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Released: 16-Jan-2019 8:30 AM EST
Cop voice: Jay-Z, Public Enemy songs highlight tone of voice used by police
Binghamton University, State University of New York

What do songs by artists like Jay-Z and Public Enemy have in common? They feature representations of ‘cop voice,’ a racialized way of speaking that police use to weaponize their voices around people of color, according to faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

11-Jan-2019 9:00 AM EST
Dry-cured ham bones –– a source of heart-healthy peptides?
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Drinking bone broth is a recent diet fad that proponents claim fights inflammation, eases joint pain and promotes gut health. Simmering animal bones in water releases collagen and other proteins into the broth that may have health benefits, although more research is needed to validate these claims. Now, a new study in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry has shown that ham bones contain peptides that could have cardioprotective effects.

   
14-Jan-2019 2:30 PM EST
Study Finds Following Heart Health Guidelines Also Reduces Diabetes Risk
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Lifestyle and health factors that are good for your heart can also prevent diabetes, according to a new study by researchers at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

14-Jan-2019 9:00 AM EST
Dermatologists Prescribe the Most Antibiotics, but Which Uses Are Driving the Trend?
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

The use of antibiotics to treat inflammatory skin conditions like acne and rosacea is decreasing over time, but there has been an increase in prescriptions associated with dermatologic surgical procedures.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 8:05 PM EST
Smartphones: are they just a pain in the neck?
University of South Australia

A large majority of the world’s 3.4 billion smartphone users are putting their necks at risk every time they send a text, according to new research involving the University of South Australia.

14-Jan-2019 9:50 AM EST
Poisons or medicines? Cyanobacteria toxins protect tiny lake dwellers from parasites
University of Michigan

The cyanobacteria blooms that plague western Lake Erie each summer are both an unsightly nuisance and a potential public health hazard, producing liver toxins that can be harmful to humans and their pets.

   
15-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
Unraveling Threads of Bizarre Hagfish’s Explosive Slime
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Jean-Luc Thiffeault, a University of Wisconsin–Madison math professor, and collaborators Randy Ewoldt and Gaurav Chaudhary of the University of Illinois have modeled the hagfish’s gag-inducing defense mechanism mathematically, publishing their work today in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 6:05 PM EST
Especialistas em hóquei no gelo priorizam jeitos de reduzir o risco de concussão
Mayo Clinic

Pesquisadores de hóquei na Mayo Clinic e seus colegas estão divulgando novas recomendações que procuram garantir o bem-estar dos jogadores de hóquei e diminuir o risco, a gravidade e as consequências de concussões no esporte.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 5:05 PM EST
خبراء هوكي الجليد يضعون في أولوياتهم طرقالحد من مخاطر ارتجاج المخ
Mayo Clinic

كشف باحثو رياضة الهوكي في Mayo Clinic وزملاؤهم النقاب عن توصيات جديدة تسعى إلى ضمان سلامة لاعبي الهوكي والحد من خطر الارتجاج في هذه الرياضة وشدته وعواقبه.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 3:45 PM EST
Study: Despite Progress, Gay Fathers and Their Children Still Structurally Stigmatized
University of Vermont

A study published in the February 2019 “Pediatrics” journal suggests the majority of gay fathers and their children continue to experience stigma with potentially harmful physical and psychological effects, despite legal, media and social advances. Study participants specifically cited structural stigma, such as state laws and beliefs of religious communities, as affecting their experiences in multiple social contexts.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Air Pollution May Increase Risk of Sleep Apnea
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

The ill effects of air pollution may literally be causing some people to lose sleep, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Difficulties with audiovisual processing contributes to dyslexia in children
University at Buffalo

A University at Buffalo psychologist has published a neuroimaging study that could help develop tests for early identification of dyslexia.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Microbial Types May Prove Key to Gas Releases from Thawing Permafrost
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists discover key types of microbes that degrade organic matter and release carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Mayo研究人员发现宫颈癌筛查率“低到难以接受”
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic最近在《女性健康期刊》 上发表的一份研究显示,接受宫颈癌筛查的妇女百分比可能远远低于美国数据所显示的百分比。2016年只有不到三分之二的30至65岁女性按时接受了宫颈癌筛查。21至29岁女性的比例甚至更低,只有稍过半数按时接受了这项筛查。这些数字远低于2015年全国健康访谈调查中调查对象自我陈述的81%的筛查遵循率。

Released: 15-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
UCI study identifies a new way by which the human brain marks time
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Jan. 15, 2019 — With a little help from HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” University of California, Irvine neurobiologists have uncovered a key component of how the human brain marks time. Using high-powered functional MRI on college students watching the popular TV show, they were able to capture the processes by which the brain stores information related to when events happen, or what is known as temporal memory.

8-Jan-2019 2:00 PM EST
Back to the future with CD4 testing: improving HIV care in low- and middle-income countries
PLOS

A practical resource-based public health approach for the rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected individuals living in low- and middle-income countries could save thousands of lives, according to an Essay published January 15 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Mark Tenforde of the University of Washington School of Medicine, and colleagues.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Poor cardiorespiratory fitness could increase your risk of a future heart attack, even if you have no symptoms of a lifestyle illness today, a new study has found.

Released: 15-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
National Geographic spotlights Tulane professor’s work
Tulane University

Article provides much more detail about the findings than had previously been revealed.

   
Released: 15-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
Prone Positioning Becomes Standard of Care for Patients With ARDS
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

When new guidelines recommend that patients with severe ARDS be face-down most of the day, integrating the logistically challenging repositioning procedure into clinical practice requires a team approach. Christiana Care Health System shares how it made prone positioning the standard of care in its ICUs.

14-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
Researchers Pioneer Microfluidics-Enabled Manufacturing of Macroscopic Graphene Fibers
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

A team of researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed a new microfluidics-assisted technique for developing high-performance macroscopic graphene fibers. Graphene fiber, a recently discovered member of the carbon fiber family, has potential applications in diverse technological areas, from energy storage, electronics and optics, electro-magnetics, thermal conductor and thermal management, to structural applications.



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