The key to a better mood for young men is a nut
Credit: California Walnut Commission College can be a stressful time for young adults as they figure out how to manage intense daily routines that include...
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Toddlers with autism don’t avoid eye contact, but do miss its significance
A new study conducted by researchers at Marcus Autism Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and Emory University School of Medicine helps put to rest a...
How thinking about behavior differently can lead to happier FASD families
A new study from the University of Rochester sheds light on how parents and caregivers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) can best...
Molecular ‘pillars’ team up to protect liver from toxic fat buildup
PHILADELPHIA-- As obesity rates rise in the United States, so does the incidence of liver diseases. In fact, 80 percent of obese people are believed...
Weight loss may help prevent multiple myeloma
Credit: Jim Dryden/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis New research shows that excess weight increases the risk that a benign blood disorder will...
New research in Malawi will help to secure raw materials for green technologies
Pioneering new insights into why high concentrations of some of the most rare and desirable natural elements - vital for the production of vital environmental,...
Diaphragm much older than expected
Credit: © The New York Academy of Sciences "Evolution has brought up some weird animals, such as the caseids." says Dr. Markus Lambertz, zoologist at...
UTMB study offers new insight into how Alzheimer’s disease begins
A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston offers important insight into how Alzheimer's disease begins within the brain. The researchers...
Fear of the unknown common to many anxiety disorders
Several anxiety disorders, including panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and specific phobias, share a common underlying trait: increased sensitivity to uncertain threat, or fear of...
An Archimedes’ screw for groups of quantum particles
Anyone who has tried to lead a group of tourists through a busy city knows the problem. How do you keep the group together when...
Giant ‘great valley’ found on Mercury
Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/Carnegie Institution of Washington/DLR/Smithsonian Institution A newly discovered giant valley on the planet Mercury makes the Grand Canyon look tiny by comparison. Located by...
A novel catalyst design opens possibility to hydrogen vehicle
Credit: UNIST A new research, affiliated with UNIST has presented a novel strategy for non-precious metal catalyst that can replace rare and expensive platinum(Pt)-based catalyst,...
UMass receives $2.3 million from NIH to address health disparities in African-American men
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have been awarded a five-year, $2.3 million federal grant to study and build upon the success of an...
American College of Physicians outlines advocacy approach in post-election environment
Washington, November 18, 2016 -The American College of Physicians (ACP) has outlined its plans to address the implications of the 2016 U.S. presidential and congressional...
Brain science — building a framework for ethical and social aspects
Repairing traumatic brain injury, staving off dementia, improving memory, regulating emotion, controlling devices with mere thoughts, plus a multitude of other means of interacting with...
