Does taking multiple medicines increase your risk of being admitted to hospital? Patients with a single illness who take many drugs have an increased risk of being admitted to hospital, but for patients with multiple conditions, taking many medicines is now associated with ...

How much does it cost to have a baby in a hospital? UCSF study examines charges for uncomplicated deliveries Women giving birth in California can face a huge cost difference in their hospital bills, according to a new UC San Francisco ...

In the blink of an eye CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Imagine seeing a dozen pictures flash by in a fraction of a second. You might think it would be impossible to identify any images you see for such a short time. However, a team of neuroscientists from MIT has found ...

More than meets the eye Researchers at UCSB and University of Bristol have found that when it comes to vision, the brain can perform more than one function without sacrificing time or accuracy Many studies suggest that pushing your brain ...

Loyola study provides guidance on drug holidays from popular osteoporosis treatments Doctors commonly recommend drug holidays, or breaks, from certain osteoporosis drugs due to the risks associated with these treatments. Yet little has been known about the ...

Joslin finds metabolic clues to diabetic kidney failure Metabolomics study examines factors that may lead to end stage renal disease BOSTON - January 15, 2013 - About 33 percent of people with type 2 diabetes suffer kidney damage that progresses to end stage renal ...

Self-control isn't in short supply (despite what it looks like) It might be true that people have a harder time controlling themselves when they are tired at the end of the day, but that doesn't mean that self-control is a limited resource, say authors in the Cell Press publication ...

Alaskan caribou and ptarmigan migrations recorded Automated cameras document northern spring movement of species across tundra In the February issue of BioScience, biologists describe the first-of-a-kind recording of caribou and ptarmigan migrations made ...

First planet found around solar twin in star cluster 6-year search with HARPS finds three new planets in Messier 67 Astronomers have used ESO's HARPS planet hunter in Chile, along with other telescopes around the world, to discover three planets orbiting stars in the cluster Messier 67. ...

The internal clock and feeding rhythm set the pace of the liver Living organisms have adapted to the day-night cycle and, in most cases, they have evolved a "circadian clock". Its effects are not completely known yet but its functioning has been ...

IU study: Copycats pave the way to problem-solving success BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- It is often better to be surrounded by copycats than innovators, according to a new Indiana University study. By creating a virtual problem landscape, IU cognitive scientists explored ...

Gold nanoparticles help to develop a new method for tracking viruses Researchers at the Nanoscience Center (NSC) of University of Jyväskylä in Finland have developed a novel method to study enterovirus structures and their functions. The method will help ...

Easier said than done In moral behavior, (virtual) reality is something else altogether The brakes of your car fail suddenly and on your path are five people who will certainly be hit and killed. You can steer, but if you do another ...

New study shows: Large landmasses existed 2.7 billion years ago A Cologne working group involving Prof. Carsten Münker and Dr. Elis Hoffmann and their student Sebastian Viehmann (working with Prof. Michael Bau from the Jacobs University Bremen) have managed for the ...

Genes and calls reveal 5-fold greater diversity of Amazon frog species Amazonian biodiversity has been studied for hundreds of years. Early explorers of Amazonian plants and animals included renowned naturalists of the stature of Alexander von Humboldt and A. R. Wallace. ...

Multihormone reverses metabolic damage of high calorie diet Importantly, the scientists found out that treatment of obese mice with this GLP-1/Glucagon co-agonist improves metabolism ...

An international study allows a better prediction of the risk of hereditary cancer An international study has developed a refined method to identify people at risk for certain inherited cancer as a result of Lynch syndrome. The study, published ...

Scientists warn: Conservation work in zoos is too random The world's zoos work hard and spend enormous resources on the conservation of endangered species, but the resources are not always optimally spent. One big problem is international legislation and the need of more ...

Ramularia and the 4 Rs Resistance gene causes susceptibility to second disease The gene that has provided spring barley with resistance to powdery mildew for over 30 years increases susceptibility to newly-important disease Ramularia leaf spot. Scientists ...

Women with a high economic status claim to have better sex A higher socioeconomic status has been associated with a more satisfying sex life An analysis based on the first Spanish National Sexual Health Survey, carried out in 2009, ...

Study explores possible costs, benefits of making movies with 'Oscar appeal' WASHINGTON, DC, January 15, 2014 — What do Hollywood moguls holding their breath this week for an Oscar nomination have in common with the influence peddlers on K Street in ...

UD-developed smart gels deliver medicine on demand Researchers at the University of Delaware have developed a "smart" hydrogel that can deliver medicine on demand, in response to mechanical force. Over the past few decades, smart hydrogels have been created ...

Low national funding for LGBT health research contributes to inequities, analysis finds PITTSBURGH, Jan. 15, 2014 – Only one-half of 1 percent of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) between 1989 and 2011 concerned ...

Some families would consider terminal sedation for kin in a permanent vegetative state The families of some very severely brain injured patients believe that once all treatment options are exhausted, allowing their relatives to die with the help of terminal sedation would be a humane ...

Don't fear the dawn of the drones; someday 1 might save your life, thanks to UC research University of Cincinnati engineering researchers are finding new and unique approaches to developing autopilots for unmanned aerial vehicles and getting them into the hands ...