Grant among the first to address the mental health needs of Pacific Islanders
Credit: UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Pacific Islanders are persons who trace their roots to the native peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific...
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Researchers find the genes responsible for motor and vocal tics in…
Credit: MIPT's Press Office An international research team including Vasiliy Ramensky, a member of the MIPT Life Sciences Center, has unraveled genetic characteristics that increase...
New boarding procedures, smaller cabin size may limit infection on planes
Credit: n/a TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — During major epidemics, cramped airplane cabins are fertile ground for the spread of infection, but new research suggests changing routine...
Four reasons that could explain ACOs’ sluggish savings
Credit: New England Journal of Medicine, Dartmouth Institute Despite aggressive targets set by the Medicare for the spread of value-based payment arrangements, such as accountable...
Nutrition has benefits for brain network organization, new research finds
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon Nutrition has been linked to cognitive performance, but researchers have not pinpointed what underlies the connection. A new study by...
Are we missing the warning signs to prevent lone terrorist attacks?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 13, 2017-The terrorist who killed 12 people and injured dozens more in the 2016 Berlin...
Scientists identify immune cells that keep gut fungi under control
Credit: Dr. Iliyan Iliev and Dr. Irina Leonardi Immune cells that process food and bacterial antigens in the intestines control the intestinal population of fungi,...
Depression, alcohol, and marijuana linked to later use of synthetic…
Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas – In the first prospective study of synthetic cannabinoids or SCs – the group...
Engaging Islamic religious leaders to improve African-American Muslim women’s…
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (July 20, 2017) – While research has demonstrated the positive impact a woman's social support network and faith community can have...
Separating side effects could hold key for safer opioids
Credit: Photo by ©istock.com/Pitju Opioid pain relievers can be extremely effective in relieving pain, but can carry a high risk of addiction and ultimately overdose...
Genre may impact cognitive training using video games
Credit: Chandramallika Basak and Nicholas Ray Amsterdam, NL, October 2, 2017 – Video games are quickly becoming a hot topic in cognitive training. Many see...
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and John Theurer Cancer Center…
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine November 28, 2017–(BRONX, NY)–Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Montefiore, and Hackensack Meridian Health John Theurer...
IU, Regenstrief study: Cognitive training effects differ by older adult’s education…
IMAGE: Regenstrief investigator Daniel O. Clark, Ph.D. is a Indiana University Center for Aging Research scientist. Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS — The first study to...
Toeing the line: Study finds brain cells that signal path of travel
Credit: Nitz/Nature Neuroscience Imagine you're navigating a city like New York, or any other that's laid out on a grid. Suppose you run into a...
AAP counsels pediatricians to focus on clusters of cardiometabolic risk factors to help obese kids
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON — Because obesity affects one in six U.S. children and adolescents, there is a pressing need to identify the...
