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OSU researchers make breakthrough in solving 50-year-old problem in hearing technology

Computer engineers and hearing scientists at The Ohio State University have made a potential breakthrough in solving a 50-year-old problem in hearing technology: how to help the hearing-impaired understand speech in the midst of background noise.

19 Nov 2013

New BYU research finds consistency of bed time and wake time can lower body fat

Prior research has shown not getting enough sleep can impact your weight, but new BYU research finds the consistency of your bed time and wake time can also influence body fat.

19 Nov 2013

Exposure to pro-smoking media message increases college students' risk of using tobacco for 7 days

Exposure to a single pro-smoking media message increases college-aged students' risk of using tobacco for seven days, providing new clues about the influence of media on smoking, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

18 Nov 2013

Johns Hopkins undergraduate students win first and third prize in national Collegiate Inventors Competition

A Johns Hopkins undergraduate biomedical engineering student team that devised a two-part system to improve the way life-saving shocks are delivered to hearts has earned first prize in the undergraduate division of the national Collegiate Inventors Competition.

16 Nov 2013

Obama nominates Harvard hospitalist, early health law supporter to be surgeon general

President Obama nominated Dr. Vivek Murthy, a hospitalist at Harvard and an early supporter of the health law, to be the nation's surgeon general.

16 Nov 2013

State highlights: Dispute over what doctors can say at Catholic hospital

A dispute between a Colorado cardiologist and a Catholic hospital over what he says is a ban on discussing abortion with patients, even when a pregnancy threatens a woman's life, is part of today's health policy roundup from Colorado and California.

16 Nov 2013

Studies prove that students use prescription drugs to enhance cognitive performance

American and European studies prove that students use prescription medication or drugs to enhance their cognitive performance. Researchers from the universities of Zurich and Basel examined whether Swiss students have also experimented with neuroenhancement and which substances they take by conducting a survey of 6,725 students with an average age of 23 at the two universities and ETH Zurich.

16 Nov 2013

iPads play increasing role in making late-speaking autistic children develop language

New research indicates that children with autism who are minimally verbal can learn to speak later than previously thought, and iPads are playing an increasing role in making that happen, according to Ann Kaiser[peabody.vanderbilt.edu], a researcher at Vanderbilt Peabody College[peabody.vanderbilt.edu] of education and human development.

16 Nov 2013

Students invent system to shock irregular heart back into normal rhythm more safely and effectively

Johns Hopkins undergraduate students have invented a system to shock a dangerously irregular heart back into normal rhythm more safely and effectively.

16 Nov 2013

GSK and Save the Children to help roll out student-created breathing technology in Africa

A low-cost device that Rice University bioengineering students invented to help premature babies breathe more easily will be rolled out to teaching hospitals in three African nations, thanks to a $400,000 award from pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline and London-based charity Save the Children. The technology, which is known as "bubble CPAP," earned the top prize in GSK and Save the Children's inaugural Healthcare Innovation Award program.

15 Nov 2013

Tufts hires Bridge Professors to foster teaching and research across traditional disciplines

Tufts University will bolster its approach to interdisciplinary education by establishing a program that will add new senior-level faculty positions to foster teaching and research across traditional disciplines, connecting at least two academic departments or schools.

15 Nov 2013

Study finds consistent sleep pattern can reduce risk of illness among adolescents

Newly released findings from Bradley Hospital published in the Journal of Sleep Research have found that acute illnesses, such as colds, flu, and gastroenteritis were more common among healthy adolescents who got less sleep at night. Additionally, the regularity of teens' sleep schedules was found to impact their health.

15 Nov 2013

When schools adopt healthful nutrition policies and practices, kids' diets improve

When schools adopt healthful nutrition policies and practices, kids' diets improve. According to new research led by Michigan State University and published in the current issue of Childhood Obesity, when schools offered snacks in lunchtime a la carte or vending that were mostly or entirely healthful, students responded with improvements in their diets, said Katherine Alaimo, MSU associate professor of food, science and human nutrition.

15 Nov 2013

Johns Hopkins students take the top honor for developing PrestoPatch system

A Johns Hopkins undergraduate biomedical engineering student team that devised a two-part system to improve the way life-saving shocks are delivered to hearts earned first-prize in the undergraduate division of a national Collegiate Inventors Competition. In the graduate-level competition, Isaac Kinde, a Johns Hopkins medical student, received third-place honors for developing a test to detect ovarian and endometrial cancers as part of a team at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

14 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: Some who supported health law learning first-hand about the downsides; small businesses not finding better deals; Clinton should know there is no 'magic solution'

Margaret Davis of West L.A. voted for President Obama and appreciates the ideas behind the Affordable Care Act. She agrees that everyone should have access to healthcare and no one should be denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions. But here's the problem: She knows firsthand, as the new law of the land rolls clumsily into being, that it's not working out to everyone's advantage (Steve Lopez, 11/12).

14 Nov 2013

Study shows that geranylgeraniol suppresses viability of human DU145 prostate carcinoma cells

Researchers at Texas Woman's University have shown that a diterpene geranylgeraniol found in linseed oil, Cedrela toona wood oil, sucupira branca fruit oil and more recently, annatto seed oil, suppressed the viability of human DU145 prostate carcinoma cells via cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase and the initiation of apoptosis.

14 Nov 2013

Researchers call for public and schools across the UK to sign up to online flu project

Are Northerners really more likely to get flu? Does regular exercise help you to recover faster? And what impact will the new childhood flu vaccinations have on the spread of the virus in schools? These are just some of the questions scientists from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine want to explore as they launch the annual nationwide Flusurvey, collecting data from men, women and children of all ages around the country.

13 Nov 2013

Students News and Research

OSU researchers make breakthrough in solving 50-year-old problem in hearing technology

New BYU research finds consistency of bed time and wake time can lower body fat

Exposure to pro-smoking media message increases college students' risk of using tobacco for 7 days

Johns Hopkins undergraduate students win first and third prize in national Collegiate Inventors Competition

Obama nominates Harvard hospitalist, early health law supporter to be surgeon general

State highlights: Dispute over what doctors can say at Catholic hospital

Studies prove that students use prescription drugs to enhance cognitive performance

iPads play increasing role in making late-speaking autistic children develop language

Students invent system to shock irregular heart back into normal rhythm more safely and effectively

GSK and Save the Children to help roll out student-created breathing technology in Africa

Tufts hires Bridge Professors to foster teaching and research across traditional disciplines

Study finds consistent sleep pattern can reduce risk of illness among adolescents

When schools adopt healthful nutrition policies and practices, kids' diets improve

Johns Hopkins students take the top honor for developing PrestoPatch system

Viewpoints: Some who supported health law learning first-hand about the downsides; small businesses not finding better deals; Clinton should know there is no 'magic solution'

Study shows that geranylgeraniol suppresses viability of human DU145 prostate carcinoma cells

Researchers call for public and schools across the UK to sign up to online flu project

Researchers discover powerful mechanism that keeps white blood cells from going rogue

National Inventors Hall of Fame picks winners at 2013 Collegiate Inventors Competition

Research findings may offer clues to help prevent stress-related health problems

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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