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Energy Use Feedback Key to Unlocking Savings, If Used Wisely
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Washington, DC - Using feedback that incorporates goals or incentives and leverages new media and technology appears to be the best way to get people to cut back on their energy use, according to researchers who analyzed dozens of studies on feedback’s effectiveness in energy conservation.
FDA approves new oral medication to treat patients with advanced colorectal cancer
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Lonsurf (a pill that combines two drugs, trifluridine and tipiracil) for patients with an advanced form of colorectal cancer who are no longer responding to other therapies.
NIH researchers find role for soft palate in adaptation of transmissible influenza viruses
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Washington, DC - National Institutes of Health scientists and their colleagues identified a previously unappreciated role for the soft palate during research to better understand how influenza (flu) viruses acquire the ability to move efficiently between people. In studies using ferrets, the team collected evidence that this patch of mucous-coated soft tissue separating the mouth from the nasal cavity is a key site for the emergence of flu viruses with a heightened ability to spread through the air.
U.S. State Department Launches Global Connect Initiatives at UNGA
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Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Department of State unveiled a new initiative called “Global Connect,” which seeks to bring 1.5 billion people who lack Internet access, online by 2020. On behalf of the Secretary of State, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Catherine Novelli delivered a key-note address at UN Headquarters on “Development in the Digital Age” to announce this new diplomatic initiative.
Ear surgeons help pioneer minimally invasive surgery for eardrum repairs, middle ear surgery
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Dallas, Texas - UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeons are helping to pioneer a trend that extends the advantages and benefits of minimally invasive surgery to patients who need middle ear surgery.
Study Finds Significant Differences in Frailty by Region and by Race Among Older Americans
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Baltimore, Maryland - A large-scale survey of older Americans living at home or in assisted living settings found that 15 percent are frail, a diminished state that makes people more vulnerable to falls, chronic disease and disability, while another 45 percent are considered pre-frail, or at heightened risk of becoming physically diminished.
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