Anticipation helps pathological gamblers hold out for larger-but-later rewards
Triggering pathological gamblers to envision a future personal experience reduces their preference for an immediate reward over a larger, delayed ...
Symposium to honor microbiologist Sol Spiegelman, present new work in biological sciences
In honor of University of Illinois microbiologist Sol Spiegelman and his work in recombinant DNA technology, the Carl R. Woese ...
Baby sleeping in same room associated with less sleep, unsafe sleep habits
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends parents keep babies in the same room with them to sleep for the ...
Chronic pain linked to increased risk of dementia in study of older adults
Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that older people with persistent pain show quicker declines in memory as they ...
1 in 5 surgical weight-loss patients take prescription opioids seven years after surgery
Credit: Nicole Santo/UPMC PITTSBURGH, June 5, 2017 - While the proportion of adults with severe obesity using prescription opioids initially ...
Study evaluates overall geriatric health during androgen deprivation therapy
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Androgen drives many prostate cancers. But the body uses androgen for muscle growth and ...
Cells change type to help or hinder immunity
In news that may bring hope to asthma sufferers, scientists discover a mechanism that provides a possible new target for ...
Injectable solution may provide weeks of glucose control
Credit: Ashutosh Chilkoti, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke University have created a technology that might provide ...
Decomposing leaves are a surprising source of greenhouse gases
Credit: Courtesy of Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University scientists have pinpointed a new source of ...
Research in bloodless worms reveals how organs communicate status of life-giving heme
Credit: Iqbal Hamza COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Scientists at the University of Maryland and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ...
The first low-cost system for splitting carbon dioxide
A promising avenue for the future of clean energy is to store it in the form of carbon-based fuels produced ...
Revolutionary new materials for troubled carbon times: Super filters the world can afford
Credit: iCeMS / Sivaniah Lab Around 2800BC, the ancient inhabitants of Ur, Mesopotamia made a discovery that was to change ...
Fixing the role of nitrogen in coral bleaching
Credit: © 2017 Christian Voolstra Excess nitrogen is shown to disrupt coral-algae symbiosis, triggering bleaching even in the absence of ...
Newly discovered DNA sequences can protect chromosomes in rotifers
Credit: Michael Shribak, Irina Arkhipova WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Rotifers are tough, microscopic organisms highly resistant to radiation and repeated ...
Research reveals new insights into why the heart does not repair itself
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Heart muscle is one of the least renewable tissues in the body, which is one ...
Maternal-fetal transmission of Zika virus and therapeutic approaches to prevent it
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 5, 2017--The devastating effects of Zika virus on the brain ...
Forensic technique uses forehead X-rays to assess age of juvenile remains
Credit: Ann Ross Forensic anthropology researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a technique that can provide an approximate ...
Study addresses misconceptions about electroconvulsive therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has long had a stigma of being a painful and barbaric method of treatment, but a new ...
Breeding pairs of birds cooperate to resist climate change
Credit: Juan. A. Amat Most bird chicks need parental care to survive. In biparental species the chicks have greater chances ...
Pictorial warning labels on tobacco products could help improve communication of risks to smokers
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - In recent years, smoking rates among adults in America have steadily declined; yet tobacco use ...
