Head and neck positioning affects concussion risk
Credit: Michael Fanton If you're about to run headfirst into something, your reflex might be to tense your neck and stabilize your noggin. But according...
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D-Wave demonstrates first large-scale quantum simulation of topological state of matter
BURNABY, BC - (August 22, 2018) -- D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems and software, today published a milestone study demonstrating a...
Physical therapy after a fall may help reduce emergency department revisits
Falls are the leading cause of illness and death among Americans aged 65 and older. In 2014, some 2.8 million older adults visited the emergency...
Air pollution leads to cardiovascular diseases
Credit: photo/©: Peter Pulkowski, Mainz University Medical Center Air pollution, and fine dust in particular, is responsible for more than four million deaths each year....
Risk of heart attacks is double for daily e-cigarette users
Use of e-cigarettes every day can nearly double the odds of a heart attack, according to a new analysis of a survey of nearly 70,000...
Policy intended to curb opioid prescribing associated with increase in filled opioid prescriptions after surgery
Bottom Line: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in 2014 moved to limit prescribing of pain medications containing the opioid hydrocodone from schedule III (a class...
New genetic variants predict outcome in dilated cardiomyopathy patients of African descent
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) - Genetic testing is a powerful diagnostic tool that is increasingly being used for...
Ending a 40-year quest, scientists reveal the identity of ‘hearing’ protein
Credit: Courtesy David Corey, Harvard Medical School Scientists at Harvard Medical School say they have ended a 40-year-quest for the elusive identity of the sensor...
LSA health study documents limited access to orthopaedic care for La. Medicaid patients
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - A study led by Christopher Marrero, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at LSU Health New...
One of the most popular ADHD drugs may cause hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms
Credit: CC0 https://www.pexels.com/photo/rear-view-of-a-boy-sitting-on-grassland-256658/ In the scientific article recently published in Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and P..
Engineers develop A.I. System to detect often-missed cancer tumors
Credit: University of Central Florida, Karen Norum Doctors may soon have help in the fight against cancer thanks to the University of Central Florida's Computer...
New method grows brain cells from stem cells quickly and efficiently
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a faster method to generate functional brain cells, called astrocytes, from embryonic stem cells. Astrocytes play a...
Brazilian d’or Institute and L’oréal R&I develop functional human sensory neurons
(D'Or Institute for Research and Education) Scientists were able to generate, in the laboratory, human neurons responsive to sensorial stimuli. After 5 years of collaboration...
Mixed report card for low-cost indoor air quality home monitors
Credit: Roy Kaltschmidt/ Berkeley Lab Affordable indoor air quality monitors for the home can be worth the purchase, a recent product evaluation revealed, but all...
Wyss Institute’s infant health-promoting technology licensed to Prapela
(BOSTON) -- Today the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Prapela Inc. announced that the Institute's clinically validated Stochastic Vibro-tactile Stim..
