Opioid misuse sending more older adults to emergency departments, study finds
Emergency department (ED) visits by people age 65 and older who were identified with opioid misuse and dependence more than tripled between 2006 and 2014,...
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Breakthrough could enable cheaper infrared cameras
Quantum dots could make technology available for self-driving cars, consumer electronicsCredit: Xin Tang et al There's an entire world our eyes miss, hidden in the...
Tropical Cyclone Haleh weakening in NASA-NOAA satellite imagery
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Cyclone Haleh continues to weaken while being battered by outside winds. NASA-NOAA's Suomi...
‘Meta-mirror’ reflects sound waves in any direction
New device perfectly controls the angle of reflection of sound wavesCredit: Steve Cummer, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Researchers at Duke University and Aalto University...
With NSF grant, SLU engineer brings STEM to the visually impaired
Credit: Saint Louis University / Ellen Hutti ST. LOUIS - As educational materials increasingly become digitized, the inability to read the graphs and simulations that...
New graphene-based device is first step toward ultrasensitive biosensors
Device could detect disease biomarkers at the molecular level and lead to new sensor technology Researchers in the University of Minnesota College of Science and...
SHANK3: the good, the bad and the hopeful
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Some neuropsychiatric conditions may boil down to how well brain cells communicate with each other. This can be affected by...
50 is the new 40 for safe childbirth, according to Ben-Gurion U. researchers
NEW YORK ...March 7, 2019 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Soroka University Medical Center researchers have determined that it is as safe...
Gay and lesbian spaces in the city becoming more diverse, not going away
Credit: Amin Ghaziani Gay and lesbian spaces in cities are dispersing and diversifying rather than disappearing, new University of British Columbia research has found. A...
When coral reefs change, researchers and local communities may not see eye to eye
Credit: Sarah Lester TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Disturbances in coral reefs can trigger significant ecosystem shifts, but ecologists and local fishing populations may perceive those shifts...
New study informs debate on predator-prey relationships
Credit: University of Stirling Experts have shed new light on the relationship between predators and their prey after studying how elk responded to the risk...
Changes are needed in teaching medical residents how to communicate patient handoffs
Trio of papers examines the complexity of handoffs and strategies to improve themCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- End-of-shift handoffs are complex interactions influenced by many...
Embryos’ signals take multiple paths
Rice University scientists find differentiating cells do not all respond the same when told to changeCredit: Warmflash Lab/Rice University Rice University scientists have found significant...
Promising new drug shows potential to stop progression of sepsis
Pre-clinical trial of InnovoSep presented at RCSI Research Day 2019Credit: RCSI Thursday, 7 March 2019: Research into a new breakthrough therapy in the fight against...
How antifreeze proteins make ice crystals grow
International research team confirms twofold ability of moleculesCredit: Bielefeld University The study brought together researchers from Bielefeld University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the...
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