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February 8, 2026

Organic farming enhances honeybee colony performance

Bees are valuable to humans not only because they produce honey, but also because they pollinate wildflowers and food crops....

Binge watching TV increases heart health risks more than a desk job among African Americans

Journal of the American Heart Association report DALLAS, June 26, 2019 -- Binge watching TV may be a greater risk...

Study: Social robots can benefit hospitalized children

Interacting with a robotic teddy bear invented at MIT boosted young patients' positive emotions, engagement, and activity level A new...

Environmental destruction linked to African population raises questions about family sizes

Credit: Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project Africa is projected to be home to nearly 3 billion people by 2100, but rapid...

Heart risk raised by sitting in front of the TV, not by sitting at work, finds study

NEW YORK, NY (June 26, 2019)--Sitting for long periods of time has been linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease...

We need to talk about chloramphenicol — how does this antibiotic cause damage to eukaryotes?

For the first time scientists demonstrate the molecular events underlying the effects of chloramphenicol on eukaryotic cells A group of...

Researchers reveal lack of evidence for drugs prescribed to treat chronic pain in children

Decisions to prescribe children drugs to treat chronic pain are not guided by sufficient, high quality evidence, according to an...

Lessons from Columbine: New technology provides insight during active shooter situations

Credit: Eric Dietz/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Run, hide, fight. It has become a mantra for how to act...

Injury more likely due to abuse when child was with male caregiver

Over 1,700 children die from child abuse each year in the U.S., and far more sustain injuries that result in...

From simple tools to high-level buy-in, how doctors can help cancer patients quit tobacco

Penn study shows Moonshot-funded program is making an impact PHILADELPHIA - A simple set of decision-support tools combined with institutional...

Bystanders will intervene to help victims of aggressive public disputes

Third-party conflict resolution is a human universal; similar results across three different countriesCredit: Lancaster University Bystanders will intervene in nine-out-of-ten...

Managing the ups and downs of coffee production

Credit: César Elias Botelho National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuaria de Minas Gerais Each day,...

Prostate cancer urine test shows who needs treatment and when

Researchers at the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital have developed a urine test to...

Conservation efforts for giant South American river turtles have protected 147,000 females

The paper surveyed 85 conservation projects that protect the 'charapa' in the Amazon and Orinoco river basinsCredit: WCS By analyzing...

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries run higher risk of readmission compared with traditional Medicare

1. Medicare Advantage beneficiaries run higher risk of readmission compared with traditional Medicare Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-1795 Editorial: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M19-1599 URLs go live...

The Gerontological Society of America selects 2019 fellows

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...

Department of Energy announces $13 million for atmospheric research

27 projects aim to improve predictive power of computer models WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)...

Bringing neuromodulation therapies to drug-resistant epilepsy patients

A specialized clinic in a tertiary hospital is effective at treating patients from 5 statesCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Despite...

URI nursing study examines how premature birth affects health throughout life