A simple, color-coded system for labeling food items in a hospital cafeteria appears to have…
Month: October 2013
Unique skull find rebuts theories on species diversity in early humans
Paleoanthropologists have uncovered the intact skull of an early Homo individual in Dmanisi, Georgia. This…
Statin, osteoporosis drug combo may help treat parasitic infections
Researchers have discovered that a combination of two commonly prescribed drugs used to treat high…
Study in teens & young adults may help predict if health insurance expansion will cut ER use
As the nation prepares for more uninsured Americans to gain health insurance under the Affordable…
Adolescence: When drinking, genes may collide
Many negative effects of drinking, such as transitioning into heavy alcohol use, often take place…
Use of false ID by youth to buy alcohol is slippery slope toward alcohol use disorders
Many underage youth use false identification to buy alcohol. A new study has found that…
Human neutrophil peptide-1: A new anti-leishmanial drug candidate
As drug-resistant strains of Leishmaniasis spread, new non-toxic therapy could open a new front in…
Pioneering use of oral cholera vaccine during outbreak
A Medecins Sans Frontieres vaccination campaign of more than 300,000 people in Guinea shows feasibility…
Five-year-old children as likely to suffer from bilharzia as their mothers
Children of women harboring the bilharzia (schistosomiasis) worm during pregnancy are more likely to suffer…
Psychologists report new insights on human brain, consciousness
A study by psychologists is a step toward neuroscience research on consciousness. “The difference between…