Responses to environmental tragedies often make matters worse, ethicists find
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Without sound decision-making, responses to seeming environmental tragedies can often make matters worse, according to ethicists who...
For low-income countries, climate action pays off by 2050
Successful global efforts to substantially limit greenhouse gas emissions would likely boost GDP growth of poorer countries over the next...
NASA shows winds causing Tropical Cyclone Lorna’s demise
Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite saw Tropical Cyclone Lorna was being torn apart by strong northwesterly wind shear in the...
First genome-wide association study (GWAS) for Type 2 diabetes in youth findings
Presented at Pediatric Academic Society Conference Pediatric diabetes and genetic researchers with the First Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) for Type...
Earlier detection of diabetic retinopathy with smartphone AI
Pairing a smartphone to capture retinal images with artificial intelligence to interpret them may help overcome barriers to ophthalmic screening...
Release of ’13 Reasons Why’ associated with increase in youth suicide rates
NIH-supported study highlights the importance of responsible portrayal of suicide by the media The Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" was...
UVA Engineering hosts National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting and Symposium
Free, public event features Vinton G. Cerf, widely known as 'father of the Internet,' and national experts on cybersecurity, cyber-physical...
Keeping very low birth weight babies warm
Medical staff from UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital share their NICU's journey on improving temperatures of vulnerable neonates CLEVELAND...
NASA looks at Tropical Storm Fani’s rainfall rates
Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL Tropical Storm Fani formed in the Northern Indian Ocean over the weekend of April 27 and 28. The...
Caffeine prevents PGE1-induced disturbances in respiratory neural control
Therapeutic implications for infants treated for congenital heart disease CLEVELAND -- Researchers from the Department of Pediatrics at Case Western...
Suicide rates spike nationally among youth after ’13 Reasons Why’ release
A recent study revealed approximately 195 more youth suicide deaths than expected were associated with the television series "13 Reasons...
An international prize honors Bradley Yoder for research in polycystic kidney disease
The Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize is the most prestigious award in the polycystic kidney disease field.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala....
Researcher receives $3.2 million NIH grant to study chronic opioid use, mood disorders
Credit: Photo by Ellen Hutti/Saint Louis University A Saint Louis University researcher has received a grant to study the pathways...
Tel Aviv university study paves way for innovative treatment of epilepsy
TAU researchers solve puzzle about brain activity regulation; breakthrough may lead to development of new, effective drugs to suppress seizures...
AmorChem | Champions of the 2019 KNOCK OUT!
GlycoNet researchers Drs. Alexey V. Pshezhetsky and Christopher Cairo awarded half a million dollars to advance research on inhibitors to...
How the olfactory brain affects memory
Credit: RUB, Kramer How sensory perception in the brain affects learning and memory processes is far from fully understood. Two...
Ag census reveals first reports of kiwiberry production in the northeast
UNH leader in research and breedingCredit: UNH DURHAM, N.H.--For the first time since the USDA began keeping statistics in 1840,...
UA to study link between prenatal exposure to pesticides and childhood ADHD
Credit: UA Health Sciences TUCSON, Ariz. - According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 6.1 million children...
Astronomers discover 2,000-year-old remnant of a nova
Observation including Göttingen participation confirms one of the oldest Chinese measurementsCredit: ESA/Hubble and NASA, F Göttgens (IAG) For the first...
Consumption of caffeinated energy drinks rises in the United States
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine examines the growing trend and recommends actions to minimize its...
