Up in arms: Insect-inspired arm technology aims to improve drones
Patented unmanned aerial vehicles fly in windy conditionsCredit: Xiumin Diao/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A drone delivery is great - on a perfect, sunny...
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‘Lovely’ and ‘scientific’ — Medical student evaluations differ by gender and minority status
Despite push for competency-based evaluations, many still focus on personality traits In the largest analysis to date of narrative medical school evaluations, researchers at UC...
Common sleep myths compromise good sleep and health
People often say they can get by on five or fewer hours of sleep, that snoring is harmless, and that having a drink helps you...
Duke University professor receives 2019 Bernard Sanberg Memorial Award from ASNTR
Duke University professor receives award at 2019 ASNTR Tampa, Fla. (April 16, 2019) - In advance of its 2019 annual meeting, the American Society for...
Continuing PC vaccine in Kenya at full price cost-effective and could save thousands of lives
Stopping the vaccine could lead to rates of pneumonia and pneumococcal disease returning to pre-vaccine levels in 10 years Co-led by the London School of...
Honey, I ate the kids: The sweet side of filial cannibalism
This Easter, researchers reveal why some parents eat their kids' eggs: it's because they care As you bite into a chocolate bunny or egg this...
UTSA faculty receive $2 million in CAREER Awards to advance research
Credit: The University of Texas at San Antonio (San Antonio, April 16, 2019) - Four University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) researchers have each...
Climate change threatens endangered sparrows
A new study in The Condor: Ornithological Applications finds that some sparrow species will go extinct within the century due to climate change. Seaside (Ammospiza...
Improving the ACA’s insurance coverage provisions will improve patient care
Washington, D.C. April 16, 2019 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) published a paper today in the Annals of Internal Medicine that examines ways...
Mississippi State University row crop short course presentations available online
Credit: Mississippi State University St. Paul, MN (March 28, 2019)--The 2018 Mississippi State University (MSU) Row Crop Short Course, held in December, showcased presentations by...
Google searches reveal popular bird species
Knowledge may help fine-tune conservation messagesCredit: Photo by Marie Lehmann. Ithaca, NY--Cross-referencing a decade of Google searches and citizen science observations, researchers have determined which...
Indicators of despair rising among Gen X-ers entering middle age
Indicators of despair--depression, suicidal ideation, drug use and alcohol abuse--are rising among Americans in their late 30s and early 40s across most demographic groups, according...
New report examines the safety of using dispersants in oil spill clean ups
A multi-disciplinary team of scientists has issued a series of findings and recommendations on the safety of using dispersal agents in oil spill clean-up efforts...
New study first to identify cause of rare genetic metabolic disorder
A new study from BC Children's Hospital, the University of British Columbia (UBC) and an international team of researchers published in the New England Journal...
Physician-writer Siddhartha Mukherjee will be awarded the 2019 Lewis Thomas Prize
Siddhartha Mukherjee has delighted, informed, and touched a wide audience through his books and essays, for which he will be awarded the 2019 Lewis Thomas...
