Day January 9, 2018

Medicine, Health Care Uncovering the Power of Glial… Published: January 8, 2018.Released by University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (January 8, 2018) … Implanted devices send targeted electrical stimulation to the nervous system to interfere with abnormal brain activity, and it is…

Medicine, Health Care Growing Opioid Epidemic Forcing More… Published: January 8, 2018.Released by University of South Florida (USF Health)   TAMPA, Fla. (January 8, 2018)- The opioid epidemic has become so severe it’s considered a national public health emergency. Addiction to…

Medicine, Health Care New Biomarkers Predict Outcome of… Published: January 8, 2018.Released by University of Zurich Nowadays, melanoma and lung cancer can be combatted effectively through immunotherapy, which makes targeted use of the immune system’s normal function of regularly examining…

Medicine, Health Care Proper Exercise Can Reverse Damage… Published: January 8, 2018.Released by UT Southwestern Medical Center   DALLAS – Jan. 8, 2018 – Exercise can reverse damage to sedentary, aging hearts and help prevent risk of future heart failure –…

Medicine, Health Care Study Uncovers Healthcare Disparities among… Published: January 8, 2018.Released by Wiley A new study reveals that, among patients of advanced age with stage III lung cancer, African Americans and individuals who live in lower income areas are…

Medicine, Health Care New Long-acting, Less-toxic HIV Drug… Published: January 8, 2018.Released by Yale University   New Haven, Conn.– A team of Yale researchers tested a new chemical compound that suppresses HIV, protects immune cells, and remains effective for weeks with…

What impact may legalization of recreational marijuana in Oregon have on teen marijuana use? Recent results from an Oregon Research Institute (ORI) study indicate that the influence of legalization on youth may depend on whether they were already using at…

A new report published in the January issue of Health Affairs is the first to examine hospital closures in the context of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion. The study from researchers at the Colorado School of Public Health…

On Jan. 8, Tropical Cyclone Irving was hurricane-force in the Southern Indian Ocean. The Global Precipitation Measurement Mission or GPM core satellite passed overhead and measured cloud heights and rainfall rates in the powerful storm. Tropical Cyclone Irving formed in…

NASA’s Terra satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Ava as it continued moving away from the island nation of Madagascar. Ava was located in the Southern Indian Ocean, off the southeastern coast of the country. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or…

Denver, CO. (January 8, 2018) – A report about high-quality carbohydrates and physical performance was recently released in the peer-reviewed journal Nutrition Today. The report focuses on commentary that took place during an expert panel. The results of the report…

There are more than 8 million species of living things on Earth, but none of them — from 100-foot blue whales to microscopic bacteria — has an advantage over the others in the universal struggle for existence. In a paper…

Community colleges provide a path out of poverty for many low-income students. However, far too many never graduate. Nationally, fewer than 40 percent of community college students obtain a degree within six years. New research from the University of Notre…

Scientists from King’s College London, funded by Breast Cancer Now, believe they have found a way to identify lymph-node positive breast cancer patients who are most likely to develop incurable secondary tumours (metastases) and those who are less at risk.…

IMAGE: Karine Princé studied the causes of waterfowl botulism deaths in Lake Michigan while a postdoctoral researcher at UW-Madison. view more  Credit: Karine Princé Since the 1960s, tens of thousands of birds living on the Great Lakes have died during periodic…

IMAGE: This is an infographic of study of impact of roads on grizzly bears. view more  Credit: Courtesy Clayton Lamb, University of Alberta EDMONTON (Jan. 9, 2018)–It’s simple math, says scientist Clayton Lamb. The closer grizzly bears are to humans, the…