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Adding ADHD drug to therapy improves cognitive outcomes in traumatic brain injury patients
Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS - A combination of the stimulant drug methylphenidate with a process known as cognitive-behavioral rehabilitation is a promising...
New standard helps optical trackers follow moving objects precisely
Loading video... Credit: NIST Throwing a perfect strike in virtual bowling doesn't require your gaming system to precisely track the position and orientation of your...
Photography-based therapy offers new approach to healing for sexual assault survivors
Credit: MU Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (Nov. 22, 2016) -- One out of every six American women has experienced a sexual assault or an attempted sexual...
Why radiologists should make their practice more personal
When it comes to visibility, radiologists, in many cases, are out of sight. They often receive and interpret images from afar, leaving a patient's referring...
Article proposes theory behind fast magnetic reconnection
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University have proposed a...
Supersonic spray yields new nanomaterial for bendable, wearable electronics
Credit: S.K. Yoon, Korea University A new, ultrathin film that is both transparent and highly conductive to electric current has been produced by a cheap...
Oceans act as ‘heat sink’
Credit: Doug White A new multi-institutional study of the so-called global warming "hiatus" phenomenon -- the possible temporary slowdown of the global mean surface temperature...
Aspartame may prevent, not promote, weight loss by blocking intestinal enzyme’s activity
A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found a possible mechanism explaining why use of the sugar substitute aspartame might not promote weight...
Feast without fear: USU scientist says more snake species resist toxin
Credit: Mary-Ann Muffoletto/Utah State University LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- In the animal kingdom, survival essentially boils down to eat or be eaten. How organisms accomplish...
Between a rock and a hard place: USU biologists unearth sandstone-excavating bees
Credit: Michael Orr/Utah State University LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- In the popular nursery story The Three Little Pigs, the prudent porker who builds his house...
Largest study of its kind finds rare genetic variations linked to schizophrenia
Many of the genetic variations that increase risk for schizophrenia are rare, making it difficult to study their role in the disease. To overcome this,...
$19.5 million NIH contract targets developing medications for drug-resistant epilepsy
(SALT LAKE CITY)--The University of Utah College of Pharmacy's Anticonvulsant Drug Development (ADD) Program has been awarded a five-year $19.5 million contract renewal with the...
Seven ORNL researchers elected AAAS fellows
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 22, 2016--Seven researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been elected fellows of the American Association for...
NASA sees Tropical Storm Otto develop, threaten central America
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce As Tropical Storm Otto formed in the southwestern Caribbean north of Panama on Nov. 21 the Global Precipitation...
