How to stop acne with science (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2016 -- Breakouts are a pain and can happen well into your 40s. While there's no cure...
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ESCEO-IOF expert panel reviews current evidence for efficacy of calcium supplementation
An expert consensus meeting of the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation..
What factors are influencing electric vehicle purchases in China?
Credit: Yu Hao WASHINGTON, D.C., November, 15, 2016 -- Many Chinese cities are suffering from deteriorating environmental quality -- particularly due to air pollution that...
Researchers create living bio-hybrid system
Credit: Caponi, et al. WASHINGTON, D.C., November 15, 2016 -- One of the biggest challenges in cognitive or rehabilitation neurosciences is the ability to design...
Mobile app behavior often appears at odds with privacy policies
PITTSBURGH--How a mobile app says it will collect or share a user's personal information with third parties often appears to be inconsistent with how the...
NASA spots post-Tropical Storm Tina’s remnant clouds
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA's GOES Project Tropical Storm Tina was short-lived. NOAA's GOES-West satellite captured the remnants of the storm that formed, reached tropical storm status...
Microbes in your gut influence major eye disease
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the industrialized world, affecting over 10 million individuals in North America. A study...
Early evidence of dairying discovered
A team of scientists and archaeologists have discovered widespread evidence of prehistoric milk production in southern Europe. The study, a collaboration between the University of...
Organized prescription drug collection programs may have minimal impact
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Nov. 15, 2016 - More than 3.8 billion controlled medications, such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, Valium and Adderall, are dispensed by pharmacies annually...
Too much fatty food could set children up for mental problems
Chances are that children who eat excessive amounts of fatty foods will not only become obese, but will develop cognitive and psychiatric problems when they...
Scientists devise more accurate system for predicting risks of new chemical products
The approach used by regulators to initially screen new chemical products for toxic effects is wrong almost half the time, according to scientists at the...
Drinking red wine before smoking can prevent short term vascular damage
Philadelphia, PA, Nov.15, 2016 - Drinking red wine is widely regarded as protective against cardiovascular disease. A new report in The American Journal of Medicine...
Time to tackle the UK’s plutonium mountain
Professor Neil Hyatt, Research Chair in Radioactive Waste Management, calls for UK plutonium policy to be re-examined to allow swift immobilisation of UK's civil plutonium...
A new way to image solar cells in 3-D
Credit: Berkeley Lab Next-generation solar cells made of super-thin films of semiconducting material hold promise because they're relatively inexpensive and flexible enough to be applied...
High-fat diet disrupts brain maturation
Junk food is a burgeoning problem for modern society: we literally have too much on our plate. Fatty and unhealthy foods are especially popular with...
