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Major global health initiative could save hundreds of thousands of babies in Africa

Hundreds of thousands of babies could be saved through a major global health initiative launched here today to improve newborn hospital care throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

4 Oct 2019

Healthy diet could reduce depression symptoms in young adults, study suggests

Young adults with depression whose diet is usually unhealthy showed significantly fewer symptoms of depression after eating a healthy diet for three weeks, according to a study published October 9, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Heather Francis from Macquarie University, Australia, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 4 Oct 2019

Interprofessional education aims to foster learning, collaboration among healthcare students

A virtual world may be a feasible learning platform for bringing together students from different healthcare professions and enhancing their understanding of collaborative patient care and knowledge of other health professions, according to a pilot study led by researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine and published online in the Journal of Interprofessional Care.

3 Oct 2019

Evocative labels can get people to choose and consume more vegetables

Eating well isn't always easy, and the reality is simply telling people which foods to avoid doesn't do much to get them to eat better.

3 Oct 2019

Pittcon 2020 Wallace H. Coulter Lecture announced

Pittcon is honored to announce Professor John A. Rogers as the 2020 Wallace H. Coulter Lecturer. The 2020 Coulter Lecture is entitled Soft, Skin-interfaced Microfluid Systems for Capture and Analysis of Sweat.

From Pittcon 3 Oct 2019

Labels emphasizing taste can encourage healthy eating, shows study

Most people want to eat healthier, but efforts to encourage healthy eating by providing nutrition information have not drastically changed habits. A new study suggests that labels emphasizing taste and positive experience could help.

3 Oct 2019

AANA wins prestigious award for 'I AM ME Campaign'

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists was recently named a winner of Ragan's Health Care PR and Marketing Awards in the Social Media Campaign category for its I AM ME Campaign.

1 Oct 2019

UTA researchers pursuing groundbreaking treatment for healing cranial injuries

A University of Texas at Arlington team researching a groundbreaking treatment to accelerate the healing of cranial injuries has received significant funding support from the National Institutes of Health.

1 Oct 2019

MIT study finds link between students’ grades and sleep habits

Two MIT professors have found a strong relationship between students' grades and how much sleep they're getting. What time students go to bed and the consistency of their sleep habits also make a big difference.

1 Oct 2019

Peer pressure at school influencing teen vape use

Vaping or e-cigarette use has been linked to the emergence of a severe lung disease that has affected more than 800 people across the United States, with 12 reported deaths. The largest users of vapes or e-cigarettes are among teens and young adults. A new study points out that schools play a major role in the sudden surge of e-cigarette use among teens.

1 Oct 2019

New program developed to reduce dating violence among students

A program developed to encourage healthy relationships and reduce dating violence was effective among early middle school students, according to results of a study published in the American Journal of Public Health by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

30 Sep 2019

New method for single-step fabrication of spatially functionalized scaffolds

Organs, muscles and bones are composed of multiple types of cells and tissues that are carefully organized to carry out a specific function.

30 Sep 2019

People with anxiety may resist relaxation and continue worrying to avoid the letdown

Relaxing is supposed to be good for the body and soul, but people with anxiety may actively resist relaxation and continue worrying to avoid a large jump in anxiety if something bad does happen, according to Penn State research.

30 Sep 2019

Study examines adolescents' perceptions and information sources about e-cigarettes

Flavor, safety and family attitude toward vaping are among the greatest factors influencing teenage perception of e-cigarettes, new University at Buffalo research finds.

30 Sep 2019

Handling grief reactions in traumatically bereaved youth after 9/11

Grief reactions in traumatically bereaved youth, particularly in relation to a shared trauma, constitute a unique aspect of psychological distress.

30 Sep 2019

Nearly half of the flights taken by travellers are pointless, shows research

New research evaluating the necessity of air travel indicates that as many as half of flights may be considered to lack importance to the travellers themselves, according to a study published by the Journal of Air Transport Management.

30 Sep 2019

Study sheds light on the olfactory importance of newborns’ heads in facilitating bonding

A team led by Kobe University Professor Mamiko Ozaki (Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science) has become the first to identify the chemical makeup of the odors produced by newborn babies' heads.

27 Sep 2019

NAU researchers aim to find microbial link between two common respiratory diseases

Asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis- sinus inflammation that lasts for at least three months- are serious and costly diseases, and both are on the rise. According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, CRS affects up to 16 percent of the U.S. adult population and eats up a staggering 5 percent of the country's health care budget each year.

27 Sep 2019

Hope for an artificial hand with new simulation

A study has revealed a simulation that incorporates the hand's skin, muscles, bones, tendons and joints, which will be valuable for the development of biologically-inspired robotic hands.

27 Sep 2019

USC researchers develop world’s most realistic model of the human hand in motion

Whatever our hands do--reaching, grabbing or manipulating objects--it always appears simple. Yet your hands are one of the most complicated, and important, parts of the body.

26 Sep 2019

Students News and Research

Major global health initiative could save hundreds of thousands of babies in Africa

Healthy diet could reduce depression symptoms in young adults, study suggests

Interprofessional education aims to foster learning, collaboration among healthcare students

Evocative labels can get people to choose and consume more vegetables

Pittcon 2020 Wallace H. Coulter Lecture announced

Labels emphasizing taste can encourage healthy eating, shows study

AANA wins prestigious award for 'I AM ME Campaign'

UTA researchers pursuing groundbreaking treatment for healing cranial injuries

MIT study finds link between students’ grades and sleep habits

Peer pressure at school influencing teen vape use

New program developed to reduce dating violence among students

New method for single-step fabrication of spatially functionalized scaffolds

People with anxiety may resist relaxation and continue worrying to avoid the letdown

Study examines adolescents' perceptions and information sources about e-cigarettes

Handling grief reactions in traumatically bereaved youth after 9/11

Nearly half of the flights taken by travellers are pointless, shows research

Study sheds light on the olfactory importance of newborns’ heads in facilitating bonding

NAU researchers aim to find microbial link between two common respiratory diseases

Hope for an artificial hand with new simulation

USC researchers develop world’s most realistic model of the human hand in motion

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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