Solving the hepatitis C epidemic among people with substance abuse disorders

One of the most dramatic medical success stories in recent years has been the introduction of…

HEART score to risk stratify patients with chest pain is safe but underutilized in the ED

It is safe for physicians to use the HEART (History, ECG, Age, Risk factors, and initial…

Heavy precipitation speeds carbon exchange in tropics

New insight into how forests globally will respond to long-term climate change has been gained by…

How fear of death affects human attitudes toward animal life

When reminded of death, humans become more likely to support the killing of animals, no matter…

Genetic target for growing hardier plants under stress

In a new investigation, researchers have identified two proteins that regulate whether a cell in plant…

Researchers invent process to make sustainable rubber, plastics

Synthetic rubber and plastics -- used for manufacturing tires, toys and myriad other products -- are…

‘Alarmingly high’ risk of death for people with opioid use disorder in general medical care

Almost one-fifth of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) in a large healthcare system died during…

Brain stimulation during training boosts performance

New research shows that working memory training combined with a kind of noninvasive brain stimulation can…

Scientific discovery game significantly speeds up neuroscience research process

A new scientific discovery game called Mozak is allowing video gamers to significantly speed up reconstructing…

Global warming making oceans more toxic, breaking climate change research shows

Climate change is predicted to cause a series of maladies for world oceans including heating up,…