Feared by drug users but hard to avoid, fentanyl takes a mounting toll
Credit: Marshall et. al./Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Fentanyl, a highly potent prescription opioid, has Rhode Island drug users on high alert. But despite widespread...
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GW researcher finds centenarians have lower incidence of chronic illness
WASHINGTON (June 7, 2017) -- Centenarians have a lower incidence of chronic illness than those in their 80s and 90s, according to research from the...
Don’t rely on smartphone apps to treat back pain
University of Sydney researchers have found that smartphone apps for treating back pain have questionable value as they are generally of poor quality, and have...
How cells divide tasks and conquer work
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 7, 2017) Despite advances in neuroscience, the brain is still very much a black box--no one even knows how many...
Seismic CT scan points to rapid uplift of Southern Tibet
Credit: Image courtesy NASA Using seismic data and supercomputers, Rice University geophysicists have conducted a massive seismic CT scan of the upper mantle beneath the...
Cope’s gray treefrogs meet the cocktail party problem
You've been there: Trying to carry on a conversation in a room so noisy that the background chatter threatens to drown out the words you...
Microbiology: Many forks make light work
New insights into the control of DNA replication and cell division in Corynebacterium glutamicum, a biotechnologically important microorganism, could help to optimize the industrial production...
The hidden order in DNA diffusion
Credit: © KAUST Anastasia Khrenova A different approach to analyzing the motion of diffusing molecules has helped overturn the long-held assumption that DNA molecules move...
Mining cancer data for treatment clues
Credit: Jeremy Goecks, Bassel F. El-Rayes, Shishir K. Maithel, H. Jean Khoury, James Taylor, Michael R. Rossi There is an enormous amount that we do...
Tufts University awarded $1 million grant to boost diversity in natural sciences
Credit: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (June 7, 2017) -- A group of faculty at Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences has received a...
Climate change misconceptions common among teachers, study finds
Recent studies have shown that misconceptions about climate change and the scientific studies that have addressed climate change are pervasive among the U.S. public. Now,...
Home blood pressure monitors inaccurate 70 percent of the time: Study
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio Seventy per cent of readings from home blood pressure monitors are unacceptably inaccurate, which could cause serious implications for people who rely...
Russian Polytechnic University among organizers of Russian-Chinese biomedical forum
Credit: Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University On June 6, Forum on Russian-Chinese Biomedical Cooperation was launched at the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Shanghai (Pudong...
Retailers charging women more than men for common hair loss medication
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Women pay an average of 40 percent more than men for minoxidil foams - a hair loss remedy most commonly...
Clinical efficacy & future development of continuous glucose monitoring highlighted in DTT
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 7, 2017--A growing body of data from clinical studies of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in...
