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Only-children more likely to be obese than children with siblings
Findings anecdotally point to busyness of having multiple children forcing parents to be more organized, better plan their families' meals,...
Study shows invasive blue catfish can tolerate high salinities
Indicates potential for further expansion in Chesapeake and into Delaware BayCredit: © VIMS Trawl Survey. A new study by researchers...
To save biodiversity, scientists suggest ‘mega-conservation’
To save biodiversity, scientists suggest 'mega-conservation' -- starting with one of the most prolific species in the worldCredit: Credit: Paul...
Why myelinated mammalian nerves are fast and allow high frequency
A new discovery in parts of the nerve called Nodes of Ranvier yielded an answer to rapid sensory and motor...
Quality of life changes after weight loss
Credit: Colin Lenton PHILADELPHIA (NOVEMBER 5, 2019) - Obesity increases a number of adverse health consequences including reduced health-related quality...
Conservatives more likely to support climate policy if they report harm due to extreme weather
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - People who identify as politically conservative are more like to support climate change...
Mind-body therapies alleviate pain in people prescribed opioids
Credit: University of Utah A new study published Nov. 4, 2019, in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine details the first...
Texas Heart Institute wins prestigious grant to develop wireless and leadless pacemakers
Doctors and engineers at Texas Heart Institute, Rice and UCLA collaborate to advance cardiac devicesCredit: Texas Heart Institute Texas Heart...
Wild animals evolving to give birth earlier in warming climate
Credit: Martyn Baker Red deer on a Scottish island are providing scientists with some of the first evidence that wild...
School-based telehealth program reduces ED visits by pediatric asthma patients
Credit: SCETV, for MUSC Health Center for Telehealth Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) report in JAMA...
NASA looks at Tropical Cyclone Maha’s water vapor concentration
Credit: NASA/NRL When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Northern Indian Ocean, water vapor data provided information about the intensity...
NASA finds thick ring of powerful storms around Super Typhoon Halong’s eye
Credit: NASA/NRL Typhoon Halong continued to strengthen and has become a super typhoon in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. Infrared imagery...
New transmission model for Ebola predicted Uganda cases
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- A new risk assessment model for the transmission of Ebola accurately predicted its...
Perovskite solar cells get an upgrade
Rice University materials scientists use inorganic ingredients to limit defects, retain efficiencyCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 5, 2019)...
Risk factors of MA in patients treated with therapeutic hyperthermia after cardiac arrest
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 5, 2019-Researchers showed that 20-50% of patients developed an irregular...
To monitor cancer therapy, Penn researchers tag CAR T cells with imaging markers
Tracking CAR T cells is a critical step for the future of cancer therapy, according to new studyCredit: Penn Medicine...
Clemson research indicates abundance of microbe diversity key to healthy coastal ecosystem
Credit: Annette Engel, University of Tennessee, Knoxville CLEMSON, South Carolina -- For millions of years, symbiotic bacteria have lived inside...
Secretome of pleural effusions associated with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and malignant meso
The cover features Figure 4 'SAMP8 mice display a spontaneous OA phenotype' from MalaiseCredit: Albert D. Donnenberg and Vera S....
Satellite tracking shows how ships affect clouds and climate
Credit: Edward Gryspeerdt/Imperial College London By matching the movement of ships to the changes in clouds caused by their emissions,...
Childhood chores not related to self-control development
Additional finding: Self-control development predicts future job outcomesCredit: University of Houston Although assigning household chores is considered an essential component...
