Online support for GPs reduces unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions

New research shows that electronically-delivered prescribing feedback and online decision support for GPs reduces unnecessary antibiotic…

Balanced reporting of sports head injuries

A group of more than 60 leading international neuroscientists are asking for balance when reporting on…

How breast tissue stiffening promotes breast cancer development

By examining how mammary cells respond in a stiffness-changing hydrogel, researchers discovered that several pathways work…

Researchers develop fire-retardant coating featuring renewable materials

Researchers are developing a new kind of flame-retardant coating using renewable, nontoxic materials readily found in…

Fractures, head injuries common in e-scooter collisions

UCLA researchers have found that people involved in electric scooter accidents are sometimes injured badly enough…

Wave device could deliver clean energy to thousands of homes

A device that could convert wave energy into electricity has been demonstrated in scaled trials.

Drinking and drug-use dreams in recovery tied to more severe addiction history

Vivid dreams involving drinking and drug use are common among individuals in recovery. A study finds…

Natural selection and spatial memory link shown in mountain chickadee research

Chickadees with better learning and memory skills, needed to find numerous food caches, are more likely…

Uncovering the evolution of the brain

What makes us human, and where does this mysterious property of 'humanness' come from? Humans are…

Indonesia’s devastating 2018 earthquake was a rare supershear, UCLA study finds

The devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi last September was a…