Practical clinical trials can help find alternatives to opioids
Pressures on primary care doctors to move away from opioid pain management are increasing, but practitioners need practical, evidence-based information on how to employ multidisciplinary pain care successfully in everyday clinical practice. A senior investigator believes wider use of practical clinical trials and more emphasis on patient self-management are key solutions for achieving wider use of multidisciplinary pain care to improve patient function and help lower use and misuse of opioids. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 21, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

Patients' own fat tissue can help treat joint problems
A new device gently suctions, processes and uses a patient ’s own fat tissue to provide a potential source of stem cells and growth factors to promote healing. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 21, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

Wearable Devices Communicate Vital Brain Activity Information
What can we learn about emotions, the brain and behavior from a wristband? Plenty, according to a prominent engineer. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 20, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

Insects resist genetic methods to control disease spread, study finds
Insects possess a naturally occurring resistance to the use of gene-editing technology to prevent diseases such as malaria, new research shows. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 19, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

Triple play boosting value of renewable fuel could tip market in favor of biomass
A new process triples the fraction of biomass converted to high-value products to nearly 80 percent, also tripling the expected rate of return for an investment in the technology from roughly 10 percent (for one end product) to 30 percent. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 19, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

Traffic-related air pollution linked to DNA damage in children
Children and teens exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution have evidence of a specific type of DNA damage called telomere shortening, reports a new study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 19, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

Caution urged in using PRP or stem cells to treat young athletes' injuries
Physicians, parents and coaches should be cautious when considering treating injured young athletes with platelet rich plasma (PRP), stem cells or other types of regenerative medicine, says a nationally recognized sports medicine clinician. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 19, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

First-ever global study finds massive health care inequity
A first-ever global study has found massive inequity of access to and quality of health care among and within countries, and concludes people are dying from causes with well-known treatments. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 19, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

Self-ventilating workout suit keeps athletes cool and dry
A breathable workout suit with ventilating flaps that open and close in response to an athlete ' s body heat and sweat has now been developed by researchers. These flaps, which range from thumbnail- to finger-sized, are lined with live microbial cells that shrink and expand in response to changes in humidity. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 19, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

Antibody for fighting cancer emerges
While studying the underpinnings of multiple sclerosis, investigators came across important clues for how to treat a very different disease: cancer. Researchers describe an antibody that can precisely target regulatory T cells which in turn unleashes the immune system to kill cancer cells. The team reports that the antibody decreased tumor growth in models of melanoma, glioblastoma and colorectal carcinoma, making it an attractive candidate for cancer immunotherapy. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 19, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

Top 10 new species for 2017
A spider and an ant with names drawn from popular books, a pink katydid and an omnivorous rat made ESF ' s list of the Top 10 New Species for 2017. Also listed: a freshwater stingray, a bush tomato that appears to " bleed, " a devilish-looking orchid, a millipede with more than 400 legs, an amphibious centipede and a marine worm. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 19, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

ESF lists top 10 new species for 2017
A spider and an ant with names drawn from popular books, a pink katydid and an omnivorous rat made ESF ' s list of the Top 10 New Species for 2017. Also listed: a freshwater stingray, a bush tomato that appears to “bleed,” a devilish-looking orchid, a millipede with more than 400 legs, an amphibious centipede and a marine worm. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 19, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

Mapping super massive black holes in the distant universe
Astronomers have constructed the first map of the Universe based on the positions of supermassive black holes, which reveals the large-scale structure of the Universe. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 19, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

Older adults need tips on outdoor fall prevention
Many older adults have fallen outdoors but lack an understanding of the risks for falling and how to prevent them, warranting efforts for outdoor fall prevention, finds a new study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 19, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

Study finds need for educating older adults on outdoor fall prevention
Many older adults have fallen outdoors but lack an understanding of the risks for falling and how to prevent them, warranting efforts for outdoor fall prevention, finds a new study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 19, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news