Reducing opioids not associated with lower patient satisfaction scores
A Kaiser Permanente study of nearly 2,500 patients who used high doses of opioids for at least six months showed that reducing their opioid use...
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Schools join research into the effect of air pollution on children’s health
Over 3,000 primary school children in polluted areas of London and Luton will have their lung health monitored over a four-year period in a new...
Oldest bubonic plague genome decoded
Credit: V.V. Kondrashin and V.A. Tsybin; Spyrou et al. 2018. Analysis of 3,800-year-old Yersinia pestis genomes suggests Bronze Age origin for bubonic plague. Nature Communications.......
Mars rover finds ancient organic compounds that match meteoritic samples
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS. Washington, DC-- NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered new "tough" organic molecules in three-billion-year-old sedimentary rocks on Mars, increasing the chances t..
Consumer food choices can help reduce greenhouse emissions contributing to climate change
HARTFORD, Conn. and BOSTON (June 7, 2018)-- Changes in diet have been proposed as a way to reduce carbon emissions from the food system. But...
Threat of malaria left its mark on the immune system in people with African ancestry
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Flickr, Public Domain Mark 1.0 In a new study published June 7th, 2018 in PLOS Genetics,...
MSU graduate’s research of wildlife movement patterns wins landscape ecology award
Credit: Meredith McClure BOZEMAN - A Montana State University doctoral graduate's research on the best way to identify places important for wildlife movement was recently...
Inhibitors for gas hydrates to receive grant funding from RFBR
KFU employees have been engaged in hydrate studies since 2016. Many questions were raised at that time about the practicality of the choice, but now...
Does cancer increase risk of diabetes?
Bottom Line: Developing cancer was associated with increased risk for later diabetes in a nationally representative sample of the Korean general population. Why The Research...
Genomic study reveals surprising twist
Credit: © E. Rivest/VIMS. A new study puts a surprising twist--one might even say a double spiral--into our understanding of how coral reefs react to...
Why seashells are tougher than chalk (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 7, 2018 -- Seashells are made mostly of calcium carbonate, also known as chalk, a mineral soft and...
Study shows PR best practices are only second best
LAWRENCE -- Within public relations, the standard practice of looking out for No. 1 and viewing relationships as sources of conflict and competition is defended...
Tiny paragliding beetle that lived with dinosaurs discovered in amber, named ‘Jason’
Credit: Shuhei Yamamoto, Field Museum Featherwing beetles are smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. They get their name from the feathery...
Maps made of nerve cells
Credit: Source: Thomas Hainmüller, Marlene Bartos Dr. Thomas Hainmüller and Prof. Dr. Marlene Bartos of the Institute of Psychology of the University of Freiburg have...
Customized resistance exercise a factor for success with fibromyalgia
Credit: Photo by Stefan Svensson Fibromyalgia and resistance exercise have often been considered an impossible combination. But with proper support and individually adjusted exercises, female...
