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Study challenges ecology's 'Field of Dreams' hypothesis

Restoring habitat requires much more than just the right plants

Study challenges ecology's 'Field of Dreams' hypothesis
2021-02-02
(Press-News.org) DeKalb, Ill. -- If you build it, they might not come. That's the key finding of a END

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DENVER (Feb. 2, 2021) - Jongeun You, a researcher at the University of Colorado Denver, recently END ...

Neuromuscular disease registry helps patients access research, clinical trials, new genetic tests, and therapies

Neuromuscular disease registry helps patients access research, clinical trials, new genetic tests, and therapies
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Amsterdam, February 2, 2021 - The Canadian Neuromuscular Disease Registry (CNDR) was launched in 2010 to increase efficient patient access to cutting-edge research and clinical trials, to increase understanding of the natural history and epidemiology of neuromuscular disease across Canada, and to facilitate research collaboration. An assessment of CNDR's accomplishments, published in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases, found that it has been successful in securing funding and engaging the community over the past 10 years. With more than 4,000 enrolled patients, data from the registry have been used in over 125 research projects as of 2019, including clinical trial and research notifications, patient questionnaires, and data analyses around ...

Snake micro scales reveal secrets of sidewinding and slithering

Snake micro scales reveal secrets of sidewinding and slithering
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The mesmerizing flow of a sidewinder moving obliquely across desert sands has captivated biologists for centuries and has been variously studied over the years, but questions remained about how the snakes produce their unique motion. Sidewinders are pit vipers, specifically rattlesnakes, native to the deserts of the southwestern United State and adjacent Mexico. Scientists had already described the microstructure of the skin on the ventral, or belly, surface of snakes. Many of the snakes studied, including all viper species, had distinctive rearward facing "microspicules" (micron-sized protrusions on scales) that had been interpreted in the context of reducing ...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual medical students are more likely to experience burnout, study finds

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Studies have shown that nearly half of all medical students in the U.S. report symptoms of burnout, a long-term reaction to stress characterized by emotional exhaustion, cynicism and feelings of decreased personal accomplishment. Beyond the personal toll, the implications for aspiring and practicing physicians can be severe, from reduced quality of care to increased risk of patient safety incidents. According to a new study published on Tuesday, Feb. 2, in JAMA Network Open, students who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual ...

1 in 10 college women experience period poverty, more likely to experience depression

1 in 10 college women experience period poverty, more likely to experience depression
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Period poverty, a lack of access to menstrual hygiene products, and other unmet menstrual health needs can have far-reaching consequences for women and girls in the United States and globally. New research led by George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services found that more than 14% of college women experienced period poverty in the past year, and 10% experienced period poverty every month. Women who experienced period poverty every month (68%) or in the past year (61.2%) were more likely to experience moderate or severe depression than those who did not experience period poverty (43%). Dr. Jhumka Gupta, an associate professor at George Mason University was senior author of the study published in BMC Women's Health. ...

U of M study shows enhanced accuracy of CMV detection method in newborn screening

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Automated imaging detects and tracks brain protein involved in Alzheimer's disease

Automated imaging detects and tracks brain protein involved in Alzheimers disease
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BOSTON - Amyloid-beta and tau are the two key abnormal protein deposits that accumulate in the brain during the development of Alzheimer's disease, and detecting their buildup at an early stage may allow clinicians to intervene before the condition has a chance to take hold. A team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has now developed an automated method that can identify and track the development of harmful tau deposits in a patient's brain. The research, which is published in END ...

Opioid prescriptions remained elevated two years after critical care

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Nearly 11 percent of people admitted to an intensive care unit in Sweden between 2010 and 2018 received opioid prescriptions on a regular basis for at least six months and up to two years after discharge. That is according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet published in Critical Care Medicine. The findings suggest some may become chronic opioid users despite a lack of evidence of the drugs' long-term effectiveness and risks linked to increased mortality. "We know that the sharp rise in opioid prescriptions in the U.S. has contributed to a deadly opioid crisis there," says first author Erik von Oelreich, PhD student in the Department of Physiology and ...

Decision-support tool could reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions for child diarrhoea

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A decision-support tool that could be accessed via mobile devices may help clinicians in lower-resource settings avoid unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions for children with diarrhoea, a study published today in eLife shows. The preliminary findings suggest that incorporating real-time environmental, epidemiologic, and clinical data into an easy-to-access, electronic tool could help clinicians appropriately treat children with diarrhoea even when testing is not available. This could help avoid the overuse of antibiotics, which contributes to the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria. "Diarrhoea is a common condition among children ...

International research network identifies triggers for severe course of liver cirrhosis

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[Press-News.org] Study challenges ecology's 'Field of Dreams' hypothesis
Restoring habitat requires much more than just the right plants