How bears bulk up ahead of the summer: A study into the Asiatic black bear’s spring diet
Credit: Hiroshi Yokota Much like gym enthusiasts, every year Asiatic black bears seem to be on the lookout for protein-rich food ahead of the summer,...
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Study finds consuming nuts strengthens brainwave function
Credit: Loma Linda University Health A new study by researchers at Loma Linda University Health has found that eating nuts on a regular basis strengthens...
Does traffic-related air pollution increase asthma risk by stimulating…
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November17, 2016–A recent study of 577 children living in Puerto Rico shows that residential distance to...
Continuous EEG better at identifying oxygen-deprived newborns most at…
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – (Oct. 25, 2017) – Continuously recording the brain's electrical signals and examining how those impulses evolve over time...
Trust in e-cigarette safety varies by worldview, source of messaging
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA–Public health messaging about the safety of e-cigarettes needs to account for the worldviews of the target audience, with different groups...
Aug 2017 Jobs Report: Labor Day job numbers remain upbeat for…
Credit: Kessler Foundation & UNHIOD East Hanover, NJ – September 1, 2017 – As we celebrate Labor Day, the job news remains upbeat for Americans...
Need for targeted interventions for breastfeeding difficulties due to…
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 18, 2017) – Typically, within 50 to 72 hours of giving birth, a woman will begin to secrete copious milk...
How do young women view the relationship in ‘Fifty Shades of…
New Rochelle, NY, November 18, 2015–Examining women's perceptions of the relationship between Christian and Anastasia in the popular movie Fifty Shades of Grey is a...
Antibiotics for dental procedures linked to superbug infection, study shows
SAN DIEGO – Antibiotics prescribed by dentists may contribute to the growing problem of Clostridium difficile (C. diff), a serious and potentially deadly infection that...
Aim of UTA assessment study to foster collaboration across region
Credit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington interdisciplinary project will assess fair housing issues across jurisdictional lines for the North Texas region. Twenty-two...
Stanford researchers develop a new type of soft, growing robot
Credit: L.A. Cicero/Stanford News Service magine rescuers searching for people in the rubble of a collapsed building. Instead of digging through the debris by hand...
Adaptive radiotherapy reduces pneumonitis while controlling lung…
Credit: Department of medical physics, Aarhus University, Denmark. Vienna, Austria: Lung cancer patients who are treated with radiotherapy can develop an inflammation of the lung...
IU, Regenstrief study finds surrogate decision makers experience psychological distress
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – Nearly half of the 13 million older adults hospitalized annually in the United States are unable to make their own...
$8.9 million collaborative grant to understand how dangerous virus…
Credit: Jason Ryder The University of Arizona's Felicia Goodrum, PhD, and some of the nation's most prominent human cytomegalovirus researchers have been awarded a five-year,...
PupilScreen aims to allow parents, coaches, medics to detect concussion, TBIs with a phone
Credit: University of Washington University of Washington researchers are developing the first smartphone app that is capable of objectively detecting concussion and other traumatic brain...
