Adapting the transtheoretical model of behavior change to understand…
Credit: Dr. Jeffrey T. Parsons One of the most groundbreaking HIV prevention strategies for HIV?negative gay and bisexual men (GBM) is a once?daily pill called...
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Study suggests more effective speech therapy approach for children…
IMAGE: Shelley Velleman, chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, lectures to students in her anatomy and physiology course about the different facial...
Caltech researcher David Anderson wins Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize
Credit: Caltech CHAPEL HILL, NC – The UNC School of Medicine has awarded the 17th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize to David Anderson, PhD, the Seymour Benzer...
UC-led study could bring about strategies to increase ‘good’ cholesterol
Credit: University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI — After decades of individual attempts to identify the structure of the main building block of HDL (high-density lipoproteins), the...
Penn physicists discover why drying liquid crystal drops leave unusual…
Credit: University of Pennsylvania In previous papers, University of Pennsylvania physicists investigated the "coffee ring effect," the ring-shaped stain of particles left after drops of...
Gut bacteria may hold clues to Parkinson’s disease
Credit: UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. – The saying "Listen to your gut" is taking on new meaning in the hunt for clues about Parkinson's disease....
Adrian Raftery receives Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Day Medal for contributions to statistics
Credit: Nick Crettier On March 15 at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland honored Adrian Raftery, a professor of statistics...
Prenatal cocaine exposure increases risk of higher teen drug use
Credit: CWRU While the crack cocaine epidemic peaked in the late 1980's, its effects are still causing harm to an estimated 3 million teenagers and...
Multi-social millennials more likely depressed than social(media)ly conservative peers
Credit: Tim Betler/UPMC PITTSBURGH, Dec. 19, 2016 – Compared with the total time spent on social media, use of multiple platforms is more strongly associated...
Fewer children per man than per woman
Credit: Max Planck Institute f. Demographic Research Research on men's birthrates have so far been rather a blind spot. Max Planck researchers have now calculated...
Study may improve strategies for reducing nutrient runoff into…
Credit: Janith Chandrasoma URBANA, Ill. – Every summer, the Gulf of Mexico is flooded with excess nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater treatment plants and farm...
NSF grant to fund development of a ‘bionic suit’ to help…
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES – People with paraplegia due to spinal cord injury may eventually get a chance to suit up, walk out...
How do we taste sugar, bacon and coffee? Science finds a surprising answer
Credit: Credit: Debarghya Dutta Banik BUFFALO, N.Y. — How do we taste the sugary richness of candy, or the bitter undertones of coffee? What about...
Social phobia: Indication of a genetic cause
Credit: © Foto: Katharina Wislsperger/UKB-Ukom People with social anxiety avoid situations in which they are exposed to judgment by others. Those affected also lead a...
Cholesterol crystals are sure sign a heart attack may loom
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. – A new Michigan State University study on 240 emergency room patients shows just how much of a...
