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Boulder, Colorado, USA – In the February issue of GSA Today, Lorena Moscardelli of the University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences documents evidence in support ...
Read the releasePHILADELPHIA – All creatures great and small, including fruitflies, need sleep. Researchers have surmised that sleep – in any species -- is necessary for repairing proteins, consolidating ...
Read the releasePeople seriously injured by violence are no more likely to die in the years after they are shot, stabbed or beaten than those who are seriously injured in accidents, Johns ...
Read the releaseObesity is a known risk factor for many cancers including colon cancer, yet the reasons behind the colon cancer link have often remained unclear. A Michigan State University study is shedding more ...
Read the releaseAmsterdam, NL, February 4, 2014 – Using auditory or tactile stimulation, Sensory ...
Read the releaseWith nearly one-third of Americans suffering from chronic pain, prescription opioid painkillers have become the leading form of treatment for this debilitating condition. ...
Read the releaseNew research predicts that coastal regions may face massive increases in damages from storm surge flooding over the course of the 21st century. According to the study published ...
Read the releaseHigh blood pressure could be as devastating to global health as HIV, a group of experts is warning. Writing in the International Journal of Epidemiology this week, Prof Peter Lloyd-Sherlock from the University of ...
Read the releaseThe number of annual excess deaths caused by hot weather in England and Wales is ...
Read the releaseGovernment initiatives to improve access to healthy foods may have a limited impact ...
Read the releaseOn average, organic farms support 34% more plant, ...
Read the releasePeople who are younger, more affluent and do not have established health care relationships are more likely to use a telemedicine program that allows patients to get medical help -- including prescriptions ...
Read the releaseCHICAGO – Many U.S. adults consume more added sugar (added in processing or preparing of foods, not naturally occurring as in fruits and fruit juices) than expert panels recommend for a healthy ...
Read the releaseIntensive blood pressure and cholesterol lowering was not associated with reduced risk for diabetes-related cognitive decline in older patients with long-standing type 2 ...
Read the releaseGenetic testing of embryos for a fatal inherited neurodegenerative disorder allowed a woman to selectively implant two mutation-free embryos and conceive healthy twins, what researchers ...
Read the releaseA new study, co-authored by a Harvard scientist, offers the first-ever evidence that fetal sex can affect the amount of milk cows produce, a finding that could have major economic implications ...
Read the releaseNearly half of HIV-infected teenagers and young adults forego timely treatment, delaying care until their disease has advanced, which puts them at risk for dangerous infections ...
Read the releaseThere are sleep cycles and there are also weight loss cycles. Almost everyone loses weight on weekdays and gains weight on ...
Read the releaseSophia Antipolis, 4 February 2014. A report that will be published tomorrow provides strong evidence that the symptoms of depressive ...
Read the releaseScientists have found that people who feel powerless actually see the world differently, and find a task to be more physically challenging than those with a greater sense of personal and social ...
Read the releaseServices provided by Mother Nature, such as pest control from insect-eating bats, are affected by market ...
Read the releaseA team of researchers has found that British people travelling abroad for medical treatment are often unaware of the potential health and financial consequences they could face. The ...
Read the releaseIn a study published in Health Affairs on February ...
Read the releaseAdoption of new guidelines recommending screening ...
Read the releasePITTSBURGH, Feb. 3, 2014 – Opening up a can of worms is a good way to start hunting for new drugs, recommend researchers from Children's Hospital ...
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