Health
Competing risks analysis highlights new targets in preventing ESRD and death of diabetics
Patients with both type 1 diabetes and CKD have an increased risk of adverse outcomes.
Feb 17, 2011
Earth & Environment
NASA sees heavy rains in Tropical Storm Bingiza, possibly headed for second landfall
NASA satellite data indicates that Bingiza is still maintaining tropical storm intensity and carrying heavy rainfall over the Mozambique Channel as it prepares for its second landfall in Madagascar.
Feb 17, 2011
Health
Psychological effects of BP oil spill go beyond residents of impacted shorelines
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The psychological effects of the BP oil spill, the largest recorded environmental disaster in human history, extend far beyond people…
Feb 17, 2011
Health
Inexpensive rinsing effective at reducing post-op infection following joint replacement surgery
CHICAGO -- A rinsing technique with betadine that costs just a little over one dollar per patient may significantly reduce the infection rate following total…
Feb 17, 2011
Technology
Technology breakthrough fuels laptops and phones, recharges scientist's 60-year career
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- How does a scientist fuel his enthusiasm for chemistry after 60 years?
Feb 17, 2011
Health
Improved behavioral health needed to respond to rising number of suicides among US Armed Forces
U.S. military officials should improve efforts to identify those at-risk and improve both the quality and access to behavioral health treatment in response to…
Feb 17, 2011
Earth & Environment
Everything you wanted to know about microbes and oil spills but were afraid to ask
Is it true that microbes cleaned up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Can bacteria really "eat" oil, and if so, how?
Feb 17, 2011
Health
Psychology and the law: A special issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science
Legal systems are necessary in any functioning society. Centuries ago, people realized that the only way to maintain a peaceful community was to develop a firm set of rules -- laws -- to punish transgressors.
Feb 17, 2011
Health
Higher levels of social activity decrease the risk of developing disability in old age
CHICAGO -- Afraid of becoming disabled in old age, not being able to dress yourself or walk up and down the stairs?
Feb 17, 2011
Health
First-of-its-kind study shows benefits of electrical stimulation therapy for people paralyzed by spinal cord injury
Feb. 17, 2011 -- A new treatment approach which uses tiny bursts of electricity to reawaken paralyzed muscles "significantly" reduced disability and improved…
Feb 17, 2011
Health
Vitamin E may increase or decrease the risk of pneumonia depending on smoking and exercise
Depending on the level of smoking and leisure time exercise, vitamin E supplementation may decrease or increase, or may have no effect, on the risk of pneumonia, according to a study published in Clinical Epidemiology.
Feb 17, 2011
Health
Drug therapy shows significant benefit in treating a leading cause of childhood blindness
A readily available, inexpensive drug therapy showed a significant benefit in treating premature infants with the worst and historically most difficult-to-treat cases of retinopathy of prematurity.
Feb 16, 2011
Health
MU researchers believe discovery could lead to testing that displaces colonoscopies
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Nobody enjoys colonoscopies, including mice. University of Missouri researchers are excited about the potential of using genetic biomarkers to predict colon cancer caused by inflammation.
Feb 16, 2011
Health
California Health Interview Survey releases newest data on state residents' health
The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), the nation's largest state health survey and a primary source of information on California's diverse population…
Feb 16, 2011