Study finds smokers at greater risk of hearing loss
Smoking is associated with increased risk of hearing loss, according to a study of over 50,000 participants over 8 years in Nicotine & Tobacco Research,...
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Scientists work to protect obese, younger women from cardiovascular work
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 14, 2018) - Obese, premenopausal women can lose the innate protection from cardiovascular disease that...
Large numbers of students skipping breakfast
Despite widespread availability of morning meal programs, a large number of Canadian students are still skipping breakfast, according to a study from the University of...
Decreased oxygen levels could present hidden threat to marine species
Species living in coastal regions could face a significant future threat from reduced levels of oxygen in the marine environment, according to research published in...
What do spacecraft, newborns and endangered shellfish have in common?
Credit: NASA JPL/Caltech Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a microbial detection technique so sensitive that it allows them...
Die-off of fur seal pups attributed to mites, pneumonia and changing sea temperatures
Credit: Dr. Mauricio Seguel, University of Georgia Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers uncovered several key factors contributing to a die-off of South American fur seal pups,...
Using whole genome analysis to home in on racing pigeon performance
Credit: PIPA Before the Wi-fi and the Internet, the telephone and the telegraph, the original instant messaging services of society were homing pigeons. After becoming...
do spacecraft, newborns and endangered shellfish have in common?
Credit: NASA JPL/Caltech Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a microbial detection technique so sensitive that it allows them...
Eight faculty-led projects funded under UCI Confronting Extremism initiative
Irvine, Calif., March 13, 2018 -- From a massive open online course countering science skepticism to intimate culinary workshops fostering cultural understanding, eight faculty-led University...
Thyroid gene variation may increase risk for Alzheimer’s disease in African Americans
African Americans with a common genetic variation are at increased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, while European Americans with the same variation are not, according...
UTHealth/Memorial Hermann conduct first sinus surgery in US with augmented reality technology
Credit: (Photo credit, Martin J. Citardi, M.D., UTHealth/Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center) Sinus surgeons with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and...
A starfish cold case reopens, climate change remains suspect
ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University scientists are beginning to unravel the complicated connections between viruses, the environment and wasting diseases among sea stars in the...
Team discovers that wind moves microinvertebrates across desert
Credit: UTEP Communications The work of faculty and students from The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has yielded the first evidence of how...
Health care reform and EHR design should be built around patients’ goals
Meaningful reform of primary care should not only address the provision, documentation and payment of care; it should be based on patients' goals for their...
Physicians’ work should focus on personalized care, not transactional tasks
Shifting physicians' roles from transactional tasks to personalized care would best serve patients, physicians and society. According to a newly-articulated vision of shared care, physicians...
