Feelings of neighborhood pride, interactions with tourists and a community’s laws can all influence how neighbors feel about short-term vacation…
New research quantifies how much speakers’ first language affects learning a new language
Linguistic research suggests that accents are strongly shaped by the speaker’s first language they learned growing up. New research sheds…
How maternal Zika virus infection results in newborn microcephaly
Researchers have discovered that the Zika virus protein NS4A disrupts brain growth by hijacking a pathway that regulates the generation…
Doctors give electronic health records an ‘F’
The transition to electronic health records (EHRs) was supposed to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare for doctors and…
Earthquake-like brain-wave bursts found to be essential for healthy sleep
New research in rats shows that cortical arousals and brief awakenings during sleep exhibit non-equilibrium dynamics and complex organization across…
Acute Upper Airway Obstruction
Acute upper airway obstruction is a life-threatening emergency and requires immediate assessment and intervention with little margin for error, making…
Medical News Today: Allergies and dizziness: What’s the link?
Allergies can cause vertigo, but this is rare. In this article, we look at how dizziness, vertigo, and allergies are…
Medical News Today: What to know about the Norwood scale and male pattern baldness
The Norwood scale is a system of classification for the stages of male pattern baldness. Read this article to learn…
Multidisciplinary transplantation evaluation shows promise for older adults
Older adults with blood cancers can benefit from a team-based, holistic evaluation before undergoing transplantation, according to a new study.…
Study reveals urban hotspots of high-schoolers’ opioid abuse
A new study has found that in several cities and counties the proportion of high-schoolers who have ever used heroin…