Rapid testing to diagnose influenza leads to more appropriate care in the ED When patients in the emergency department (ED) are diagnosed with influenza by means of a rapid test, they get fewer unnecessary antibiotics, are prescribed antiviral ...

Molecule common in some cancers, rheumatoid arthritis leads to potential therapy for both WASHINGTON — A molecule that helps cells stick together is significantly over-produced in two very different diseases — rheumatoid arthritis and a variety of cancers, including ...

Primary care key to management of patients with HIV infection Updated HIVMA Guidelines indicate doctors should focus on common health conditions [EMBARGOED FOR NOV. 14, 2013, ARLINGTON, Va.] – The HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) of the Infectious Diseases ...

Accidental discovery dramatically improves electrical conductivity Crystal could improve performance of electronic devices PULLMAN, Wash.—Quite by accident, Washington State University researchers have achieved a 400-fold increase in the electrical conductivity ...

Using airport screening technology to visualize waves in fusion plasma Millimeter-wave imaging helps scientists better understand and manage plasma instabilities Millimeter-wave imaging technology is widely used in airborne radar, automotive sensors and full-body ...

New links between social status and brain activity Social stability affects the production of new brain cells; ability of brain to adapt is key to coping with hierarchies and stress SAN DIEGO — New studies released today reveal links between social status and specific ...

Can the eyes help diagnose Alzheimer's disease? VIDEO: Scott Turner, M.D., Ph.D., discusses research to be presented at the Neuroscience 2013 meeting. He and an ...

Breathalyzer technology detects acetone levels to monitor blood glucose in diabetics Groundbreaking research to be featured at 2013 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition Arlington, Va. — A novel hand-held, noninvasive monitoring device that uses ...

New compound inhibits cognitive impairment in animal models of Alzheimer's disease Promising research to be featured at 2013 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition Arlington, Va. — The novel compound IRL-1620 may be useful in treating Alzheimer's ...

Study finds context is key in helping us to recognize a face Why does it take longer to recognise a familiar face when seen in an unfamiliar setting, like seeing a work colleague when on holiday? A new study published today in Nature Communications has found that part ...

Young stars paint spectacular stellar landscape Most stars do not form alone, but with many siblings that are created at about the same time from a single cloud of gas and dust. NGC 3572, in the southern constellation of Carina (The Keel), is one of these clusters. It contains many hot ...

Human stem cells used to elucidate mechanisms of beta-cell failure in diabetes Mechanisms that impair insulin production in diabetes identified using a human stem cell model of Wolfram syndrome, a rare form of diabetes NEW YORK, NY (November 13, 2013) – Scientists ...

Don't hold the anchovies: Study shows Peruvian fish worth more as food than as feed The true potential of Peruvian anchovy lies not in fishmeal but as food for people and as part of the ocean food web, according to Canadian and Peruvian researchers. The ...

Social networks make us smarter The secret to why some cultures thrive and others disappear may lie in our social networks and our ability to imitate, rather than our individual smarts, according to a new University of British Columbia study. The study, ...

Designing principles and optimization approaches of a bio-inspired self-organized network By observing the collective behaviors of social species, artificial self-organized systems are expected to exhibit some intelligent features that may have made social species so ...

Healing powers Carl-Philipp Heisenberg group detects mechanism in cell division relevant for closing wounds This news release is available in German. Spreading of the epithelial cell layer is fundamental for epithelial closure ...

Natural disasters of the past can help solve future problems Were you one of the many people who got stuck in an airport when the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted in 2010? It wasn't a major eruption, and it happened a long way from the heart of Europe. But it ...

New generation of micro sensors for monitoring ocean acidification The first step in developing a cost-effective micro sensor for long-term monitoring of ocean acidification has been achieved by a team of scientists and engineers. The new ...

Largest lake in Britain and Ireland has lost three-quarters of winter water birds The largest lake in Britain and Ireland, Lough Neagh, has lost more than three quarters of its overwintering water birds according to researchers at Queen's University Belfast. The ...

Back to the future: Nostalgia increases optimism New research from the University of Southampton shows that feeling nostalgic about the past will increase optimism about the future. The research, published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, ...

Squeeze and you shall measure -- squeezed coherent states shown to be optimal for gravitational wave Extremely precise measurements of distances are key in all techniques used to detect gravitational waves. To increase ...

Redesigned protein opens door for safer gene therapy A fusion protein engineered by researchers at KU Leuven combining proteins active in HIV and Moloney murine leukaemia virus (MLV) replication may lead to safer, more effective retroviral gene therapy. Gene therapy ...

Monkeys 'understand' rules underlying language musicality This news release is available in German. Many of us have mixed feelings when remembering painful lessons in German or Latin grammar in school. Languages feature a large number of complex ...

BU study finds gymnasts' face high exposure to flame retardants (Boston) -- Competitive gymnasts have a higher exposure to potentially harmful flame-retardants than the general population, likely because such contaminants are present in foam used in gym ...

Island biodiversity in danger of total submersion with climate change Sea level rise caused by global warming can prove extremely destructive to island habitats, which hold about 20% of the world's biodiversity. Research by C. Bellard, C. Leclerc and F. Courchamp ...