#Hookahlife: Social media posts spread misleading information on hookah use
(June 28, 2018) A new study finds that Instagram users using #hookah or #shisha portray hookah use in an overwhelmingly positive manner, despite its serious...
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As asylum requests rise, doctors have important role
Credit: UVA Health System With applications for asylum in the United States increasing sharply, a new paper from a team of asylum medicine and law...
Open relationships just as satisfying as monogamous ones, U of G study reveals
Credit: (University of Guelph) A new University of Guelph study has revealed that people in open relationships are as happy as their coupled-up counterparts "We...
No Difference in Outcomes for Children of Same-Sex versus Different-Sex Parents
June 28, 2018 - For children of lesbian or gay parents, psychological adjustment is about the same as in children of heterosexual parents, reports a...
Learning disabilities: Kids and families struggle beyond the academics
Most research on learning disabilities focuses on remediating specific academic skills like reading and math. But struggles at school and with homework can create an...
CMS Policy to reduce hospital-acquired conditions had minimal impact
NEW YORK (June 28, 2018) - Hospitals may have avoided financial penalties by billing hospital-associated conditions (HAC) as present at the time of the patient's...
Researchers discover new mechanism to explain the spread of Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists have pinpointed minute exosomes as the main vehicle that allow the spread of toxic proteins that trigger the onset of Alzheimer's Disease across a...
Improving life-saving blood delivery to disaster-hit areas
A Portsmouth researcher is developing a mathematical model aimed at speeding up the delivery of life-saving blood to victims of earthquakes and other disasters. Dr...
Organizing a cell’s genetic material from the sidelines
Credit: The illustration is courtesy of the authors and appears in the Molecular Cell paper. Baltimore, MD--A tremendous amount of genetic material must be packed...
Illinois study finds benefits and tradeoffs in feeding rice bran to pigs
Credit: Jen Roth URBANA, Ill. - Rice is the third most widely grown cereal grain worldwide, and the bran left over from milling white rice...
Biochemists follow clues toward Alzheimer’s, cancer, longevity
Credit: James McNew/Rice University HOUSTON -- (June 28, 2018) -- James McNew's and Michael Stern's biochemical hunt for the root cause of a rare, paralyzing...
Genetic biomarker linked to improved survival for patients with certain brain tumors
Credit: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center A DNA-level biomarker (MGMT promoter methylation) can be used to help predict survival outcomes in patients with high-risk,...
Visual impairment associated with a decline in cognitive function
Bottom Line: Worsening vision and declining cognitive function are common conditions among older people. Understanding the association between them could help reduce age-related cognitive changes....
Is cataract surgery associated with reduced risk of a serious traffic accident?
Bottom Line: Cataract surgery was associated with a modest decrease in the risk of being involved in a serious traffic crash. Why The Research Is...
Mutations in gene TRAF7 are associated with a multisystem disorder
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A group of seven patients presenting with a similar disorder of unknown origin now know of a possible genetic root...
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