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Much room for improvement in access to preventive dental care in the USA The uptake rate of preventative dental care increased over a ten-year period in the United States, but there remains a large disparity among ethnic groups, reports one of the largest and most comprehensive studies ...
Read the releaseMedical communication companies receive substantial support from drug and device companies Eighteen medical communication companies (MCCs) received about $100 million from 13 pharmaceutical and one device company that released data in 2010, and all or most of ...
Read the releaseStudy assesses amount, patterns of sedentary behavior of older women Among 7,000 older women who wore an accelerometer to measure their movement, about two-thirds of their waking time was spent in sedentary behavior, most of which occurred in periods of less than ...
Read the releaseNonsurgical treatment of periodontitis for persons with diabetes does not improve glycemic control For persons with type 2 diabetes and chronic periodontitis, nonsurgical periodontal treatment did not result in improved glycemic control, according to ...
Read the releaseExperts discover whether it's better to be right or be happy Researchers shed light on a frequent cause of marital discord Doctors see many couples who lead unnecessarily stressful lives by wanting to be right rather than happy. But is it better ...
Read the releaseUS researchers ponder modern day virgin births Strange nativities: Like a virgin (mother): Analysis of data from a longitudinal, US population representative sample survey At this time of year, many recount the birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary. But reports ...
Read the releaseAre we hard-wired to follow celebrity medical advice? Food for thought: Following celebrities' medical advice: Meta-narrative analysis A paper published in the Christmas edition of The BMJ asks why so many people follow medical advice from celebrities when ...
Read the releaseSporting success does affect birth rates Catalan births rose by 16 percent 9 months after FC Barcelona won 3 major trophies Births in a Catalan region of Spain increased by 16% nine months after FC Barcelona won three major football trophies in 2009, finds ...
Read the releaseAn apple a day keeps the doctor away 150 year old proverb stands the test of time, say researchers Prescribing an apple a day to all adults aged 50 and over would prevent or delay around 8,500 vascular deaths such as heart attacks and strokes every year ...
Read the releaseCells from the eye are inkjet printed for the first time A group of researchers from the UK have used inkjet printing technology to successfully print cells taken from the eye for the very first time. The breakthrough, which has been detailed in a paper published ...
Read the releaseFreezing semen doubles the chances of fatherhood for men after treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma Men with Hodgkin lymphoma who want to become fathers after their cancer treatment have greatly increased chances of doing so if they have frozen and stored ...
Read the releaseSunlight adaptation region of Neanderthal genome found in up to 65 percent of modern East Asian population Recent highlights in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution With the Neanderthal genome now published, for the first ...
Read the releaseA roly-poly pika gathers much moss High-fiber salad bar may help lagomorphs survive climate change SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 18, 2013 – In some mountain ranges, Earth's warming climate is driving rabbit relatives known as pikas to higher elevations or wiping them out. But ...
Read the releaseLower Rio Grande Basin study shows shortfall in future water supply Reclamation study finds shortfall of 678,522 acre-feet of water per year will be needed in basin in 2060 due to increased demand and climate change WASHINGTON - Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael ...
Read the releasePerformance-enhancing drug use more prevalent than Type 1 diabetes or HIV infection Endocrine Society unveils scientific statement on the health consequences of performance-enhancing drugs Chevy Chase, MD— A new Scientific Statement issued today by The Endocrine Society ...
Read the releaseMU researchers develop advanced 3-dimensional 'force microscope' Innovation could lead to faster drug therapies and increased understanding of proteins on the microscopic level COLUMBIA, Mo. – Membrane proteins are the "gatekeepers" that allow information ...
Read the releaseBonobos stay young longer Contrary to humans and chimpanzees bonobos retain elevated thyroid hormones well into adulthood This news release is available in German. Despite the fact that chimpanzees and bonobos share similar starting conditions ...
Read the releaseExposing the roots of the lithium battery problem Berkeley Lab researchers find dendrite problem starts below the surface The lithium-ion batteries that power our laptops, smartphones and electric vehicles could have significantly higher energy density ...
Read the releaseNASA satellites get double coverage on newborn Tropical Cyclone Amara System 93S strengthened into the third tropical depression of the Southern Indian Ocean cyclone season, which quickly became a tropical storm named Amara. NASA's TRMM and Aqua satellites flew overhead ...
Read the releaseStudy finds known lung cancer oncogenes ALK and ROS1 also drive colorectal cancer Genetically targeted drugs in use for lung cancer may have colorectal cancer application, as well A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published online ahead of print in the ...
Read the releasePfeiffer fire near Big Sur, Calif. The MODIS or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of smoke and detected the heat from the Pfeiffer Fire near Big Sur, California on December 16 at ...
Read the releaseSignificant advance reported with genetically modified poplar trees CORVALLIS, Ore. – Forest geneticists at Oregon State University have created genetically modified poplar trees that grow faster, have resistance to insect pests and are able to retain ...
Read the releaseSaving Fiji's coral reefs linked to forest conservation upstream The health of coral reefs offshore depend on the protection of forests near the sea, according to a new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society that outlines the importance of terrestrial ...
Read the releaseNew research on diverticular disease in the December issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Diverticulosis, a condition that develops when pouches form in the wall of the colon, is increasing in frequency. It affects the majority of ...
Read the releaseWater in cells behaves in complex and intricate ways ANN ARBOR—In a sort of biological "spooky action at a distance," water in a cell slows down in the tightest confines between proteins and develops the ability to affect other proteins much farther away, University ...
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