecules...
Researchers make mice lose weight by imitating effects from cold and nicotine
Inspired by some of the effects from winter swimming and smoking, researchers from the University of Copenhagen, among others, have found a way to improve...
