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People more likely to believe those with confident tone of voice than with accent

A recently published study shows that unless they speak in a confident tone of voice, you're less likely to believe someone who speaks with an accent.

18 Sep 2018

Outcome of ACL reconstruction related to the way you move post-surgery

A third of people who undergo ACL reconstruction surgery will have osteoarthritis in their injured knee within 10 years. Within two decades, nearly 50 percent will -- terrible odds for getting a debilitating condition with no known cure.

18 Sep 2018

People who have slept lesser than seven hours have higher risks of car crashes

A new study in SLEEP indicates that people who have slept for fewer than seven of the past 24 hours have higher odds of being involved in and responsible for car crashes. The risk is greatest for drivers who have slept fewer than four hours.

18 Sep 2018

Busyness can help people to make virtuous choices, research shows

Busyness is often thought of as a modern day affliction, but it can also help you delay gratification and make decisions that benefit you in the longer-term, according to new research from the global business school INSEAD.

18 Sep 2018

UNC Health Care extends free access to virtual care service in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence

In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and continued challenging conditions across much of the state, UNC Health Care has extended its offer of free access to its virtual care service, UNC Urgent Care 24/7

18 Sep 2018

Study: Women exposed to trauma in their lives gave birth to underweight male infants

In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found significantly lower birth weights in male infants--an average decrease of 38 grams, or approximately 1.3 ounces--born to women who had been exposed to trauma at some point in their lives and who secreted higher levels of cortisol, a hormone related to stress, in late pregnancy.

18 Sep 2018

MoreGrasp reports breakthrough development of grasp neuroprosthetics activated by thought control

The beginning of the MoreGrasp project was marked by the idea of a groundbreaking further development of grasp neuroprosthetics activated by thought control.

18 Sep 2018

Lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain play crucial role in multiple sclerosis, research suggests

Lymphatic vessels that clean the brain of harmful material play a crucial role in the development and progression of multiple sclerosis, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.

18 Sep 2018

Alcon expands its global support of eye care professionals through Alcon Experience Academy

Alcon, the global leader in eye care and a division of Novartis, is expanding its extensive, global support of eye care professionals through the unveiling of the Alcon Experience Academy.

18 Sep 2018

New online tools aid surgeons and specialists who care for older people

The American Board of Medical Specialties and the American Geriatrics Society, with funding from The John A. Hartford Foundation, today unveiled one of the field's first suites of online tools to aid surgeons and related medical sub-specialists who care for older people.

18 Sep 2018

Study examining mental health among students finds significant disparities in treatment across race

The first nationally representative study since the 1990s to examine mental health among college students of color, led by a Boston University School of Public Health researcher, shows significant disparities in treatment across race/ethnicity.

18 Sep 2018

Scientists to focus on length of time when a person is alive and healthy

Clinicians, scientists and public health professionals should proudly "declare victory" in their efforts to extend the human lifespan to its very limits, according to University of Illinois at Chicago epidemiologist S. Jay Olshansky.

18 Sep 2018

New fiber laser-based ultrasound sensor may have potential applications in medical diagnostics

By creating a new twist on fiber optic sensors, researchers in China have developed a smart, flexible photoacoustic imaging technique that may have potential applications in wearable devices, instrumentation and medical diagnostics.

18 Sep 2018

NIH funds CWRU to investigate new imaging approach for diagnosing peripheral arterial disease

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a three-year, $1,118,556 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to investigate a new imaging approach for diagnosing peripheral arterial disease, a common and potentially serious circulatory problem. More than 200 million people worldwide suffer from the condition.

18 Sep 2018

Study highlights key role of migrating shoals of fish in sustaining deep-ocean microorganisms

The first in-depth analyses of dissolved organic carbon cycling in the Red Sea highlights the important role of migrating shoals of fish in sustaining deep-ocean microorganisms and potentially the global carbon cycle.

18 Sep 2018

Researchers identify issues in methodology used to analyze species abundance and population density

Inspired by the negative results in the recently published largest-scale analysis of the relation between population density and positions in geographic ranges and environmental niches, Drs Jorge Soberon and Andrew Townsend Peterson of the University of Kansas, USA, teamed up with Luis Osorio-Olvera, National University of Mexico, and identified several issues in the methodology used, able to turn the tables in the ongoing debate.

18 Sep 2018

Neuroscientists identify circuit for brain's statistical inference about motion

As the eye tracks a bird flying past, the muscles that pan the eyeballs to keep the target in focus set their pace not only on the speed they see, but also on a reasonable estimate of the speed they expect from having watched birds before.

18 Sep 2018

Babies exposed to higher levels of organochlorine compounds in womb may have worse lung function

Babies exposed to higher levels of organochlorine compounds in the womb go on to have worse lung function in childhood, according to new research presented today at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

18 Sep 2018

Inequality issues persist even under new U.S. kidney transplant allocation system

The implementation of a new U.S. kidney transplant allocation system did not solve many of the inequities that low-income and minority kidney disease patients face, Drexel University College of Medicine researchers found in a new study published recently in the journal Clinical Transplantation.

18 Sep 2018

Targeted Lung Denervation procedure significantly reduces COPD problems

First results from a clinical trial of a procedure to open obstructed airways in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have shown that it significantly reduces problems associated with the disease and is safe.

18 Sep 2018

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People more likely to believe those with confident tone of voice than with accent

Outcome of ACL reconstruction related to the way you move post-surgery

People who have slept lesser than seven hours have higher risks of car crashes

Busyness can help people to make virtuous choices, research shows

UNC Health Care extends free access to virtual care service in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence

Study: Women exposed to trauma in their lives gave birth to underweight male infants

MoreGrasp reports breakthrough development of grasp neuroprosthetics activated by thought control

Lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain play crucial role in multiple sclerosis, research suggests

Alcon expands its global support of eye care professionals through Alcon Experience Academy

New online tools aid surgeons and specialists who care for older people

Study examining mental health among students finds significant disparities in treatment across race

Scientists to focus on length of time when a person is alive and healthy

New fiber laser-based ultrasound sensor may have potential applications in medical diagnostics

NIH funds CWRU to investigate new imaging approach for diagnosing peripheral arterial disease

Study highlights key role of migrating shoals of fish in sustaining deep-ocean microorganisms

Researchers identify issues in methodology used to analyze species abundance and population density

Neuroscientists identify circuit for brain's statistical inference about motion

Babies exposed to higher levels of organochlorine compounds in womb may have worse lung function

Inequality issues persist even under new U.S. kidney transplant allocation system

Targeted Lung Denervation procedure significantly reduces COPD problems

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