The costs of coal storage and its impact on disadvantaged communities
While the negative health and environmental effects of mining and burning coal are well documented, simply transporting and storing coal can also adversely affect the...
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Vegetable colouring agent may suppress inflammation
(Linköping University) Lutein, a nutrient found in several highly coloured vegetables and fruits, can suppress inflammation, according to a new study by researchers at Linkoping...
Skin plays significant role in spread of leishmaniasis
Scientists at the University of York have discovered that parasites responsible for leishmaniasis - a globally occurring neglected tropical disease spread by sand flies -...
Hospital, office physicians have differing laments about electronic records
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study reports widespread agreement among physicians that maintaining electronic health records (EHRs) undermines their connection with patients. The analys..
Bacteria collaborate to propel the ocean ‘engine’
Credit: University of Warwick *Microbiological interactions that keep the 'engine' of the ocean running are revealed fully for first time by University of Warwick researchers...
Financial actuaries and artificial intelligence experts unite to prevent and cure aging illnesses
Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, July 5, 2017, Baltimore, Md. -Can big data and financial engineering cure Cancer, Alzheimer's, and other age-related illnesses? ActuRx and Insillico...
Higher BMI linked with increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, type 2 diabetes
Results of a new study add to the evidence of an association between higher body mass index (BMI) and increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases such...
Fish prefer to swim with sporty shoalmates
Credit: Ms Anna Persson Just like humans, many fish like to surround themselves with active companions - but frisky friends also make for fierce competition....
Study: No link seen between traumatic brain injury and cognitive decline
(Boston) -- Although much research has examined traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a possible risk factor for later life dementia from neurodegenerative diseases such as...
Medica Research Institute finds provider consolidation can lead to higher physician prices
Minneapolis - The Medica Research Institute has published work in the journal Health Economics that analyzes the impact of physician prices as a result of...
Kenan Charitable Trust awards $1.5 million to UNC Health Affairs schools
Credit: UNC School of Nursing Chapel Hill, N.C. -- July 5, 2017 -- The William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust has awarded the School of...
Marijuana and vulnerability to psychosis
MONTREAL, July 5, 2017 - Going from an occasional user of marijuana to a weekly or daily user increases an adolescent's risk of having recurrent...
Tenofovir alafenamide in chronic hepatitis B: Added benefit not proven, data incomplete
The antiviral drug tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) has been used since 2015 in different combinations for the treatment of HIV and has already been subject to...
Research could give insight into genetic basis of of the human muscle disease, myopathy
Pioneering research using the tropical zebrafish could provide new insights into the genetic basis of myopathy, a type of human muscle disease. An international research...
Multichannel EEG recordings enable precise brain wave measurement of fish
Credit: DGIST A research team led by Professor Sohee Kim at the Robotics Engineering department succeeded in measuring zebrafish's multi-channel electroencephalogram (EEG) on June 12...
