Blue Brain team discovers a multi-dimensional universe in brain networks
Credit: Courtesy of Blue Brain Project For most people, it is a stretch of the imagination to understand the world in four dimensions but a...
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MD Anderson and Convergent R.N.R. Ltd. establish alliance to further develop new radiation technology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Convergent R.N.R. Ltd. (CRnR) today announced a collaboration to further develop new radiation technology aimed at...
Irregular sleeping patterns linked to poorer academic performance in college students
BOSTON, MA - Previous research has analyzed variations in sleep patterns including number of hours slept, quality of sleep, and sleep-wake times, and found an...
Study: Use of prefabricated blood vessels may revolutionize root canals
Credit: OHSU - Kristyna Wentz-Graff While root canals are effective in saving a tooth that has become infected or decayed, this age-old procedure may cause...
Microbes give meerkat gangs their signature scents
Credit: Courtesy of Lydia Greene, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Body odor. To some it's an embarrassing nuisance. But to meerkats, it's a calling card....
Study reveals treatment gap in patients suffering from an irregular heartbeat
A study by the University of Birmingham has revealed a treatment gap in patients suffering from a heart condition that causes an irregular or abnormally...
Research suggests Asian women less likely to receive timely follow-up after abnormal mammogram
Women with an abnormal mammogram result need follow-up tests to check whether the finding indicates breast cancer, which should be treated at the earliest possible...
Oral communication provides better outcomes for children with cochlear implants
Credit: UT Dallas In a new, multisite study of deaf children with cochlear implants, UT Dallas researchers have found that children with either no exposure...
Burden of physical health conditions linked to increased risk of suicide
Ann Arbor, MI, June 12, 2017 - Suicide continues to be a major driver of mortality in the United States. Each year, more than 45,000...
Spouses’ daily responses to partners’ pain linked with later functioning
The dynamics of spouses' daily interactions may influence whether an ill partner's physical functioning improves over time, according to new findings published in Psychological Science,...
E-cigarettes potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes, UConn study shows
Credit: Image courtesy of Karteek Kadimisetty and the journal ACS Sensors. Copyright 2017 American Chemical Society. A study by chemists at the University of Connecticut...
Risk, benefit or cost: What stops patients from receiving a diagnostic test?
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Diagnostic tests can help identify disease and disease probability in patients. "We try, in the health care community,...
Study: Underweight female runners more likely to get stress fractures
Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Carrying less weight may make female runners faster, but a new study from The Ohio State University...
Evaluating greenhouse gas emissions in an irrigated cropping system
Credit: R. Dungan. June 12, 2017 - Agricultural production in the western U.S. is an important part of the global food supply. However, due to...
Epigenetic changes at birth could explain later behavior problems
Epigenetic changes present at birth - in genes related to addiction and aggression - could be linked to conduct problems in children, according to a...
