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UL launches new tool to quantify global state of safety

UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science company, today released The UL Safety Index, a new tool to quantify the relative state of safety across nearly 190 countries.

5 Dec 2016

UL announces launch of new Advanced Inverter Testing and Certification Program

UL a global safety science organization, announces its new Advanced Inverter Testing and Certification Program.

5 Dec 2016

Handful of nut consumption each day linked to reduced risk for wide range of diseases

A large analysis of current research shows that people who eat at least 20g of nuts a day have a lower risk of heart disease, cancer and other diseases.

4 Dec 2016

Mayo Clinic study finds overlapping surgeries to be safe for patients

A common way of scheduling surgeries to expand patient access to care and improve hospital efficiency, known as "overlapping surgeries," is as safe and provides the same outcomes for patients as non-overlapping surgeries, a Mayo Clinic study has found.

2 Dec 2016

Researchers assess scientific rigor in animal experimentation

The "reproducibility crisis" in biomedical research has led to questions about the scientific rigor in animal research, and thus the ethical justification of animal experiments.

2 Dec 2016

Healthcare workers at risk of witnessing abusive behavior in Canadian operating rooms, study shows

Healthcare workers in Canadian operating rooms are at a risk of witnessing physical and psychological abuse, according to a study led by a University of Manitoba research team that will be published in the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia.

2 Dec 2016

Heavy shoes cost more energy leading to changes in running performance

Running with heavy shoes costs more energy than running with lightweight shoes.

2 Dec 2016

Understanding sex differences in exercise fatigue can help develop better training strategies

Men are typically stronger and more powerful than women because they have more muscle mass.

2 Dec 2016

Study examines effects of minimalist shoes in trail runners

Minimalist shoes are a new commercially available athletic footwear now gaining strong popularity among both road and off-road runners.

2 Dec 2016

New insights on how fatigue impacts performance

Due to its common usage, the word fatigue has so many meanings that it is essentially meaningless.

2 Dec 2016

NYU study finds cortisol profile differences among sexual minority men

Cortisol is a life sustaining adrenal hormone essential to maintaining the natural balance of the body.

2 Dec 2016

Researchers to create personalized health informatics platform to improve care coordination

Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas will take part in a project that aims to design and construct a patient-focused and personalized health system that addresses the currently fractured structure of health care information.

2 Dec 2016

Study estimates seafood consumption by coastal Indigenous people

Coastal Indigenous people eat on average 15 times more seafood per person than non-Indigenous people in the same country, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.

2 Dec 2016

Latina women with breast cancer likely to experience many gaps in survivorship care, research suggests

Breast cancer patients in one of the United States' largest and fastest-growing ethnic minority groups are likely to experience numerous gaps in care following their primary treatment, research from Oregon State University suggests.

2 Dec 2016

Research shows link between psychological well-being and physical activity in older adults

In a paper just published by researchers at Chapman University, findings showed associations between psychological well-being and physical activity in adults ages 50 and older.

2 Dec 2016

Older adults with cataracts more likely to have depressive symptoms, study shows

Older adults with cataracts are more likely to have symptoms of depression, reports a study in the December issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

2 Dec 2016

Eindhoven researchers develop patient-friendly method to determine severity of heart failure

Methods currently employed to determine the severity of a heart failure are very limited. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology and the Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven have therefore developed a method that is very quick, non-invasive, cost-effective and can be performed at the hospital bedside.

2 Dec 2016

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UL launches new tool to quantify global state of safety

UL announces launch of new Advanced Inverter Testing and Certification Program

Handful of nut consumption each day linked to reduced risk for wide range of diseases

Mayo Clinic study finds overlapping surgeries to be safe for patients

Researchers assess scientific rigor in animal experimentation

Healthcare workers at risk of witnessing abusive behavior in Canadian operating rooms, study shows

Heavy shoes cost more energy leading to changes in running performance

Understanding sex differences in exercise fatigue can help develop better training strategies

Study examines effects of minimalist shoes in trail runners

New insights on how fatigue impacts performance

NYU study finds cortisol profile differences among sexual minority men

Researchers to create personalized health informatics platform to improve care coordination

Study estimates seafood consumption by coastal Indigenous people

Latina women with breast cancer likely to experience many gaps in survivorship care, research suggests

Research shows link between psychological well-being and physical activity in older adults

Older adults with cataracts more likely to have depressive symptoms, study shows

Eindhoven researchers develop patient-friendly method to determine severity of heart failure

Alpha blockers benefit patients with larger kidney stones

Homelessness among vulnerable people causes severe physical and mental health problems

First basic sign language and dictionary developed for deaf and hearing impaired people in South Sudan

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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