Scientists uncover why knee joint injury leads to osteoarthritis
Credit: Gustavo A. Orozco Knee joint injuries are typically related to sports, such as football, rugby or ice hockey, but people often do not know...
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Trust in others predicts mortality in the United States
Do you trust other people? It may prolong your life. According to a study by researchers from Lund University and Stockholm University, people who trust...
£2.7m study to focus on dementia support workers in primary care
(University of Plymouth) A new study is investigating how to introduce dementia support workers into doctors' clinics in the UK, with the ultimate aim of...
Non-invasive stent monitoring techniques tested
Credit: IGTP Researchers from the Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP), the Biomedical Research Networking Center on Cardiovascular Diseases (CIBERCV), the University of Barcelona...
Major meeting on science of sound next month in Victoria, Canada
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 25, 2018 -- The Acoustical Society of America's 176th Meeting, to be held in conjunction with the Canadian Acoustical Association's 2018 Acoustics...
Students in health enrichment programs benefit from early team-based exposure
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - A study conducted by LSU Health New Orleans researchers provides new evidence that early exposure to...
People overestimate benefits, and underestimate risks, of medical interventions
From major heart surgery to a course of minor drugs, people overestimate the benefits and underestimate the risks of a variety of medical procedures, according...
Surprising network activity in the immature brain
One of the outstanding mysteries of the cerebral cortex is how individual neurons develop the proper synaptic connections to form large-scale, distributed networks. Now, an...
LSU Health New Orleans joins alliance to advance physician-led innovation
New Orleans, LA - LSU Health New Orleans has joined Vantedge Venture's Innovation Alliance (VIA), a collective of health systems seeking to innovate and create...
Fighting mosquitoes in your backyard with scientists’ help
Credit: Ary Faraji Thanks to an innovative mosquito control approach developed at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, residents in several Maryland neighborhoods reduced populations of invasive Asian...
Fighting mosquitoes in your backyard with scientists’ help
Credit: Ary Faraji Thanks to an innovative mosquito control approach developed at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, residents in several Maryland neighborhoods reduced populations of invasive Asian...
Wearable tech becomes top fitness trend for 2019, says survey of health and fitness professionals
October 25, 2018 - Fitness trackers, smart watches, and other wearable technology are the number one fitness trend for 2019, according to an annual survey...
IN-PEACE tackles burdensome symptoms, challenges of dementia for patients and caregivers
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Individuals with dementia often experience burdensome symptoms such as agitation, aggression, anxiety and pain, but have difficulty with comprehension an..
Late night snacker? Make it cottage cheese
Credit: Courtesy of Florida State TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Eager to eat a snack before bedtime? A protein-filled snack like cottage cheese is the way to...
Do neonicotinoids inhibit the development of anti-predatory behaviors in wood frogs?
Credit: Stacey Robinson In a recent study published in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, scientists investigated the effects of popular agricultural insecticides - neonicotinoids...
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