Tag: Study
Study Finds Historical Dust Levels for Drywall Workers Likely Exceeded Current Mesothelioma Safety Standards, According to Surviving Mesothelioma
Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) November 30, 2014 Researchers say drywall specialists who have worked in older buildings tend to breathe in more dust than is currently considered safe and the exposure could raise their risk for deadly malignant pleural mesothelioma. Surviving Mesothelioma has just posted the story on their website. Click here to read it now. […]
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Norlien Foundation Support Two-Country Study Cohort
Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) December 17, 2014 The Alliance for Strong Families and Communities will partner with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Norlien Foundation on a three-year project to identify best practices for transforming organizational services as well as the policies that serve as barriers to using brain science effectively on the front […]
Study Reveals More Troubling News For Denture Wearers, New Albany Dental Implant Clinic Owner Says
NEW ALBANY, IN (PRWEB) December 09, 2014 Dr. Ronald Receveur, a leading New Albany dentist, wants his patients to know about a new study that has found that seniors who wear dentures overnight are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia. The study, published online Oct. 7 in the Journal of Dental Research, followed […]
Seattle startup launches Kickstarter campaign to gamify how students study for high school and college level courses
Seattle, WA (PRWEB) December 02, 2014 Seattle-based Minmini Corporation announced today the start of a crowdsourcing campaign via Kickstarter.com to fund the development and launch of Quiziversity, a mobile game-like app for retentive learning in an academic environment. Dr. Siva Bala Narayanan, Minmini’s CEO, asked, “Can you name a single app or game that parents, […]
UC Davis Study Finds Preeclampsia During Mother’s Pregnancy Associated with Greater Autism Risk
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (PRWEB) December 08, 2014 Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were more than twice as likely to have been exposed in utero to preeclampsia, and the likelihood of an autism diagnosis was even greater if the mother experienced more severe disease, a large study by researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute has […]