Decrease in lead exposure in early childhood significantly responsible for drop in crime rate
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Exposure to lead in the preschool years significantly increases the chance that children will be suspended or ...
How family and friends influence breast cancer treatment decisions
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) When a woman walks into the oncologist's office, she's usually not alone. In fact, ...
Allina Health LifeCourse to be featured at IAGG 2017
MINNEAPOLIS - (June 28, 2017) - From more than 8,000 proposals from 80 countries, Allina Health was chosen to present ...
Weighty matters
Weighty Matters Editorial highlights concern over growing obesity rates and new research linking weight gain in adolescences to stroke risk. ...
RIT hosts largest number of NSF undergraduate research programs in New York
Rochester Institute of Technology leads universities in New York with seven federally funded summer research programs for undergraduate students, according ...
Bacteria-coated nanofiber electrodes clean pollutants in wastewater
ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University materials scientists and bioelectrochemical engineers may have created an innovative, cost-competitive electrode material for cleaning ...
Combating chronic kidney disease with exercise
Credit: Ashley Barnas/ University of Delaware A University of Delaware research team in the College of Health Sciences is combating ...
Nanostructures taste the rainbow
Credit: Harry Atwater and Kelly Mauser/Caltech Engineers at Caltech have for the first time developed a light detector that combines ...
Mildly obese fare better after major heart attack
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 28, 2017 - People who survive a major heart attack often do better in ...
UA researcher paves way for promising treatment for hot flashes
Fifteen years ago, Dr. Naomi Rance was at work when she experienced her first hot flash. Rance, a physician and ...
What’s on your skin? Archaea, that’s what
Credit: Marilyn Chung, Berkeley Lab It turns out your skin is crawling with single-celled microorganisms -- and they're not just ...
The value of nature
Money may not grow on trees, but trees themselves and all that they provide have a dollar value nonetheless. At ...
Adolescent obesity linked to early mortality from cardiovascular diseases
WASHINGTON-- While there is solid evidence that adolescent overweight and obesity are associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, ...
How are long strands of DNA packed into tiny cells?
Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center Scientists are a step closer to understanding how DNA, the molecules that carry all ...
Real-time vapor analysis could improve training of explosive-detecting dogs
With a sense of smell much greater than humans, dogs are considered the gold standard for explosive detection in many ...
Improving Chinese air pollution leads to business opportunities
China's trouble with smog and air pollution is well known, but air quality is beginning to improve as Chinese authorities ...
Scientists identify key locations for spread of Pin-tailed Whydahs
Credit: Eric Fishel Invasive parasites are a biological oxymoron. And yet, they are in our backyards! A new study analyzes ...
Guinness World Records names graphene aerogel as world’s least dense 3-D printed structure
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- The world's lightest 3-D printed structure is so lightweight that it can be ...
This week from AGU: As climate stirs Arctic sea ice faster, pollution tags along
GeoSpace As climate stirs Arctic sea ice faster, pollution tags along A warming climate is not just melting the Arctic's ...
Nanopipette technology wins first place in NIH ‘Follow that Cell’ challenge
Credit: Nader Pourmand Nader Pourmand, professor of biomolecular engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has ...
