Fossil holds new insights into how fish evolved onto land
Credit: Photo by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary "It's like a snake on the outside, but a fish on the inside." The fossil of an...
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Device helps ICU patients by filtering out noise from medical alarms
A team of investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center wants to improve patient outcomes in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) settings by silencing audible medical alarms...
Study answers why ketamine helps depression, offers target for safer therapy
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 21, 2017 - UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have identified a key protein that helps trigger ketamine's rapid antidepressant...
An end to population aging in China, Germany, USA
Population aging could peak by 2040 in Germany and by 2070 in China, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, which...
Researchers recommend specific diabetes medications to protect bone health
WASHINGTON -- Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and osteoporosis often coexist in patients, but managing both conditions can be a challenge. A comprehensive review published in...
Trends in emergency room visits & costs for patients with shingles
Shingles, a common infection of the nerves that causes a painful rash or small blisters on the skin, is caused by a reactivation of the...
Feeling stressed? Bike to work
New research from Concordia's John Molson School of Business (JMSB) has found that cycling can help reduce stress and improve your work performance. Researchers Stéphane...
Researchers find new mechanism for genome regulation
Credit: Amy Strom/Berkeley Lab The same mechanisms that quickly separate mixtures of oil and water are at play when controlling the organization in an unusual...
Is there an alternative to disposable diapers?
You know that disposable diapers are ecologically questionable, but cloth diapers seem too messy for you and your child -- is there an alternative? The...
CPAP improves respiratory and survival rates in children in Ghana
June 21, 2017 -- A study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and the Mailman School of Public Health found that applying continuous positive...
When lovers touch, their breathing and heartbeat syncs, pain wanes, study shows
Fathers-to-be, take note: You may be more useful in the labor and delivery room than you realize. That's one takeaway from a study released last...
New statistical method finds shared ancestral gene variants involved in autism’s cause
Cold Spring Harbor, NY - The way you measure things has a lot to do with the value of the results you get. If you...
The brain mechanism behind multitasking
Although "multitasking" is a popular buzzword, research shows that only 2% of the population actually multitasks efficiently. Most of us just shift back and forth...
Burn without concern
Credit: Minnesota Incident Command Center The USDA Forest Service in the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area (BWCWA) will continue to use controlled burns without worrying...
New technique makes brain scans better
Credit: Courtesy of the researchers CAMBRIDGE, MA - People who suffer a stroke often undergo a brain scan at the hospital, allowing doctors to determine...
