135,000 alcohol-related cancer deaths predicted by 2035
Credit: Cancer Research UK ALCOHOL will cause around 135,000 cancer deaths over the next 20 years and will cost the NHS an estimated £2 billion...
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Government invests a further £12.5 million in Greater Manchester’s devolved health system
(University of Manchester) In a second boost for Manchester in as many months, a single city-wide bid has been awarded £12.5 million by the Department...
Preserving donor lungs longer makes transplant more elective than emergency surgery
(TORONTO, Canada - November 17, 2016) - A new method which doubles the usual time donor lungs can remain outside the body can benefit patients,...
Study: Climate change could outpace EPA Lake Champlain protections
Credit: Joshua Brown/UVM New research suggests that Lake Champlain may be more susceptible to damage from climate change than was previously understood--and that, therefore, the...
Wayne State and Henry Ford present findings on ESRD and CKD
Credit: Wayne State University DETROIT - On November 17, 2016, a Wayne State University doctoral student, Matthew Jasinski, will present results from his dissertation at...
Jefferson Lab’s newest cluster makes Top500 list of fastest supercomputers
Credit: DOE's Jefferson Lab For the third time in its history, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is home to one of the world's 500 fastest...
The role of physical environment in the ‘broken windows’ theory
For decades, the influential "broken windows" theory has linked signs of petty crime to bigger problems in a neighborhood. Largely left out of such discussions,...
DNA evidence from 5,310-year-old corn cob fills gaps in history
Credit: Bruce Smith Researchers who have sequenced the genome of a 5,310-year-old corn cob have discovered that the maize grown in central Mexico all those...
Study brings undiagnosed adults struggling with autism out of the shadows
Credit: Photo: Sally McCay For most of his life, Kevin Hughes has felt like an outsider. A loner as a child, the 65-year-old comedian struggled...
E-cigarettes may harm teens’ lung health
Credit: ATS Nov. 16, 2016--E-cigarette use among teenagers is growing dramatically, and public health experts are concerned that these devices may be a gateway to...
Texas A&M to establish premier stable isotope capabilities
COLLEGE STATION - A $1 million grant - Stable Isotope Partnership for Ecology, Environment and Energy Research - will help Texas A&M develop a unique...
Closing tech gaps can fortify advanced manufacturing, save $100 billion
Credit: Fran Webber/NIST To spur significant innovation and growth in advanced manufacturing, as well as save over $100 billion annually, U.S. industry must rectify currently...
USDA invests $1.2 million in aquaculture research
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced four grants totaling $1.2 million...
Sleep apnea may make lung cancer more deadly
GLENVIEW, IL, November 17, 2016 - A team of researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of Barcelona has found that intermittent hypoxia,...
Molecular imaging hack makes cameras ‘faster’
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 17, 2016) - A new Rice University technique grabs images of chemical processes that happen faster than most...
