India’s integrated child development program increases educational attainment
Supplemental nutrition and other health services during the first 3 years of life led to the completion of 0.1-0.3 more grades of schooling, CDDEP researchers...
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People with chronic pain are coping with the help of Pinterest, new study reveals
The study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University also suggests that Pinterest could be a valuable tool for health care organizations to share reputably sourced...
The secret behind witchweed’s devastating ability to steal nutrients from crops
Hopes for developing a new method to control the parasitic Striga weedCredit: Kobe University Commonly known as "witchweed", the parasitic plant Striga hermonthica devastates crops...
Elevation matters when it comes to climate change, deforestation and species survival
Credit: George Sandler TORONTO, ON (Canada) - University of Toronto student George Sandler was shocked to see the rainforest floor suddenly come to life around...
Researchers discover ‘chromosome scanner’ that protects against cancer
DNA In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified one of the main mechanisms behind the repair of serious damage to...
Laser ‘drill’ sets a new world record in laser-driven electron acceleration
Scientists working at Berkeley Lab's BELLA Center nearly double their previous record set in 2014Credit: Carlo Benedetti/Berkeley Lab Combining a first laser pulse to heat...
Uncovering the origins of cultivated strawberries
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Until now, little has been known about the evolutionary origins of the cultivated garden strawberry. Whereas most...
Pitt engineer receives $500K award to investigate potentially harmful man-made chemicals
Carla Ng will use the NSF CAREER award to study the health and environmental impact of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances and identify ways to...
An easier way to engineer plants
MIT-led team uses nanoparticles to deliver genes into plant chloroplastsCredit: The researchers CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have developed a new genetic tool that could...
Salisbury Award launched by National Foundation for Cancer Research
New program widens NFCR's translational research scope, honors family's contributions ROCKVILLE, MD - The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) last Thursday, February 21st, launched...
Documenting and decoding the dynamics between work and pain
A special issue of WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation looks at factors around the experience and management of pain in workplaces around...
Super Typhoon Wutip’s 25 mile-wide eye seen by NASA-NOAA satellite
Credit: NOAA/NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Cyclone Wutip has strengthened into a powerful super typhoon and NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP...
High-powered fuel cell boosts electric-powered submersibles, drones
Credit: McKelvey School of Engineering The transportation industry is one of the largest consumers of energy in the U.S. economy with increasing demand to make...
New protein ‘switch’ could be key to controlling blood-poisoning and preventing death
Scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered a new protein "switch" that could stop the progression of blood-poisoning, or sepsis, and increase the...
A new spin in nano-electronics
HZDR researchers succeed in controlling extremely short-wavelength spin wavesCredit: HZDR / Juniks In recent years, electronic data processing has been evolving in one direction only:...
