Discharge strategies to prevent asthma readmissions
Credit: Children's National Health System Readmission rates at three months for kids hospitalized for acute asthma dropped when families received comprehensive education prior to discharge,...
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Children of unintended pregnancies may experience depressive symptoms in early adulthood
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Children from unintended pregnancies tend to experience more depressive symptoms in early adulthood compared to children from intended pregnancies, however there’s little...
Scientists find new evidence about how to prevent worsening pneumonia
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 5, 2017) – Sodium channels in the cells that line the tiny capillaries in our...
Three new species of zoantharians described from coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific
Credit: Hiroki Kise Three new species of zoantharians were discovered by researchers from the University of the Ryukyus and Kagoshima University, Japan, and the Palau...
Prebiotics reduce body fat in overweight children
Bethesda, MD (June 5, 2017) — There may soon be a new tool in the fight against childhood obesity. Prebiotics reduce body fat in children...
University of Houston receives top honors for diversity
Credit: Jessica Almanza Since diversity and inclusion are hallmarks of the University of Houston, the University is honored to announce it has received three Higher...
Biochemical ‘fossil’ shows how life may have emerged without phosphate
Credit: Joshua Goldford and Daniel Segrè One major mystery about life's origin is how phosphate became an essential building block of genetic and metabolic machinery...
Could therapy animal visitation pose health risks at patient facilities?
Credit: Dominick Reuter for Tufts University (June 19, 2017)–A survey of United States hospitals, eldercare facilities and therapy animal organizations revealed their health and safety...
NSF issues new EPSCoR awards, investing in science and engineering across nation
Credit: Walter Dodds, Kansas State University. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded five jurisdictions nearly $20 million each through the Established Program to Stimulate...
Research paves the way for treatment strategies of multidrug-resistant chronic infections
Credit: Christian Als/ The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability at the Technical University of Denmark Antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas infections in cystic fibrosis patients show pre..
Discharge strategies to prevent asthma readmissions
Credit: Children's National Health System Readmission rates at three months for kids hospitalized for acute asthma dropped when families received comprehensive education prior to discharge,...
BIDMC’s Pier Paolo Pandolfi, MD, PhD, named AAAS 2017 fellow
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON – Pier Paolo Pandolfi, MD, PhD, Director of the Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute at Beth Israel...
Altered brain communication could be predictive marker of dementia in…
New Rochelle, NY, March 30, 2016–Dementia will develop in about 80% of patients with Parkinson's disease, and a new study has found significant variability in...
Rockefeller University biologist Michael W. Young honored with Nobel Prize
Credit: Mario Morgado/The Rockefeller University Rockefeller University biologist Michael W. Young, who discovered the molecular mechanism of circadian rhythm, which governs biological clocks that re..
Grant helps project realize ‘ultra-productive’ biofuel crops, attract…
Imagine–instead of acres of oil wells on barren land–endless fields of towering green sugarcane, with each stalk producing renewable and sustainable biofuel. The University of...
