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Dance and virtual reality: A promising treatment for urinary incontinence in elderly women This news release is available in French. Virtual reality, dance and fun are not the first things that come to mind when we think of treating urinary ...
Read the releaseBrain structure shows who is most sensitive to pain WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Jan. 14, 2014 – Everybody feels pain differently, and brain structure may hold the clue to these differences. In a study published in the current online issue of the journal ...
Read the releaseGeriatric health professionals experience added burden when caring for own family members (Boston) --In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) ...
Read the releaseGeorgia Tech researchers reveal phrases that pay on Kickstarter New study finds that pitch language plays major role in success of projects on popular crowdfunding site Researchers at Georgia Tech studying the burgeoning phenomenon of crowdfunding have ...
Read the releasePotential future data storage at domain boundaries Scientists discover polar domain walls in antiferroelectric materials This news release is available in German. Storing more and more in an ever-smaller space – what sounds impossible is in fact just ...
Read the releaseResearch shows early promise of new drug for cancers caused by viruses New Orleans, LA – Christopher Parsons, MD, Director of the HIV Malignancies Program at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is the senior author of a paper that is the ...
Read the releaseIllinois study identifies 3 risk factors most highly correlated with child obesity URBANA, Ill. – A University of Illinois study has identified the three most significant risk factors for child ...
Read the releaseScientists show how insulin-producing cells may fail in diabetes, how they might someday be restored These cells may sometimes revert to a non-functional state, but other pancreatic cells may someday step in to replace them Two new studies led ...
Read the releaseNASA sees rainfall from System 94S over Australia's Arnhem region The low pressure area designated as System 94S has been trying to organize off the northern coast of Australia's Northern Territory for a couple of days. NASA's TRMM satellite passed overhead on January ...
Read the releaseHigh levels of molecular chlorine found in arctic atmosphere Scientists studying the atmosphere above Barrow, Alaska, have discovered unprecedented levels of molecular chlorine in the air, a new study reports. Molecular chlorine, from sea salt ...
Read the releaseEmbargoed news: Panel at odds over new BP guidelines Annals of Internal Medicine Jan. 14, 2014 tip sheet 1. Panel at odds over newly released blood pressure guidelines Panel members explain why they voted against raising systolic blood pressure targets Some ...
Read the releaseDiscovery of new Tiktaalik roseae fossils reveals key link in evolution of hind limbs The discovery of well-preserved pelves and a partial pelvic fin from Tiktaalik roseae, a 375 million-year-old transitional species between fish and the first ...
Read the releaseStudy questions anti-cancer mechanisms of drug tested in clinical trials CINCINNATI – The diabetes drug metformin is also being tested in numerous clinical trials for treating different cancers, and several studies point to its apparent ...
Read the releaseNHS cancer risk threshold 'too high' for patients, research indicates Patients have expressed an appetite for potential cancer symptoms to be checked out much sooner than current NHS thresholds guidelines suggest, new research has revealed. A study ...
Read the releaseChemical signaling simulates exercise in cartilage cells DURHAM, N.C. -- Cartilage is notoriously difficult to repair or grow, but researchers at Duke Medicine have taken a step toward understanding how to regenerate the connective tissue. By ...
Read the releaseMost students exposed to school-based food commercialism Most students in elementary, middle and high schools are exposed to food commercialism (including exclusive beverage contracts and the associated incentives, profits and advertising) at school, although there ...
Read the releaseStudy examines probiotic use in preventing gastrointestinal disorders in infants Giving an infant a probiotic during the first three months of life appears to reduce the onset of gastrointestinal disorders and result in lower associated costs, according to a study ...
Read the releaseHow fruit flies detect sweet foods UC Riverside research opens door for investigations into taste receptors of mosquitoes and other deadly insects RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Insects represent remarkable diversity and have adapted to all sorts of ecological ...
Read the releaseMicrobes buy low and sell high Microbes set up their own markets, comparing bids for commodities, hoarding to obtain a better price, and generally behaving in ways more commonly associated with Wall Street than the microscopic world The idea that people make ...
Read the releaseNew test could simplify the diagnosis of coeliac disease A new blood test being developed by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers can rapidly and accurately diagnose coeliac disease without the need for prolonged gluten exposure. Dr Jason Tye-Din, ...
Read the releaseMore to biofuel production than yield EAST LANSING, Mich. — When it comes to biofuels, corn leads the all-important category of biomass yield. However, focusing solely on yield comes at a high price. In the current issue of the Proceedings for the National ...
Read the releaseHow the immune system fights off malaria CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The parasites that cause malaria are exquisitely adapted to the various hosts they infect — so studying the disease in mice doesn't necessarily reveal information that could lead to drugs effective ...
Read the releaseAmericans with and without children at home report similar life satisfaction but more positive and negative emotions PRINCETON, N.J.—Americans aged 34 to 46 with children at home rate their life satisfaction ...
Read the releaseWeighing particles at the attogram scale CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT engineers have devised a way to measure the mass of particles with a resolution better than an attogram — one millionth of a trillionth of a gram. Weighing these tiny particles, including both ...
Read the releaseTranscendental experiences during meditation Overview of research on individuals experiencing higher states of consciousness published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Today, millions of Americans say they practice some form of yoga and/or meditation. ...
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