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Researching proinsulin misfolding to understand diabetes
Credit: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich. - According to the World Health Organization, 422 million adults across...
Public health heroes to receive national recognition the week of Thanksgiving
ARLINGTON, Va.--November 15, 2016--On the Monday before Thanksgiving, Research!America and other health organizations urge Americans to recognize public health professionals...
How to stop human-made droughts and floods before they start
Montreal, November 16, 2016 -- Alberta's rivers are the main source of water for agriculture in Canada's Prairie provinces. But...
Moral values influence level of climate change action
ITHACA, N.Y. - Two moral values highly rated by liberals -- compassion and fairness -- influence willingness to make personal...
Ant bridges connect shy tropical tree crowns
Credit: Patrice78500 (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons Internet and phone connections are essential for effective communicators and for success...
New understanding of brain plasticity may lead to novel treatment approaches
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 16, 2016--A growing understanding of the highly "plastic," changeable nature...
Employment of more nurse assistants is associated with more deaths and lower quality care
Credit: Penn Nursing (PHILADELPHIA) November 16, 2016 - Hospitals that employ more nurse assistants relative to the number of professionally...
Groundbreaking study: Self-injection of contraception is feasible, acceptable in Uganda
Seattle, November 16, 2016 --Self-injection of the contraceptive Sayana® Press is both feasible and highly acceptable among women participating in...
New quantitative technique shows microstructural brain alternations in autism spectrum disorder
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 16, 2016--A new study found significant changes in white matter...
Owl-inspired wing design reduces wind turbine noise by 10 decibels
Credit: Ian A.Clark, Conor A. Daly, William Devenport, W .Nathan Alexander, Nigel Peake, Justin W. Jaworski, Stewart Glegg Many species...
Open refereed paper reveals how to study unstable radioactive nuclei’s dual traits
Radioactive nuclides, found within an atom's core, all share a common feature: they have too many or too few neutrons...
Transcranial direct current stimulation shows promise for depression therapy
LAWRENCE -- Small amounts of electricity similar to the output of a common 9-volt battery could improve life for people...
No willpower required: Families adopt healthy behaviors through trial and error
Credit: CWRU Forgoing a reliance on motivation, families can adopt healthy behaviors--eating better and exercising more--by following a new approach...
Two new lizards with ‘heroic past’ discovered in the Chilean Andes
Credit: Hugo A. Díaz Two new species of lizards have been discovered in the Andean highlands of Southern Chile. Collected...
Winners of the 2016 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards
Consequential stories on important issues in medical research are among the winners of the 2016 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards,...
Louisiana Tech University professor elected to National Academy of Construction
Credit: Louisiana Tech University RUSTON, La. - Dr. Tom Iseley, professor of civil engineering and construction engineering technology and director...
Scientists from the IAC discover a nearby ‘superearth’
Credit: Credit: Gabriel Pérez, SMM (IAC). The PhD student Alejandro Suárez Mascareño, of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)...
New records set up with ‘Screws of Light’
Credit: Copyright: IQOQI Vienna / Robert Fickler Twisted light Time and again, properties of the light surprise the research world....
Fragmentation and Divergence
Underlying the theme of Fragmentation and Divergence discussed in this volume is a major movement of the present so-called postmodern...
Brookhaven Lab to lead and partner on DOE exascale computing projects
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Exascale Computing Project (ECP) just awarded $34 million in...
