Study: Mindfulness may help decrease stress in caregivers of veterans
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Mindfulness therapy may be an effective way of mitigating the stress experienced by spouses and other...
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Parasitoid wasps may turn spiders into zombies by hacking their internal code
Credit: Marcelo O. Gonzaga Setting off a startling chain of events, a parasitoid wasp can force a spider to weave a special web to suspend...
Demand growing for CV specialists trained to treat heart disease in cancer patients
As number of cancer survivors grows and population ages, in-depth training and education in cardio-oncology needed WASHINGTON (April 29, 2019) -- The number of cardiologists...
Patterns of compulsive smartphone use suggest how to kick the habit
Credit: Jonathan Tran/University of Washington Everywhere you look, people are looking at screens. In the decade since smartphones have become ubiquitous, we now have a...
Research suggests strategy for more equitable Medicare reimbursement
Credit: SLU submitted photo Those who were enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid were sicker, had more cognitive impairments and difficulty functioning, and needed more...
US 1 of 8 nations where child & adolescent health improved but maternal mortality worsened
Substantial mortality reductions mean children today are more likely than ever to reach their 20th birthdays; Progress is uneven in low- and low-middle-SDI countries, and...
Plant cells eat their own … membranes and oil droplets
Study IDs dual role for 'autophagy' -- a.k.a. 'self-eating' -- in building and breaking down plant oils; manipulating the process could drive up oil accumulation...
Responses to environmental tragedies often make matters worse, ethicists find
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Without sound decision-making, responses to seeming environmental tragedies can often make matters worse, according to ethicists who analyzed a controversial goat removal...
For low-income countries, climate action pays off by 2050
Successful global efforts to substantially limit greenhouse gas emissions would likely boost GDP growth of poorer countries over the next 30 years April 29, 2019,...
NASA shows winds causing Tropical Cyclone Lorna’s demise
Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite saw Tropical Cyclone Lorna was being torn apart by strong northwesterly wind shear in the Southern Indian Ocean. In general,...
First genome-wide association study (GWAS) for Type 2 diabetes in youth findings
Presented at Pediatric Academic Society Conference Pediatric diabetes and genetic researchers with the First Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) for Type 2 diabetes in youth said...
Earlier detection of diabetic retinopathy with smartphone AI
Pairing a smartphone to capture retinal images with artificial intelligence to interpret them may help overcome barriers to ophthalmic screening A novel pairing of two...
Release of ’13 Reasons Why’ associated with increase in youth suicide rates
NIH-supported study highlights the importance of responsible portrayal of suicide by the media The Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" was associated with a 28.9% increase...
UVA Engineering hosts National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting and Symposium
Free, public event features Vinton G. Cerf, widely known as 'father of the Internet,' and national experts on cybersecurity, cyber-physical systems, smart cities, smart health...
Keeping very low birth weight babies warm
Medical staff from UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital share their NICU's journey on improving temperatures of vulnerable neonates CLEVELAND -- Physician-researchers at the 2019...
