CORRECTING and REPLACING AppliedVR Receives NIDA Grants to Study Virtual Reality as an Opioid-Sparing Tool for Pain – Associated Press
CORRECTING and REPLACING AppliedVR Receives NIDA Grants to Study Virtual Reality as an Opioid-Sparing Tool…
Month: October 2019
To see where your business fits, understand the health benefits options – Smart Business Network
To see where your business fits, understand the health benefits options Smart Business Network Read Original…
FDA Endorses Tobacco Pouches as Less Risky Than Cigarettes – TIME
FDA Endorses Tobacco Pouches as Less Risky Than Cigarettes TIME Read Original Article: FDA Endorses Tobacco…
Q&A: Medical Bills; Coughing
Q. My elderly mother received an outlandish bill after being in the hospital for several…
Cut Calories for Heart Health
Even if you are fit and have healthy blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels,…
Diabetes and Vitamin D
Up to 75% of North Americans are vitamin D deficient, and that can spell a…
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Nutrition & Fitness Newsbriefs: Nuts; Fasting; Mouthwash
Nuts Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Death. Regularly eating nuts is associated with a lower risk…
Is Keto a No-Go?
The ketogenic diet began as a treatment for epilepsy and is still widely used in…
When a freestanding emergency department comes to town, costs go up
Rather than functioning as substitutes for hospital-based emergency departments, freestanding emergency departments have increased local…
Dementia patients’ adult kids diagnosed earlier than their parents
A new study indicates that people with dementia — whose parents also had dementia —…
Wake-up call: Cellular sleep isn’t as harmless as once thought
New research into the mechanics of cellular sleep and shutdown could shed light on the…
Embryonic development: Earlier origin of neural crest cells
Neural crest cells have been thought to originate in the ectoderm, the outermost of the…
New portable DNA sequencer quickly and accurately diagnoses wheat viruses
A group of scientists have developed a new technology that makes it possible to rapidly…
Scientists enhance color and texture of cultured meat
Researchers are exploring the development of cultured meat found that the addition of the iron-carrying…
Magnetics with a twist: Scientists find new way to image spins
Researchers have put a new spin on measuring and controlling spins in nickel oxide, with…
Machine-learning analysis of X-ray data picks out key catalytic properties
Scientists seeking to design new catalysts to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to methane have used…
Poor water conditions drive invasive snakeheads onto land
Researchers report on the water conditions that could drive snakeheads onto land. Read Original Article:…
Overall time on social media is not related to teen anxiety and depression
New research found that the amount of time spent on social media is not directly…
Protein in blood protects against neuronal damage after brain hemorrhage
Patients who survive a cerebral hemorrhage may suffer delayed severe brain damage caused by free…
Exercise can reduce artery stiffness associated with heart failure
Generally, exercise is considered good for you. However, physicians and medical doctors previously prescribed bedrest…
More electronic device use tied to more sugar and caffeine in teens
A new study found that more than 27% of teens exceed recommended sugar intake and…
Ways to reduce errors in wildlife surveys
Researchers are working to identify less error-prone methods for performing wildlife surveys. Read Original Article:…
College leadership training programs assessed
How effective are college programs designed to train the next generation of leaders? Read Original…
UN health agency launches week of action to ban lead paint
Although exposure to lead remains a key global health concern, particularly as it impacts childhood…
New species take longer to arise in the Amazon
Amazonia is home to the greatest number of species on earth, many now threatened, but…
Novel agent flips on garbage disposal in neurons, eliminating toxic brain proteins in mice
Neuroscientists say they have developed and tested an agent that reduces the buildup of toxic…
Survey completeness of a global citizen-science database of bird occurrence
There are many shortfalls in knowledge of the world’s biodiversity, and one of the most…
Monstrous galaxy from dawn of the universe accidentally discovered
The early universe is filled with monsters, a new study revealed. Researchers discovered a previously…
New drug-delivery technology promises efficient, targeted cancer treatment
A precise and non-toxic treatment that targets lung cancer cells at the nanoscale is able…
Combination of more hospitalizations and brain pathologies linked to faster cognitive decline
Older people who experienced more hospitalizations and also had more Alzheimer’s pathology in their brain…
Tradeoffs between commute time, safety
Urban commuters may be less likely to encounter automobile accidents if they are willing to…
Dislocated jaw is common in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes
Ghali and colleagues give an overview of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and their increasing public awareness…
IQSEC1 gene mutations cause new intellectual disability syndrome
Researchers identify gene causing intellectual disability syndrome that is common in countries where consanguineous marriages…
Pushy robots learn the fundamentals of object manipulation
Researchers have compiled a dataset that captures the detailed behavior of a robotic system physically…
Biological material boosts solar cell performance
Next-generation solar cells that mimic photosynthesis with biological material may give new meaning to the…
Satellite data used to calculate snow depth in mountain ranges
Bioscience engineers have developed a method to measure the snow depth in all mountain ranges…
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Lead isotopes a new tool for tracking coal ash
Scientists have developed a forensic tracer that uses lead isotopes to detect and measure coal…
Metformin offers no strength training benefits for seniors, study shows
A clinical trial argues against the hypothesis that the diabetes drug metformin could help exercising…
Are humans changing animal genetic diversity worldwide?
Human population density and land use is causing changes in animal genetic diversity, according to…
Ocular features of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes
Ghali and colleagues discuss the clinical updates of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS).1 Ophthalmic manifestations have been…
Neural network technique identifies mechanisms of ferroelectric switching
AI reveals domain-geometry-driven differences in ferroelectric switching, important for next-generation computing; approach could be applied…
A blood factor involved in weight loss and aging
Aging can be delayed through lifestyle changes (physical exercise, restricting calorie intake, etc.). Researchers have…
A ‘shocking’ new way to treat infections
New research introduces a revolutionary treatment for these infections. The group is utilizing electrochemical therapy…
Mix master: Modeling magnetic reconnection in partially ionized plasma
Many of the most dramatic events in the solar system — the spectacle of the…
Exposure to environmental PCBs impairs brain function in mice
Human-made toxic chemicals that linger indefinitely in the environment disrupt the performance of critical helper…
Kirigami inspires new method for wearable sensors
As wearable sensors become more prevalent, the need for a material resistant to damage from…
Transient and long-term disruption of gut microbes after antibiotics
Antibiotic treatment is known to disrupt the community structure of intestinal microbes — the 500…
New advances in the management of pulmonary sarcoidosis
AbstractSarcoidosis is a highly variable granulomatous multisystem syndrome. It affects individuals in the prime years…
Dry season increase in photosynthesis in Amazon rain forest
A new study demonstrated the potential of the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument on board the Copernicus Sentinel-5…
Much of the earth is still wild, but threatened by fragmentation
Half of the Earth’s land surface not covered with ice remains relatively wild — but…