Women hold prominent roles, publish more in ‘open science’ vs. ‘reproducibility’ model
Analyses reveal that two common practices to improve science - 'open science' and 'reproducibility / replicability' - operate independently and ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
One in 10 older dental patients inappropriately prescribed opioids
Combinations with psychiatric meds among most dangerousCredit: UIC/Joshua Clark A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago ...
Accurate labels like ‘aerosol’ or ‘chemicals’ increase perceived risks of e-cigarette use
George Mason study reveals that labeling e-cigarette emissions as 'chemicals' or 'aerosols' rather than 'vapor' increases the perceived risk of ...
Nicotine vapour more rewarding for adolescents than adults
Credit: University of Guelph University of Guelph researchers are the first to discover that adolescents react differently to e-cigarette vapour ...
Skolkovo resident, Care Mentor AI, uses Zhores supercomputer to identify the severity of COVID-19
Credit: Care Mentor AI As part of the anti-COVID-19 program of the Skoltech Center for Computational and Data-Intensive Science and ...
Henry Ford COO Bob Riney receives Nonprofit Leadership Award
Award named after community foundation for southeast Michigan's first and current presidentCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - The Community ...
Pollution exposure linked to stroke risk in people with common heart rhythm disorder
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16, 2020 - People with one of the most common heart disorders who are exposed to ...
New targets for melanoma treatment
Credit: (C) iStock A collaborative study led by Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute ...
Reprogramming brain cells enables flexible decision-making
Credit: Frank Brüderli; Universität Zürich Humans, like other animals, have the ability to constantly adapt to new situations. Researchers at ...
Scientists awarded $52 million NIH grant to study schizophrenia cause and effect
UCLA's Carrie Bearden will lead a research team alongside colleagues at Yale and Zucker School of Medicine.Credit: UCLA Health UCLA ...
Lessons from coronavirus surveillance testing in Seattle-area homeless shelters
Results suggest a need to routinely test homeless populations, including those who are asymptomatic, in non-clinic settings.Credit: Taylor Johnson A ...
Singapore start-up plans clinical trial of a single daily pill for Parkinson’s disease
Credit: NTU Singapore Materials scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new pill which uses the ...
Tailored education system to benefit kidney transplant patients
Researchers find their computer-tailored education system, 'Your Path to Transplant' increases knowledge and readiness to pursue kidney transplantCredit: TREC (LOS ...
Scientists updated genome editing technology
Researchers compared their developed carriers for delivery of genome editing (GE) tools with other available analogues.Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg ...
Factors inherent to obesity could increase vulnerability to COVID-19
Inflammation in the lungs combined with high viral loads of the novel coronavirus create a perfect storm for obese patients ...
Mass Eye and Ear receives $4M for research on genetic links to Alzheimer’s resistance
Five-year-gift to Joseph Arboleda-Velasquez, MD, Ph.D., enables further investigation of potential genetic resistance to Alzheimer's as he works toward an ...
Scientists explore the obesity paradox, cardiovascular risk of HIV
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University The newer generation of HIV drugs have turned the once-lethal infection into a ...
Potent drug supply drop, not domestic drug policies, likely behind 2018 OD death downturn
Credit: University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16, 2020 - The slight decline in drug overdose ...
UTEP partnership receives federal grant to combat opioid abuse in West Texas counties
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre, UTEP Communications. EL PASO, Texas - The University of Texas at El Paso's Minority AIDS Research ...
Fish oil without the fishy smell or taste
Sustainable processing delivers highest quality, minimizing odor and taste, says UC researcherCredit: University of Cincinnati A new study, co-led by ...
