‘Nudges’ an inexpensive, effective way to increase completion of health promotion programs
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Keeping messages brief and simple can produce gains when trying to encourage patients to complete a...
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Obese children should be screened for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease — new NASPGHAN guidelines
December 1, 2016 - A screening test for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)--a serious condition that may have lifelong health consequences--is recommended for all obese...
Test created in Brazil can diagnose 416 viruses from tropical regions
Researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP) at Ribeirão Preto in Brazil have developed a platform that analyzes clinical samples from patients to diagnose...
Study to examine involving teens at high risk for HIV in prevention trials
INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana University nursing researcher has been awarded $1.1 million to study the ethical complexities of involving adolescents ages 14-17 at high risk...
Study: White deaths exceeded births in one-third of states
(San Antonio & Durham, N.H., Dec. 1, 2016) -- According to new research by Rogelio Sáenz, dean of The University of Texas at San Antonio...
Researchers document large-scale changes in insect species inhabiting streams and rivers
Credit: Ryan Pack, West Virginia Environmental Protection Agency LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- Scientists from Utah State University and the US Environmental Protection Agency discovered that...
UTSA receives $5.29 million grant for brain health research
Charles Wilson, professor and Ewing Halsell Chair in Biology at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has received an eight-year, grant from the...
How it takes just 6 seconds to hack a credit card
New research reveals the ease with which criminals can hack an account without ANY of the card details Dubbed the Distributed Guessing Attack, the team...
Portions of the brain fall asleep and wake back up all the time, Stanford researchers find
Credit: L.A. Cicero When we are in a deep slumber our brain's activity ebbs and flows in big, obvious waves, like watching a tide of...
Burnes receives GSA’s 2016 Senior Service America Junior Scholar Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and Senior Service America, Inc., have named David Burnes, BSc, MSW, PhD, of the University of Toronto as the...
Neuroscientist studies connection between PTSD and alcohol abuse
Credit: Justin Gass As families gather for the holidays this year, many will reminisce, sharing fond memories as they break bread and pass the cranberry...
Szanton receives GSA’s 2016 Senior Service America Senior Scholar Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and Senior Service America, Inc., have named Sarah Szanton, PhD, ANP, FAAN, of the Johns Hopkins University School of...
New police training draws from science of deadly force
Credit: Cori Medeiros, WSU Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. - A portable use-of-force simulator aimed at launching a new era in police training is being rolled out...
For the first time, scientists catch water molecules passing the proton baton
Water conducts electricity, but the process by which this familiar fluid passes along positive charges has puzzled scientists for decades. But in a paper published...
DOE project to evaluate safety of transporting used nuclear fuel
With more than 74,000 metric tons of used nuclear fuel stored at locations around the United States, ensuring the safety of moving it to more...
