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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Enhances Sleep and Pain Relief

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia significantly improved sleep for patients with chronic neck or back pain and also reduced the extent to which pain…

Life & Chemistry

Dietary Formula Promotes Youthful Function in Aging Adults

The findings are published in the current issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine.”As we all eventually learn, ageing diminishes our mind, fades our…

Health & Medicine

How Virtual Reality Is Transforming PTSD Treatment

New approaches to treatment are relying on technology, such as virtual reality, to alleviate the psychologically damaging effects of PTSD, and these innovative…

Life & Chemistry

UNH Chemists Develop Promising New Semiconductor Molecule

The team, led by professor of organic chemistry and materials science Glen Miller and including two UNH undergraduates, published their findings in January…

Physics & Astronomy

New One-Step Method Enables P-Type and N-Type Doping in Graphene

A simple one-step process that produces both n-type and p-type doping of large-area graphene surfaces could facilitate use of the promising material for future…

Life & Chemistry

MSU Researcher Explores CAM Therapies for Breast Cancer Care

Gwen Wyatt of MSU's College of Nursing, in research published in the current edition of Nursing Research, analyzed which CAM therapies — such as massage,…

Studies and Analyses

Parents often wait too long to treat children's asthma symptoms

Results of the study, published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, show there are missed opportunities to intervene early and thus relieve a…

Earth Sciences

New Research Challenges Sea Level Change Models During Ice Ages

Jeffrey Dorale, assistant professor of geoscience in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, writes that global sea level and Earth's climate are closely…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Innovative Academic Programs for Sustainable Agriculture Growth

Academic programs and courses have increased in recent years for sustainable agriculture, organic farming, and agroecology. In a recent study published in the…

Life & Chemistry

ASU Team Develops Universal DNA Reader for Cheaper Sequencing

Led by ASU Regents' Professor Stuart Lindsay, director of the Biodesign Institute's Center for Single Molecule Biophysics, the ASU team is one of a handful…

Life & Chemistry

New Compound Shows Promise in Treating Heart Failure

The study is published in the February issue of Circulation.More than five and half million Americans have heart failure, according to the American Heart…

Life & Chemistry

New Drug Keeps Tumor Growth Off with Kinase Switch Innovation

“We locked the kinase switch in the off position in cancer and in tumor-associated blood vessels,” which differs from the way current inhibitors attempt to…

Life & Chemistry

Detecting ATP: Unveiling Cell Function and Innovation

All living cells require a fuel to function: adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the cell “gasoline”. Detecting ATP within cells can help researchers observe…

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intendiX – Communication by thoughts: First patient-ready system on the market

This is a direct communication channel between the brain and a computer. Such a system enables completely paralyzed patients to communicate or to control…

Earth Sciences

Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapse Linked to Ocean Waves

Depicting a cause-and-effect scenario that spans thousands of miles, a scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and his collaborators…

Life & Chemistry

Why Do We Walk Heel-First? The Efficiency Paradox Explained

So, why have we stuck with our inefficient heel first footfall pattern when the rest of our bodies are honed for marathon running? This paradox puzzled Nadja…

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