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A Florida-based businessman is marketing his 'snortable' chocolate powder as a new way to get a quick boost of energy. Health experts, however, warn that inhaling such powders into the nose could cause serious health ris...

(University of Zurich) It is a known fact that microbes on farms protect children from asthma and allergies. But even non-microbial molecules can have a protective effect: Immunologists from the University of Zurich have...

Take a deep breath. Feel the wave of nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide press against the bounds of your ribcage and swell your lungs. Exhale. Repeat. Before consciously inhaling, you probably weren't thinking about bre...

News According to Medgadget, their popularity is rising due to their user-friendly nature and efficiency ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Home Healthcare

A new study by UC Berkeley researchers suggests that a person's sense of smell can affect how the body will deal with calories. The results show a relationship between the olfactory system and brain regions known to cont...

Product Announcement The 22DCT motor, with a diameter of 22 mm, is capable of reaching a continuous torque up to 13.29 mNm at a length of only 32mm ... Contributed Author: Portescap Topics: STEM

News The cooling cap system is a computer-controlled cooling cap that offsets the effects of chemotherapy on hair and minimizes hair loss ... Contributed Author: Amy Wallace, UPI Topics: Oncology

News The new device takes a different approach ... Contributed Author: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News These microfluidic devices contain tiny, intricate structures of tubes that could fit easily within a matchbox ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: STEM

Poor sleep quality, morning drowsiness, and other sleep problems may be linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, a new study revealed. Researchers detected several hallmarks of Alzheimer's in healthy elderly.

(Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center) A significant, five-year, $12.1 million U19 Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been awarded to a collaboration of research teams co-led by Dartmouth's Christopher ...

(American Statistical Association) Only weeks away, the world's largest annual gathering of statisticians and data scientists -- the 2017 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) -- will feature some of the most highly regarded ...

(Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative) Zoliflodacin, a novel first-in-class oral antibiotic and one of the only treatments in development to address the rapidly-growing threat of drug-resistant gonorrhea will enter pi...

(Ruhr-University Bochum) Spatial cognition or visual sense -- which one are rats more likely to use when they have to navigate an unfamiliar location?

(Boston University Medical Center) A standardized, in-hospital discharge planning program, known as Project ReEngineered Dishcharge (RED), improves patient experience as they leave the hospital, according to researchers ...

(Salk Institute) 3-D scanning reveals similar statistical laws at work in both shoots and neurons.

(SingHealth) 350 top international scientists will gather to share latest discoveries on targeting p53, the most frequent mutated gene in all cancer types.p53 is a major tumour suppressor which defends cells in the body ...

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) The late adolescent years are an important period for gaining bone mineral, even after a teenager attains his or her adult height. Scientists analyzing a racially diverse, multicente...

(University of Edinburgh) Using musical cues to learn a physical task significantly develops an important part of the brain, according to a new study.

(Uppsala University) Time periods by calendar related to perceived stress are associated with the incidence rate of myocardial infarction (MI), says a new nationwide registry study of 156 000 people of the Swedish popula...

(European School of Oncology) Media can register now to attend the Advanced Breast Cancer Fourth International Consensus Conference (ABC4) in Lisbon, Portugal, Thursday 2 to Saturday 4 November 2017. Registration for bon...

(American Cancer Society) More than half of all cancer deaths in men in 2013 in China and more than a third of those in women were attributable to a group of potentially modifiable risk factors.