COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Patricia Schnitzer, associate professor in the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, says that most unintentional child injury deaths of young children result from inadequate supervision or failure to protect children from harm.
Apr 29, 2011
3D models, produced by combining a patient's CT scans and 3D printing technology are proving useful in neurosurgical planning.
Apr 28, 2011
Declining rates of hospitalization have discouraged primary care doctors from seeing their patients in the hospital and encouraged the growing use of "hospitalists," a new physician specialty focused on the care of hospitalized patients.
Apr 28, 2011
AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University's Malika Jeffries-EL says she's studying doing structure-property studies so she can teach old polymers new tricks.
Apr 28, 2011
According to prehistoric records, elk roamed the northwestern part of Missouri until 1865. Now, the Missouri Department of Conservation is planning to reintroduce elk, but this time in the southeast part of the state.
Apr 28, 2011
RUSTON, La. -- Dr. Yuri Lvov, professor of chemistry and T.C. Pipes endowed chair in micro and nanosystems at Louisiana Tech University, recently led a…
Apr 28, 2011
A study of H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccination in a sample of black and Hispanic children in Atlanta found a low rate of vaccine acceptance among parents and caregivers.
Apr 28, 2011
One of the most critical tasks that a dividing cell must accomplish is the successful delivery of a complete set of genetic information to each new daughter cell.
Apr 28, 2011
TORONTO, On -- April 28, 2011 -- Immigrants living less than five years in Canada are less likely than their Canadian-born counterparts to have premature babies regardless of where they live, according to a new study by St.
Apr 28, 2011
Fish and marine species are among the most threatened wildlife on earth, due partly to over exploitation by fishing fleets.
Apr 28, 2011
People with rare diseases have the same right to high-quality health care in line with current medical knowledge as other patients do.
Apr 28, 2011
Montreal, April 28, 2011 -- A program which combines interval training and healthy eating practices seems to be perfectly indicated for those suffering from…
Apr 28, 2011
Allowing adolescents to drink alcohol under adult supervision does not appear to teach responsible drinking as teens get older.
Apr 27, 2011
PHILADELPHIA -- New psychology research at the University of Pennsylvania demonstrates a correlation between a test-taker's motivation and performance on an IQ test and, more important, between that performance and a person's future success.
Apr 27, 2011
