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(University of Copenhagen The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences) Large quantities of rich Christmas food appear to boost Danes' cholesterol levels. Right after the Christmas break, levels are 20 percent higher than ...

Product Announcement Power management leader Kinetic Technologies has announced their entry into the Automotive market with two new additions to their innovative power-management solutions; the KTS1640Q and the KTS1641Q....

NIMS succeeded in fabricating topological LC circuits arranged in a honeycomb pattern where electromagnetic (EM) waves can propagate without backscattering even when pathways turn sharply. These circuits may be suitable....

(University of Sussex) New research shows that taking part in Dry January sees people regaining control of their drinking, having more energy, better skin and losing weight. They also report drinking less months later.

(Washington University School of Medicine) A new study suggests that people over age 65 who are newly diagnosed with heart failure can continue to drink moderate amounts of alcohol without worsening their condition. Howe...

(National University of Singapore) A study from the National University of Singapore found that older adults make the same financial decisions for themselves and others, while young adults take more risks when making fin...

(JAMA Network) Emergency department patients who are sexual or gender minorities reported greater satisfaction when information on sexual and gender identity was collected on forms during registration instead of by nurse...

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital conducted a matched cohort trial to determine which of two different SOGI collection methods was associated with higher patient satisfaction with...

(JAMA Network) While cerebral palsy is considered a pediatric condition because it develops and is diagnosed in early childhood, it is a lifelong condition with the majority of children living into adulthood. Little rese...

(JAMA Network) Children can exhibit physical aggression when they are very young but that behavior typically declines before and during elementary school. However, a small proportion of children have atypically high phys...

(Bentham Science Publishers) The aim of this paper was to review the clinical significance of food addiction diagnoses made with the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) and to discuss the results in light of the current deb...

(JAMA Network) Pain relief for pregnant women in labor is commonly given in the form of epidural, spinal or combined spinal-epidural blockade, which is collectively referred to as neuraxial analgesia. This study used bir...

(Nara Institute of Science and Technology) Researchers at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) report how the somatosensory cortex interprets tactile and auditory stimulation in mice and rats. They show t...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) Wolters Kluwer, Health and the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) announced the 2018 winners of its annual AJN Book of the Year Awards honoring exceptional texts for advancing healthcare quality. T...

(JAMA Network) Having seven or fewer alcoholic drinks a week was associated with increased survival in older adults with newly diagnosed heart failure compared with patients who abstained from alcohol after accounting fo...