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Life & Chemistry

Yawning May No Longer be a Wide Open Question

In the current edition of the journal Medical Hypotheses, Gallup and Hack tackle the question of why humans yawn, and explore the possible function of the…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Wood Use Mitigates Climate Change

“This work should help policymakers reconsider the critical impact forests have on our daily lives and the potential they have to solve problems that confront…

Life & Chemistry

Molecular Link Between Diabetes and Cancer Uncovered

Developing type 2 diabetes is a lengthy process. An early sign that it has begun is high levels of insulin in the blood. As long as the insulin-producing beta…

Environmental Conservation

Scarlet Macaws Soar Again: WCS’s Conservation Efforts in Guatemala

Researchers and conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society's Guatemala Program, WCS's Bronx Zoo, the National Park Service of Guatemala, and other…

Physics & Astronomy

FATSAT Reveals New Insights on Earth’s Charged Particle Region

Charged particles flow through, moving energy around, creating electric currents, and producing the aurora. Many of these particles stream in from the solar…

Earth Sciences

New Insights on Dust Sources of the Chinese Loess Plateau

Geologists have long thought the loess—or fine silt—that accumulated on the Chinese Loess Plateau was carried on winds from desert regions to the northwest…

Health & Medicine

Study Confirms Smoke-Free Workplaces Cut Heart Attacks by Half

Their research shows that the incidence of heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths was cut in half among Olmsted County, Minn., residents after a smoke-free…

Life & Chemistry

New study finds that even the cleanest wastewater contributes to more 'super bacteria'

A new University of Minnesota study reveals that the release of treated municipal wastewater – even wastewater treated by the highest-quality treatment…

Studies and Analyses

New discoveries about human risk aversion and decision-making

What makes us decide to play it safe or take a risk? Scientists presented research today identifying regions and functions of the brain involved in such…

Health & Medicine

Popular whole-body-vibration exercise: not an effective therapy for the prevention of bone loss

The study entitled, “Effects of 12 Months of Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) on Bone Density and Structure in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial”,…

Studies and Analyses

NASA-sponsored study describes how space flight impacts astronauts' eyes and vision

A newly published ophthalmologic study recently described the history, clinical findings, and possible etiologies of novel ophthalmic findings discovered in…

Environmental Conservation

Evidence emerges of ancient lake in California's Eel River

A catastrophic landslide 22,500 years ago dammed the upper reaches of northern California's Eel River, forming a 30-mile-long lake which has since disappeared….

Life & Chemistry

Fetal Stem Cells From Placenta Aid Maternal Heart Recovery

The research, which marks a significant advancement in cardiac regenerative medicine, was presented today at the American Heart Association's (AHA) Scientific…

Health & Medicine

Long-Term Antiepileptic Drugs May Raise Vascular Risk

New research reveals that patients with epilepsy who were treated for extended periods with older generation antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) may be at increased…

Studies and Analyses

Hi-Tech Survey Enhances Near Real-Time Vaccination Data Collection

New technology now makes it possible to collect 'near real-time' data about whether people are having any side effects from vaccination. By studying people who…

Machine Engineering

Expanded Energy Management System Enhances Efficiency in Industry

The new Simatic WinCC/B.Data V5.2 SP1 version features a data connection wizard which facilitates easy and efficient linking of energy measuring points and…

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