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Health insurance increases preventive care but not risky behaviors (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- People with health insurance are more likely to use preventive services such as flu shots and health screenings to reduce their risk of serious ...
Read the releaseNational study finds donor age not a factor in most corneal transplants (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Ten years after a transplant, a cornea from a 71-year-old donor is likely to remain as healthy as a cornea from a donor half that age, and ...
Read the releaseA celebration of a Persian mystic leads to better understanding of dynamics James Hanna likes to have fun with his engineering views of physics. So when he and his colleague Jemal Guven visited their friend Martin Michael Müller in France on a rainy, dreary day, the three ...
Read the releaseShortage of rheumatologists -- In some US regions closest doctor may be 200 miles away A novel study published in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) journal, Arthritis & Rheumatism, shows that smaller micropolitan areas of the U.S.—those with less than 50,000 people—have ...
Read the releaseNegative BRCA testing may not always imply lowered breast cancer risk PHILADELPHIA — Women who are members of families with BRCA2 mutations but who test negative for the family-specific BRCA2 mutations are still at greater risk for developing ...
Read the release2-way traffic enables proteins to get where needed, avoid disease Augusta, Ga. - It turns out that your messenger RNA may catch more than one ride to get where it's going. Scientists have found that mRNA may travel one way down a cell, ...
Read the releaseWhen the living and the deceased don't agree on organ donation All 50 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the 2006 Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA) or enacted similar legislation giving individuals the "First Person Authorization" ...
Read the releaseLowering stand density reduces mortality of ponderosa pine stands REDDING, Calif.—As trees grow larger in even-aged stands, competition develops among them. Competition weakens trees, as they contend for soil moisture, ...
Read the releaseElectronic cigarettes: New route to smoking addiction for adolescents E-cigarettes have been widely promoted as a way for people to quit smoking conventional cigarettes. Now, in the first study of its kind, UC San Francisco researchers ...
Read the releaseUnhappy meals? Majority of very young children in California eat fast food at least once a week A surprisingly large percentage of very young children in California, including 70 percent of Latino children, eat fast food regularly, according to ...
Read the releasePolymer gel, heal thyself: University of Pittsburgh engineering team proposes new composites that can regenerate when damaged PITTSBURGH (November 25, 2013) … When a chair leg breaks or a cell phone shatters, either must be repaired or replaced. But what if these materials ...
Read the releaseLarge study shows pollution impact on coral reefs -- and offers solution CORVALLIS, Ore. – One of the largest and longest experiments ever done to test the impact of nutrient loading on coral reefs today confirmed what scientists have long ...
Read the releaseADHD linked to social and economic disadvantage Scientists have found evidence of a link between social and economic status and childhood attention deficit disorder in the UK Scientists have found evidence of a link between social and economic status and ...
Read the releaseImplantable slimming aid Gene network regulates blood-fat levels Humankind has a weight problem – and not only in the industrialised nations, either: the growing prosperity in many Asian or Latin American countries goes hand in hand with a way of life that ...
Read the releaseSeahorse heads have a 'no wake zone' that's made for catching prey
Read the releaseA gene mutation for excessive alcohol drinking found UK researchers have discovered a gene that regulates alcohol consumption and when faulty can cause excessive drinking. They have also identified the mechanism underlying this phenomenon. The study showed ...
Read the releaseProtective effects of dl-3n-butylphthalide against diffuse brain injury Dl-3n-butylphthalide can effectively treat cerebral ischemia; however, the mechanisms underlying the effects of dl-3n-butylphthalide on microcirculation disorders following diffuse brain injury ...
Read the releaseWhy do stroke patients show poor limb motor function recovery? Negative motor evoked potentials after cerebral infarction, indicative of poor recovery of limb motor function, tend to be accompanied by changes in fractional anisotropy values and the cerebral peduncle ...
Read the releaseAn abnormal resting-state functional brain network indicates progression towards AD Although we know that mild cognitive impairment is a transitional stage between normal aging and Alzheimer's disease, changes in brain networks during this transformation have ...
Read the releaseFlower power Researchers breed new varieties of chamomile Chamomile is a medicinal plant used mainly in the treatment of stomach and intestinal diseases, including the field of veterinary medicine. Agricultural scientist Bettina ...
Read the releaseResearchers have a nose for how probiotics could affect hay fever A study has shown that a daily probiotic drink changed how cells lining the nasal passages of hay fever sufferers reacted to a single out-of-season challenge. However, it did not ...
Read the releaseVTT introduces deforestation monitoring method for tropical regions Halting deforestation in tropical regions requires verification of forest conditions. VTT has developed a new satellite image based method for accurate assessment of tropical ...
Read the releaseNew technique for testing drugs to treat cystic fibrosis and epilepsy Researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Quebec at Montreal, have developed a new microsystem for more efficient testing of ...
Read the releaseNo qualms about quantum theory Study sets out to demystify a selected set of objections targeted against quantum theory in the literature A colloquium paper published in EPJ D looks into the alleged issues associated with quantum theory. Berthold-Georg Englert ...
Read the releaseRed Squirrels showing resistance to squirrelpox A study by the University of Liverpool has found that the red squirrel population along the Sefton coastline appears to be recovering from a serious outbreak of squirrelpox in 2008. Researchers from the University, ...
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