Futurity NewsMethadone Mindfulness may benefit people on methadonefuturity.org - Maud Alobawone-Rutgers Mindfulness techniques and methadone may reduce cravings and pain among people experiencing opioid addiction and chronic pain, research finds. The …
Futurity NewsHealth Walking speed at 45 may indicate accelerated agingfuturity.org - Karl Bates-Duke The walking speed of 45-year-olds, particularly their fastest walking speed without running, may indicate the aging of their brains and bodies, …
Futurity NewsHealth Some cases of SIDS may have this genetic causefuturity.org - Leila Gray-UW New research links a genetic anomaly and some forms of SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, which claims the lives of more than 3,000 infants a …
Futurity NewsResearch Funding for child gun death research is 30X too lowfuturity.org - Kara Gavin-U. Michigan Firearm injuries kill 2,500 American children each year, and send another 12,000 to the emergency department. Research funding isn’t keeping up, …
Futurity NewsHealth Test for mild cognitive impairment according to sex?futurity.org - Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook Scoring memory tests according to sex would possibly result in more women and fewer men getting a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, research …
Futurity NewsThe Brain Our brains walk a fine line for maximum performancefuturity.org - Talia Ogliore-WUSTL To maximize information processing, the brain tunes itself to be as excitable as possible without tipping into disorder, new research …
Futurity NewsHealth Certain gut bacteria may prevent rotavirus infectionfuturity.org - LaTina Emerson-Georgia State The presence of certain gut bacteria in the digestive tract can prevent and cure rotavirus infection in mice, research finds. Rotavirus is the leading …
Futurity NewsMedical Research Existing drug may extend life with congestive heart failurefuturity.org - U. Arizona Preclinical studies show that a common blood pressure medication called Aliskiren can prevent fluid retention and muscle wasting in patients with …
Futurity NewsSleep Listen: How to get out of the insomnia rutfuturity.org - Duke University What’s the cause of insomnia? And what can you do about it? Sleep expert Jade Wu has some answers. “I would say it almost doesn’t matter why you got …
Futurity NewsHealth Infrared imaging shines a light on deep tumorsfuturity.org - Ker Than-Stanford A new deep-tissue imaging technique can see beneath the skin of living subjects to illuminate buried tumors with unparalleled clarity, researchers …
Futurity NewsHealth Could gut bacteria neutralize our American diets?futurity.org - Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL A specific strain of human gut bacteria breaks down the chemical fructoselysine and turns it into harmless byproducts, according to new research in …
Futurity NewsInsulin Are food comas a way to lock in long-term memories?futurity.org - James Devitt-NYU There may be a connection between food comas, resting after eating, and the formation of long-term memories, according to new research in sea …
Futurity NewsHealth Many women around the world face abuse during birthfuturity.org - U. Melbourne More than one-third of women in four low- and middle-income countries experience mistreatment during childbirth in health facilities, research …
Futurity NewsMindfulness Listen: Mindfulness at work can make you a better coworkerfuturity.org - Camden Flath-Futurity Including just a few minutes of mindfulness at work in each day makes employees more helpful and productive, according to new research. “Mindfulness …
Futurity NewsSleep Healthier food can fight sleep deprivation’s effectsfuturity.org - Tracie White-Stanford A better diet is associated with reduced side effects of sleep deprivation, according to new research. As part of recent research, Maryam Hamidi had …
Futurity NewsHealth New method could make bulletproof armor material even tougherfuturity.org - Kevin Stacey-Brown A new way to produce a polymer material called polybenzoxazole, a product in bulletproof vests and other high-performance fabrics, could help body …
Futurity NewsHealth Depression circuit works differently in male and female micefuturity.org - Layne Cameron-Michigan State Mice have a sex-distinct circuit for depression that activates during stress and testosterone controls, according to new research. Depression affects …
Futurity NewsHealth The gun death epidemic is getting worsefuturity.org - Kara Gavin-U. Michigan The rate at which Americans died from firearm injuries increased sharply starting in 2015, a new study shows. This recent increase occurred to varying …
Futurity NewsHealth We have ‘inner salamander capacity’ to fix cartilagefuturity.org - Sarah Avery-Duke Contrary to popular belief, cartilage in human joints can repair itself, research finds. The process is similar to what creatures such as salamanders …
Futurity NewsHealth Crash stats compare off-roading on city streets vs. motorcyclesfuturity.org - Patti Verbanas-Rutgers People who illegally ride off-road vehicles, such as dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles, on city streets suffer similar crash injuries as …
Futurity NewsHealth Why fertility ‘curves’ between puberty and menopausefuturity.org - Anders Buch-Larsen New research explains women’s fertility curve between the teen years and menopause. The researchers mapped out some of the mechanisms that may affect …
Futurity NewsHealth Try this weird trick to make your next run more efficientfuturity.org - Sonia Fernandez-UCSB The next time you go out for a run, you might want to strap a light resistance band between your feet. This rather quirky but oddly effective hack …
Futurity NewsHealth Too many medications? This tool says which ones can gofuturity.org - Fabienne Landry-McGill An electronic tool called MedSafer could help doctors and pharmacists reduce medication overload among elderly patients, research finds. Elderly …
Futurity NewsThyroid New thyroid cancer test is faster and more accuratefuturity.org - Marc Airhart-Texas A new preoperative test for thyroid cancer is faster and about two-thirds more accurate than the diagnostic tests doctors use today, report …
Futurity NewsHealth CTE risk goes up 30% for each year of playing footballfuturity.org - Boston University For every year of absorbing the pounding and repeated head collisions that come with playing football, a person’s risk of developing chronic …
Futurity NewsHealth Faster method spots anatomy to protect from radiationfuturity.org - Brian Bell-UC Irvine CT scans help identify organs at risk of injury from radiation therapy. A new automated technique uses a deep-learning algorithm to make the process …
Futurity NewsGraphene Graphene filter grabs bacteria to kill them with a zapfuturity.org - Mike Williams-Rice A new self-sterilizing filter made of laser-induced graphene grabs bacteria out of the air and kills them with small pulses of electricity, …
Futurity NewsHealth Infants with high fever have double the risk of infectionfuturity.org - Barbara Schindo-Penn State Infants with a high fever may be at increased risk for infections, according to new research. In a new study, researchers determined that for an …
Futurity NewsCollagen Collagen fiber length lets cells stream away quicklyfuturity.org - Beth Miller-WUSTL Collagen fiber length within the body may be a key overlooked parameter that some normal cells use to become invasive, research finds. Collagen is the …
