Researching proinsulin misfolding to understand diabetes
Credit: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich. - According to the World Health Organization, 422 million adults across the globe have diabetes. In...
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Public health heroes to receive national recognition the week of Thanksgiving
ARLINGTON, Va.--November 15, 2016--On the Monday before Thanksgiving, Research!America and other health organizations urge Americans to recognize public health professionals who are steadfast in their..
How to stop human-made droughts and floods before they start
Montreal, November 16, 2016 -- Alberta's rivers are the main source of water for agriculture in Canada's Prairie provinces. But climate change and increased human...
Moral values influence level of climate change action
ITHACA, N.Y. - Two moral values highly rated by liberals -- compassion and fairness -- influence willingness to make personal choices to mitigate climate change's...
Ant bridges connect shy tropical tree crowns
Credit: Patrice78500 (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons Internet and phone connections are essential for effective communicators and for success in business. New results from...
New understanding of brain plasticity may lead to novel treatment approaches
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 16, 2016--A growing understanding of the highly "plastic," changeable nature of the brain--from the level...
Employment of more nurse assistants is associated with more deaths and lower quality care
Credit: Penn Nursing (PHILADELPHIA) November 16, 2016 - Hospitals that employ more nurse assistants relative to the number of professionally qualified nurses have higher mortality...
Groundbreaking study: Self-injection of contraception is feasible, acceptable in Uganda
Seattle, November 16, 2016 --Self-injection of the contraceptive Sayana® Press is both feasible and highly acceptable among women participating in the first such research study...
New quantitative technique shows microstructural brain alternations in autism spectrum disorder
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 16, 2016--A new study found significant changes in white matter pathways in the brains of...
Owl-inspired wing design reduces wind turbine noise by 10 decibels
Credit: Ian A.Clark, Conor A. Daly, William Devenport, W .Nathan Alexander, Nigel Peake, Justin W. Jaworski, Stewart Glegg Many species of owl are able to...
Open refereed paper reveals how to study unstable radioactive nuclei’s dual traits
Radioactive nuclides, found within an atom's core, all share a common feature: they have too many or too few neutrons to be stable. In a...
Transcranial direct current stimulation shows promise for depression therapy
LAWRENCE -- Small amounts of electricity similar to the output of a common 9-volt battery could improve life for people living with major depression, the...
No willpower required: Families adopt healthy behaviors through trial and error
Credit: CWRU Forgoing a reliance on motivation, families can adopt healthy behaviors--eating better and exercising more--by following a new approach that focuses on the redesign...
Two new lizards with ‘heroic past’ discovered in the Chilean Andes
Credit: Hugo A. DÃaz Two new species of lizards have been discovered in the Andean highlands of Southern Chile. Collected from areas of heroic past,...
Winners of the 2016 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards
Consequential stories on important issues in medical research are among the winners of the 2016 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards, including a Swedish documentary that...
