People who are depressed are less likely to adhere to medications for their chronic health…
Month: May 2011
Lowering cost doesn’t increase hearing aid purchases, but eliminating costs does
Lowering the cost of hearing aids isn’t enough to motivate adults with mild hearing loss…
Zebrafish models identify high-risk genetic features in leukemia patients
Researchers working with zebrafish have identified previously undiscovered high-risk genetic features in T-cell acute lymphocytic…
Getting along with co-workers may prolong life: But support from the boss has no effect on mortality
People who have a good peer support system at work may live longer than people…
Genetic defects hold clues to risk for sudden cardiac death
Sudden cardiac death is always a shocking, tragic event, especially when it occurs at a…
‘Surrogates’ aid design of complex parts and controlling video games
Researchers have defined a new class of software, calling it “surrogate interaction,” which enables designers…
Palliative care patients benefit from unique music therapy project
A new study demonstrates the benefits of music therapy. The findings are based on a…
Pairing quantum dots with fullerenes for nanoscale photovoltaics
In a step toward engineering ever-smaller electronic devices, scientists have assembled nanoscale pairings of particles…
On 9/11, Americans may not have been as angry as you thought they were
On September 11, 2001, the air was sizzling with anger — and the anger got…
Self-embedding behavior and other forms of self-injury should be responded to quickly, experts urge
While the disturbing act of self-injury is nothing new to adolescents, researchers and physicians have…