Engineering education may diminish concern for public welfare issues Collegiate engineering education may foster a "culture of disengagement" regarding issues of public welfare, according to new research by a sociologist at Rice University. For the first-of-its-kind study, the ...

In an era of less media scrutiny, John F. Kennedy hid serious health problems from the public An article published in Annals of Internal Medicine discusses the surprising health history of President John F. Kennedy. At the age of 43, Kennedy was the youngest ...

Framework could improve southeast rainfall forecasts DURHAM, N.C. -- Summer rainfall in the southeastern United States is vitally important to the region's agriculture, economy and ecology. But accurately forecasting how much rain may fall in an upcoming season can be tricky ...

Dartmouth-led study shows diet alone can be significant source of arsenic Diet alone can be a significant source of arsenic exposure regardless of arsenic concentrations in drinking and cooking water, a Dartmouth College-led study finds. The study also confirms ...

Box office success linked to blogging, study finds Study shows how studios can stimulate ticket sales in local markets Movie attendance peaks during the holiday season, and studios capitalize on this by releasing dozens of new titles ...

National survey finds frog abnormalities are rare A 10-year study shows some good news for frogs and toads on national wildlife refuges. The rate of abnormalities such as shortened or missing legs was less than 2 percent overall — indicating that the malformations ...

World's leading lung societies unite to call for improvements in health care Northbrook, Illinois, November 20, 2013. Experts from the world's leading lung organizations have come together for the first time to call for a worldwide effort to improve ...

Scientists far from finish line in understanding anemia in female athletes ANN ARBOR—When Kaitlyn Patterson's fatigue progressed to hyperventilating even during slow runs, and then forced her to quit high school distance running for the season, she knew something ...

Evidence of destruction in Tacloban, Philippines When Super Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines on November 8, 2013, it pounded the island of Leyte with winds near 315 kilometers (195 miles) per hour and a tremendous storm surge. In Tacloban, winds blew a wall of ...

Virtual sailing simulator shows key role of recreation Kennedy Krieger Institute researchers find therapeutic benefits of virtual sailing Researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute announced today the results of a pilot study demonstrating use of a virtual ...

AIDS guidelines for children may not improve death rates but may improve treatment access Recent changes to World Health Organization guidelines for starting anti-AIDS drugs (antiretroviral therapy—ART) in young children are unlikely to improve death rates but may ...

Treating alcohol dependence: Medication plus therapy leads to longer abstinence Alcohol treatment that incorporates a stepped-care rationale, in which services are escalated, ...

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 19-Nov-2013 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Nina Mulia, Dr.PH. nmulia@arg.org 510-597-3440 Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute Laura A. Schmidt, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.P.H. laura.schmidt@ucsf.edu 415-476-0440 University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research Recessionary woes lead to adverse alcohol outcomes ...

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 19-Nov-2013 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Ester M. Nakamura-Palacios, M.D., Ph.D. emnpalacios@gmail.com 55-27-3335-7337 Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo J. Leon Morales-Quezada, M.D., M.Sc. lmorales@neuromodulationlab.org 617-573-2499 Harvard Medical School Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research Alcohol's frontal-lobe damage may become evident before ...

Individuals who flush after drinking are at higher risk of alcohol-related hypertension Excessive ...

Smoking increases risk of death for nasopharyngeal carcinoma survivors PHILADELPHIA — Survivors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma who are former or current smokers are more likely to have their disease progress, relapse, or spread, and are more likely ...

Older sedentary adults reduced injury to heart through moderate physical activity Abstract 16937 (Hall F, Core 2, Poster Board: 2057) Moderate physical activity in sedentary older adults reduced the progression of injury to the heart, according to research presented ...

Younger Hispanic women face higher risk of death from heart attack Abstract 15362 (Hall F, Core 2, Poster Board: 2180) Younger Hispanic women face a higher risk of death in hospitals after a heart attack, are more likely to suffer from co-existing conditions ...

Bedtime aspirin may reduce risk of morning heart attack Abstract 19559 (Clinical Science: Special Reports III -- Ballrooms C1&C2) Taking aspirin at bedtime instead of in the morning might reduce acute heart events, according a new study presented at the American ...

Researchers suggest China consider national flu vaccination plan with staggered timing China should tailor its influenza vaccination strategies to account for its three distinct flu regions, according to the first comprehensive study of the country's ...

Casual employment is linked to women being childless by the age of 35 Women who have worked in temporary jobs are less likely to have had their first child by the age of 35, according to research published online today (Wednesday) in Europe's leading ...

Synaesthesia is more common in autism People with autism are more likely to also have synaesthesia, suggests new research in the journal Molecular Autism. Synaesthesia involves people experiencing a 'mixing of the senses', for example, seeing colours ...

Hospital treatment for patients who self-harm in England is 'as variable as ever' Hospital management of patients who self-harm in England has barely changed in the past 10 years despite the introduction of clinical guidelines a new study shows Hospital management of patients ...

Peering into the future: How cities grow Migration patterns into and out of cities are the result of millions of individual decisions, which in turn are affected by thousands of factors like economics, location, politics, security, aesthetics, ...

New modelling technique could bypass the need for engineering prototypes A new modelling technique has been developed that could eliminate the need to build costly prototypes, which are used to test engineering structures such as aeroplanes. The study, ...