Surrey academics weigh into the debate on daylight saving time and school start time
A switch to permanent daylight saving time will undo any positive effects on sleep of delaying school start times, according to researchers from the University...
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Nursing, dental, and medical students train together to improve kids’ oral health
Team-based clinical experiences help health professionals develops skills for working together Nursing, medical, and dental students can work as a team to improve their knowledge...
Human influence on climate change is traced back to the 19th century
Credit: Qian Cheng/Columbia Engineering Climate change poses a serious challenge to the human society and it is generally believed that humans are themselves to blame....
Not drinking water may boost kids’ consumption of sugary beverages
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Kids and young adults who drink no water throughout the day may consume twice the amount of calories from sugary drinks...
Sand tiger sharks return to shipwrecks off N.C. coast
Coast's hundreds of shipwrecks are important habitats for vulnerable shark speciesCredit: John McCord, Coastal Studies Institute DURHAM, N.C. -- Photos taken months, and in some...
Transgender adults more likely to report worse health-related quality of life
Bottom Line: Transgender adults were more likely to report worse health-related quality of life compared with cisgender adults. This study used data from a large...
Bacteria use their enemy — phage — for ‘self-recognition’
Credit: WANG Xiaoxue Cells are social, and self-recognition is a critical aspect of group behavior as cells assist kin and antagonize non-kin in foraging for...
Older adults starting dialysis die at higher rates than previously thought
Study results can help inform patient decisions, physician choice of treatment for end-stage kidney disease Older adults with end-stage kidney disease who start dialysis--a treatment...
OSA Foundation names first recipient of the Milton and Rosalind Chang Pivoting Fellowship
Araceli Venegas-Gomez will use her stipend to become a 'global ambassador' for quantum technologies WASHINGTON--The OSA Foundation (OSAF) is pleased to announce Araceli Venegas-Gomez, a...
Permanent daylight savings may cancel out changes to school start times
Credit: Skeldon and Dijk/Current Biology Moving the clock forward and then back each spring and fall usually draws plenty of complaints and questions about why...
Asia’s diabetes epidemic preferentially kills women, the middle-aged: Study
Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in Asia and has dramatically increased the risk of premature death, especially among women and middle-aged people, a multinational study...
Island lizards are expert sunbathers, and researchers find it’s slowing their evolution
Credit: Virginia Tech If you've ever spent some time in the Caribbean, you might have noticed that humans are not the only organisms soaking up...
Blood samples to help select the right early phase clinical trials for cancer patients
Scientists could help match cancer patients with no other treatment options to clinical trials with experimental medicines, by analysing the genetic faults in a sample...
Parents using both e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes may be more motivated to quit
MassGeneral Hospital for Children study implies dual-using parents may not be getting the help they need A study by MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) researchers...
Advance in CAR T-cell therapy eliminates severe side effects
USC-led clinical trial produced remissions without toxicity in lymphoma patients An advance in the breakthrough cancer treatment known as CAR T-cell therapy appears to eliminate...
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