Scientists using “life history transmitters” to study Steller sea lions found evidence of age-structured predation by orcas (killer whales) and other large…
Researchers in Rhode Island Hospital's Cardiovascular Research Center have published two new studies focusing on the causes of arrhythmia and sudden cardiac…
“Consumers' perception of the precision and reliability of quantitative product information looms large in their decision making,” write authors Y. Charles…
“We were really surprised by that result and, in fact, we held back from publishing our study for roughly two years because we kept looking for a connection…
Researchers in Finland found that annual cumulative incidences of partial and total knee arthroplasty, commonly known as knee replacement surgery, rose rapidly…
Based on 12 years of data, the findings are published in the Jan.17 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine by a research team led by Thomas Gill, M.D., the…
A new study from the American Cancer Society finds recent declines in melanoma mortality rates in non-Hispanic Whites in the U.S. mainly reflect declines in…
“These results are especially interesting for rehabilitation therapy for people who've had strokes or other issues,” said study author Nicolas Langer, MSc,…
Researchers know that adolescents with a family history of alcoholism (FHP) are at risk for developing alcohol use disorders. Some studies have shown that,…
The study, published today in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) is the first to examine the relationship between drug insurance and the use of…
According to the study, pediatric hospitalizations from drowning-related incidents declined 51 percent from 1993 to 2008. The rates declined significantly for…
Students enrolled in a food and nutrition course at Deakin University, Australia and completed a food and diet questionnaire, two 24-hour food records, a food…
Contrary to expectations, patients who died from their injuries had lower inflammatory responses in their lungs than patients who survived.”Perhaps a better…
The research, led by Drew Shindell of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, finds that focusing on these measures could slow mean…
Quick, come up with an imaginary co-worker.Did you imagine someone who is positive, confident, and resourceful? Who rises to the occasion in times of trouble?…
Since winds have increased in intensity and moved to the south, the flight speed of albatrosses increased and they spend less time foraging. As a consequence,…