The number of illustrations in storybooks influences children’s word learning
New research shows that the number of illustrations presented in a storybook can influence preschool children's ability to learn words...
Drug delivered during CPR may improve survival for heart attack
Everyone knows that time is critical when performing life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation to someone in cardiac arrest -- the sooner CPR...
The wiser brain: Insights from healthy elders
However, it is presently unclear how such elders are able to stop the natural cognitive decline associated with old ageing....
Spread of breast cancer reduced by targeting acid metabolite
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 12, 2017) - It's a metabolite found in essentially all our cells that, like...
Visual illusion could help you read smaller font
Exposure to a common visual illusion may enhance your ability to read fine print, according to new research published in...
Nanomedicine opens door to precision medicine for brain tumors
Proof-of-concept study demonstrates potential therapy for incurable glioblastoma brain tumors Involves injecting nanoparticles into tumors to shut down the cells...
Data analysis in the kitchen
What's on the menu tonight? How about some roast beef with strawberry-, beer- and garlic sauce? Or perhaps something lighter...
Effective protection against hip fracture during cortisone treatment
Credit: Photo: Elin Lindstrom Claessen/University of Gothenburg There is effective protection against hip fracture for the many elderly people whose...
Study: After watching disturbing video, CPAP usage soars
Credit: Please Courtesy: National Jewish Health Like more than 20 million other Americans, John Brugger has been diagnosed with sleep...
Algae production research gets boost at Los Alamos
Credit: Sapphire Energy INC LOS ALAMOS, N.M., July 12, 2017 -- Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the...
Paleontologists solve pterosaur pelvis puzzle
Credit: Courtesy Greg Funston Following a discovery in 2015 in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park, Greg Funston puzzled for two years...
NOAA disburses $16.7M in oil spill penalties to fund research
Credit: LSU LSU has received one of the competitive federal grants funded from penalties paid by parties responsible for the...
Graduate research fellow investigates how fungi and fire enable pine savanna ecosystem to thrive
Credit: Jacob Hopkins | KU News Service LAWRENCE -- For most humans, fire symbolizes destruction and death. Yet nature often...
Synthesizing the human genome from scratch
For the past 15 years, synthetic biologists have been figuring out how to synthesize an organism's complete set of DNA,...
Mulling over the aromas of wine
A fine wine has an ideal balance of ingredients. Too much or too little of a component could mean the...
Higher use of health care services throughout adult life linked with traumatic childhoods
Individuals who suffered multiple types of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences - physical, sexual or emotional abuse or other stresses such...
Additional funding to develop a drug for Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Photo: Chris Goodfellow, Gladstone Institutes E-Scape Bio announced an extension of its Series A funding to a total of...
Rice scientists simplify the incorporation of nitrogen into molecules
(Rice University) Rice University scientists generalize the synthesis of aminating agents to simplify the design and manufacture of drugs and...
Early squirrel gets the real estate, U of G study finds
Credit: Bend Dantzer Those young squirrels now scampering around your neighbourhood were born in this year's earliest litters and are...
Detecting long-term concussion in athletes
Credit: Sebastien Tremblay Lawyers representing both sides in concussion lawsuits against sports leagues may eventually have a new tool at...
