Too much screen time for the kids? Grandparents may also be complicit
In the age of high-tech electronics many kids spend about half their visit with grandparents watching videos or playing with apps Grandparents have long been...
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Jurassic shift: Changing the rules of evolution
Environmental factors have much less of an influence on how successful species are today compared to prehistoric times For more than 150 years, scientists have...
Uranium toxicity may be causing high rates of obesity and diabetes in Kuwait
Credit: Dr. Max Goodson Kuwait has some of the highest rates of obesity and diabetes in the world, and scientists don't know why. This question...
Highway medians are a source of food for wildlife, study shows
Small mammals, including weasels, mink, and chipmunks, are using vegetated medians for foraging in Canada Vegetated highway medians are a proverbial buffet for small mammals,...
What is driving the spike in black lung disease among coal miners?
Rates of severe coal workers' pneumoconiosis -- also known as black lung disease -- among coal miners have been on the rise recently despite regulations...
Research yields new clues to the origin of Tamu Massif
New findings suggest a re-thinking of massive underwater volcanoCredit: University of Houston The discovery of Tamu Massif, a gigantic volcano located about 1,000 miles east...
Key early steps for origin of life occur under a variety of conditions
Potential precursors to life on Earth form from a variety of complex mixtures, according to a team of scientists who say this could point to...
BU researchers: Allowing the sale of buprenorphine without a prescription could save lives
(Boston)--In an effort to address the opioid epidemic in new, safe and effective ways, increasing access to buprenorphine, without a prescription, could prove helpful for...
Combining antibiotics, researchers deliver one-two punch against ubiquitous bacterium
CWRU/Cleveland VA findings in mouse models could make inroads against superbugs By combining two well-established antibiotics for the first time, a scientific team led by...
Laura Slatkin elected to CSHL Board of Trustees
Credit: Laura Slatkin Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) today announced the election of Laura Slatkin to the private, not-for-profit institution's...
Evolutionary coupling analysis identifies the impact of disease-associated variants
Credit: POSTECH Predicting the impact of DNA sequence variants is important for sorting disease-associated variants (DVs) from neutral variants. Korean researchers at Pohang University of...
‘Liquid forensics’ could lead to safer drinking water
MU team develops new method of measuring the speed of sound in liquidsCredit: University of Missouri Ping! The popular 1990 film, The Hunt for Red...
Scientists develop new method for studying early life in ancient rocks
Research results could also inform the search for life on Mars Scientists have developed a new method for detecting traces of primordial life in ancient...
Blood test may predict risk of recurrence for breast cancer patients
City of Hope scientists are trying to change how doctors treat patients with solid tumors DUARTE, Calif. — A special blood test may one day...
Molecules that restructure the mind
Postdoctoral researcher Caitlin Taylor wins the 2019 Harvey L. Karp Discovery Award Imagine a molecule powerful enough to reconfigure your mind and body -- a...
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