A study of Wisconsin Medicaid enrollees with Down syndrome has found that more than half of those ages 55 and…
Crimped or straight? Lung fiber shape influences elasticity
Stiff collagen and stretchy elastin fibers packed together in rows allow the respiratory system to stretch and snap back into…
Medical News Today: What to know about gallbladder polyps
Gallbladder polyps are growths of tissue within the organ. The vast majority are harmless, but some may become cancerous. Here,…
Teen marijuana use may have next-generation effects
A new study shows how a parent’s use of marijuana, past or present, can influence their child’s substance use and…
Public blame accidents on drivers more than their automated cars when both make mistakes
The public are more likely to blame accidents involving semi-autonomous cars on driver — rather than machine — error, a…
Nutritious foods have lower environmental impact than unhealthy foods
Widespread adaptation of healthier diets would markedly reduce the environmental impact of agriculture and food production. For the first time,…
Salt helps proteins move on down the road
Chemists match models and experiments to see how salt modifies surface interactions in chromatography used to separate valuable drug proteins.…
Risk assessment tools lead to fewer incarcerations without jeopardizing public safety
A sweeping study looking at an extensive collection of data — involving more than a million offenders at 30 different…
Gabapentinoids appear increasingly to be prescribed, off-label, for cancer pain
Between 2005 and 2015, as the opioid crisis in America came into focus, prescriptions for gabapentinoid medications — gabapentin and…
New clues as to why mutations in the MYH9 gene cause broad spectrum of disorders in humans
Researchers have used the Drosophila embryo to model human disease mutations that affect myosin motor activity. Through in vivo imaging…