Autism is a spectrum of closely related disorders diagnosed in patients who exhibit a shared…
Month: January 2015
US needs harm-reduction approach to drug use, researcher says
The United States’ law-and-order approach to reducing the supply of drugs and punishing sellers and…
Health outcomes improve in states where nurse practitioners independently provide care
Many states do not allow advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to perform primary care duties…
Rainfall can release aerosols, study finds
High-speed imaging captures raindrops releasing clouds of aerosols on impact. In learning this, researchers suspect…
Laser-induced graphene ‘super’ for electronics: Flexible, 3-D supercapacitors tested
Scientists show the practicality of turning laser-induced graphene into portable, flexible devices by making stacked…
How to predict responses to disease
Sometimes the response to the outbreak of a disease can make things worse — such…
Shoulder to the wheel: Parental intervention improves teen driving
Seven 16- to 19-year-olds die every day as a result of injuries incurred from road…
DNA ‘smart glue’ could someday be used to build tissues, organs
DNA molecules provide the ‘source code’ for life in humans, plants, animals and some microbes….
Patients with advanced colon cancer having less surgery, better survival
The annual rate of primary tumor removal for advanced stage IV colorectal cancer has decreased…
Patients across Europe to get improved access to pain medicines
Governments in 12 European countries are to implement the recommendations of research into why more…