For controlling tsetse flies, fabric color matters
Credit: Prof. Steve Tor, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Tsetse flies infest an estimated 10 million square kilometers of sub-Saharan ...
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Deforestation, erosion exacerbate mercury spikes near Peruvian gold mining
Modeling mercury release from soil erosion could help mine-heavy, deforested regions create helpful policiesCredit: Axel Berky, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. ...
Combining science and design to measure our exposure to light
Credit: © HEAD-Baptiste Coulon How much light do you receive over the course of a day? What type of light ...
Running research: Heel-toe or toe-heel?
Credit: Unsplash New research from La Trobe University suggests there is no evidence that changing a runner's strike pattern will ...
SMART and NTU researchers design polymer that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
New polymer may pave the way for developing drugs to which bacteria are significantly less resistant, a breakthrough that could ...
‘Football as Medicine’
Prescribing football for global health promotionCredit: Bo Kousgaard The new book "Football as Medicine - Prescribing Football for Global Health ...
Safer viruses for vaccine research and diagnosis
Credit: Dr Daniel Watterson A new technology to produce safer 'hybrid' viruses at high volumes for use in vaccines and ...
‘Financial infidelity’: What defines it, who is at risk, and what are the consequences?
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Romantic partners aren't always honest about money in their relationships, but when does hiding ...
New research seeks to improve safety equipment for pregnant women
UBC Okanagan engineer says not all body types are taken into accountCredit: UBC Okanagan As technology advances in the things ...
Blood pressure drug could help problem drinkers: QUT research
Credit: QUT A drug used to treat high blood pressure may alleviate anxiety induced by long-term heavy alcohol use, and ...
George Mason receives NIJ grant to develop bruise identification protocol
Dr. Katherine Scafide and collaborators will develop protocol and curriculum for bruise identification using alternate lightCredit: George Mason University Dr. ...
Drug combination shows promise in preclinical models of triple negative breast cancer
Hollings Cancer Center researchers explore how to help the 60 percent of patients with TNBC who do not respond well ...
Smoking cessation treatment targets adolescents
Researchers at MUSC seek smoking cessation treatments designed for adolescents rather than merely adapted from adultsCredit: Sarah Pack, MUSC Preventable ...
Potentially toxic chemicals from LCDs in nearly half of household dust samples tested
Credit: Daniel Hallen/USask SASKATOON - Chemicals commonly used in smartphone, television, and computer displays were found to be potentially toxic ...
Justified and unjustified movie violence evokes different brain responses, study finds
Justified violence in PG-13 films is seen as more acceptableCredit: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience/Annenberg Public Policy Center The gun violence ...
Lyme disease claim lines increased 117% from 2007 to 2018
FAIR Health study uncovers geographic, age and gender variationCredit: @FAIRHealth NEW YORK, NY--December 10, 2019--From 2007 to 2018, claim lines ...
Major grant funds educational outcomes study of New Jersey children with special needs
Drs. Botticello and O'Neill of Kessler Foundation will collaborate with Children's Specialized Hospital to study how the educational experiences of ...
Medicaid expansion doubled access to primary care, increased attention to health risks
Less reliance on emergency care, more discussions about healthy behaviors and use of preventive care seen in survey of low-income ...
Award to create clinical solution for life-threatening preemie condition
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National ...
Team finds link between vitamin A and brain response in Monarch butterflies
The findings pave the way for understanding the mechanisms by which vitamin A operates in the brain to translate day ...
