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Research And JournalsResearchers find a promising new approach for treating liver cirrhosis Jun 18, 2018

Aleglitazar improves portal hypertension in rats with cirrhosis by suppressing inflammation, vasoconstriction, and angiogenesis, reports The American Journal of Pathology

Research And JournalsValuing gluten-free foods relates to health behaviors in young adultsJun 18, 2018

New study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics finds that individuals who value gluten-free foods are more likely to engage in healthier eating habits, but are also more likely to have unhealthy weight control behaviors

Research And JournalsSensitive new assay finds abnormalities in tumor cells that other techniques may missJun 18, 2018

Using the RNA-Seq assay to detect gene fusions can improve the diagnosis and targeted treatment of solid tumors, reports The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Research And JournalsICU telemedicine reduces interhospital ICU transfers of critically ill patientsJun 14, 2018

By providing remote access to acute care expertise, local ICUs were able to treat more critically ill patients on site, according to a new study in the journal CHEST®

Research And JournalsIntervention by pharmacists significantly improves management of chronic diseases among Syrian refugees in JordanJun 14, 2018

Pharmacist-delivered home medication management review service effectively resolves treatment-related problems in patients displaced by humanitarian crisis, according to a new study published in Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Research And JournalsIncreased helmet use in alpine sports fails to reduce risk of traumatic brain injuryJun 14, 2018

New study confirms helmets are effective in protecting skiers and snowboarders from some head injuries, but questions how effective they are in reducing traumatic brain injury, particularly concussion, reports Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Science And TechnologyElsevier and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) collaborate to improve productivity for global oil and gas exploration teamsJun 13, 2018

Long-awaited agreement with Elsevier’s Geofacets assures the easy integration of AAPG’s research into existing exploration workflows to optimize search results

Research And JournalsChildren can learn ways to significantly reduce salt usageJun 7, 2018

Children talk with parents about using salt resulting in fewer homes with a salt shaker on the table, according to a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Research And JournalsMobile health technology can potentially transform how patients manage heart disease riskJun 7, 2018

Select studies show that mobile health technology can improve overall heart disease risk, although many questions still need to be answered through clinical trials, according to a review in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Clinical SolutionsCall for submissions open for the Sixth HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award in Asia PacificJun 6, 2018

Science And TechnologyElsevier expands Indonesian content in Geofacets, mitigating risk in upstream oil and gas research effortsJun 5, 2018

Companies can reduce research time up to 50 percent in new exploration areas of reserves valued at 120 billion USD

Research And JournalsPeruvian rainforest plants have anti-malarial activityJun 4, 2018

Study of medicine plants in Peru published in Journal of Ethnopharmacology wins Elsevier’s Atlas award

Research And JournalsPreschool and school-age irritability predict reward-related brain functionJun 4, 2018

Emerging evidence supports an association between youth irritability and reward-related brain functioning

Science And TechnologyElsevier releases 2017 CiteScore™ valuesMay 31, 2018

Citation impact metrics available for all peer-reviewed research journals, book series, conference proceedings and trade publications covered in Scopus

Research And JournalsCocaine use alters gene expression in brain reward circuitsMay 31, 2018

A study in Biological Psychiatry investigates transcriptome-wide alterations in response to cocaine self-administration in mice