Analysis of health care in US indicates that improvement in outcomes has slowed An examination of health care in the U.S. finds that despite the extraordinary economic success of many of its participants, the health care system has performed relatively poorly ...

A longitudinal study of grapheme-color synaesthesia in childhood What colour is H? Is 4 brighter than 9? For most people these questions might seem baffling, but not for people with grapheme-color synesthesia. In the first long-term childhood study on grapheme-color synesthesia, ...

Penn Medicine researcher calls for halt of US health care spending spiral Per capita health care costs should grow no faster than economy as a whole Philadelphia – In order to evoke a true transformation, the U.S. health care system ...

Die-hard sports fans view ads associated with rival teams negatively, regardless of the message CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study concludes that it doesn't matter how compelling an advertisement may be, most die-hard Oregon State Beavers fans will simply ...

Fifth Annual World Pneumonia Day marks successes and challenges in tackling #1 killer of children Global Coalition Against Child Pneumonia calls for continued investment in innovations and proven tools (BALTIMORE, MARYLAND) — Global health advocates today ...

Men support cracking glass ceiling EAST LANSING, Mich. — Male workers appear to support women becoming CEOs even more than female workers do, finds new research on the proverbial glass ceiling and job satisfaction in six formerly socialist countries. The study, co-authored ...

Prosthetic hands viewed as eerie by the public new study shows Members of the public would prefer to look at human hands or robotic hands rather than prosthetic hands which they view as eerie, a new study by The University of Manchester has shown Members ...

Tailored pre-transplant therapy boosts survival rate in rare immune deficiency 'It has so to speak 'emptied' Quebec from children with the disease' -- Elie Haddad, CHU Ste-Justine and University of Montreal This news release is available in French. ...

Houston area survey: African-Americans are the most likely to value postsecondary education African-Americans are the most likely of all ethnic groups to emphasize the importance of postsecondary education, according to the 2013 Houston Education Survey. This and other findings ...

Conscientious people more likely to provide good customer service Conscientious people are more likely to provide good customer service, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University. The study, "Relations Between Personality, Knowledge and Behavior in Professional ...

Building block for exoskeleton could lead to more independence among the elderly What if certain patients could get a bionic pick-up without undergoing the pain and lengthy recovery of surgery? University of Cincinnati researchers are working on just that idea, with ...

The secrets of a bug's flight New experiments in Pennsylvania, described in the journal "Physics of Fluids," offer insight into how insects fly and how to design tiny flying robots WASHINGTON, D.C. Nov. 12, 2013 -- Researchers have identified ...

New discovery on early immune system development Researchers at Lund University have shed light on how and when the immune system is formed, raising hope of better understanding various diseases in children, such as leukaemia. The immune system is complex ...

Biomaterial-delivered chemotherapy could provide final blow to brain tumors A polymer originally designed to help mend broken bones could be successful in delivering chemotherapy drugs directly to the brains of patients suffering from brain tumours, ...

American Chemical Society podcast: A greener source of ingredients for plastics WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2013 — The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS') award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series highlights a first-of-its-kind ...

Researchers at Penn add another tool in their directed assembly toolkit An interdisciplinary team of University of Pennsylvania researchers has already developed a technique for controlling liquid crystals by means of physical templates and elastic energy, rather ...

Researchers call for health-care changes to help adults with developmental disabilities (Toronto) November 12, 2013 – Adults with developmental disabilities such as autism and Down syndrome are having a harder time accessing health care even though they ...

Wayne State researchers discover specific inhibitor for rheumatoid arthritis treatment Wayne State collaboration with Northwestern University leads to new understanding of the stress mechanism for development of rheumatoid ...

Penn and Drexel team demonstrates new paradigm for solar cell construction For solar panels, wringing every drop of energy from as many photons as possible is imperative. This goal has sent chemistry, materials science and electronic engineering researchers on ...

New ethics guidelines from American Thyroid Association published in Thyroid journal New Rochelle, NY, November 12, 2013—In this changing era of health care delivery, physician guidelines on ethics are more important than ever. As each specialty ...

Medicine: The heart's metronome A specific cell population is responsible for ensuring that our heartbeat remains regular. Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have now elucidated the mode of action of one of the crucial ...

Like shopping at home New research from Concordia University shows how familiarity encourages people to support their favorite businesses This news release is available in French. Montreal, November 12, 2013 — Why put a big comfy couch in the ...

Putting the brakes on immunity Tel Aviv University researchers discover a powerful mechanism that keeps white blood cells from going rogue The immune system is a double-edged sword. While its primary role is to fight infections, it can also become overactive, ...

Shared medical appointments -- Key factors for successful implementation New Rochelle, NY, November 12, 2013–Group visits, also called shared medical appointments (SMAs), can offer advantages over traditional one-on-one patient-physician ...

The secret of short stems Arabidopsis plants that only reach half their normal height have a mutation in the biosynthesis of the plant growth factor gibberellin This news release is available in German. The normal height to which plants grow is ...