A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. and the U.K. has isolated factors that they believe have an impact on how awake and/or alert people feel during the day. In their paper published in ...
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in adolescents, and risky driving behaviors like speeding, rapid accelerations, and cellphone use can contribute to crashes. New research finds many teens struggle to abide ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Most people consider drowsy driving dangerous, but an estimated 37 million Americans still get behind the wheel at least once a year when they're so tired they can barely keep their eyes open.
Nov 2, 2022
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There were 884 cocaine-related deaths in Australia between 2000 and 2021, says a new study published by researchers at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Center (NDARC), UNSW Sydney.
Oct 25, 2022
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is an imposing foe for gene therapy. Formed of cells wedged tightly together, the BBB keeps toxins and pathogens that may be present in the blood from entering brain tissue, but it also keeps ...
Oct 10, 2022
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Replacing diesel-powered trucks and the toxic pollutants they spew with electric vehicles would save tens of thousands of U.S. lives, a new American Lung Association report says.
Oct 6, 2022
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Pediatric surgeon Dr. Rony Marwan has seen way too many kids who have been seriously injured in all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accidents.
Sep 26, 2022
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Mandatory breath testing may promise to be an effective way to stop drunk driving. However, researchers from Japan have discovered that, without proper implementation, breath testing may make little difference to the number ...
Sep 7, 2022
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Adding simple statements that put vaccine side-effect risks into broader context could improve vaccine uptake, a study published today in eLife has shown.
Aug 17, 2022
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A revised approach to how emergency services respond to patients in motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) could help to save lives, according to new research.
Aug 8, 2022
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