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College students not eating enough fruits and veggies

The study by Oregon State University researchers surveyed the eating habits of 582 college students, a majority of which were first-year students. The study,…

Studies and Analyses

Milk Outperforms Water for Kids’ Hydration: McMaster Study

That's particularly important during hot summer weather, says Brian Timmons, research director of the Child Health and Exercise Medicine Program at McMaster…

Studies and Analyses

Change the environment, not the child

A successful new rehabilitation approach to treating children with cerebral palsy puts its focus on where a child lives and plays, not just improving the…

Life & Chemistry

Everyday clairvoyance: How your brain makes near-future predictions

While this might sound like a boon to day traders, coaches and gypsy fortune tellers, people with early stages of neurological diseases such as schizophrenia,…

Environmental Conservation

Biomass Energy: Balancing Forest Protection and Yield Gains

If less additional land is available for cultivation, this can be compensated by higher rates of yield-raising investments. This is shown by a new study….

Studies and Analyses

How Ambitious Goals Boost Consumer Satisfaction Levels

Consumers who set ambitious goals have a greater level of satisfaction compared to those who set conservative goals, according to a recently published paper by…

Health & Medicine

SVT Diagnosis Linked to Higher Risk of Life-Threatening Clots

Recent studies have shown that patients diagnosed with SVT using ultrasound to confirm the presence of a clot showed increased risk of VTE; however, it was…

Materials Sciences

Speeding Up Organic Semiconductors for Flexible Displays

Now a team led by researchers at Stanford and Harvard universities has developed a new organic semiconductor material that is among the speediest yet. The…

Earth Sciences

GOES-11 satellite sees Tropical Storms Fernanda and 'little brother' Greg chasing each other

The newest tropical storm, Greg, formed this morning, August 17 off the west coast of Mexico from a low previously known as System 99E. Greg is about 135 miles…

Earth Sciences

Model Predicts Polar Ice Cap Recovery Amid Climate Change

In recent years scientists have closely monitored the shrinking area of the Arctic covered by sea ice in warmer summer months, a development that has created…

Health & Medicine

Annual cervical cancer screening persists, despite recommended guidelines

Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have determined that the majority of primary care providers continue to recommend…

Health & Medicine

Sepsis Trends in the 21st Century: A Nationwide Study

In recent study, researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin and Orlando Regional Medical Center found that the number of severe sepsis hospitalizations…

Studies and Analyses

Medicare Advantage Choices Overwhelm Seniors, Study Reveals

In a new study, researchers from Harvard Medical School's Department of Health Care Policy found that the large variety of managed care plans offered by the…

Health & Medicine

New ‘bionic’ leg gives amputees a natural gait

The device uses the latest advances in computer, sensor, electric motor and battery technology to give it bionic capabilities: It is the first prosthetic with…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Sandia Labs’ Gemini-Scout robot likely to reach trapped miners ahead of rescuers

To speed rescue efforts, engineers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a robot that would eliminate some of the unknowns of mine rescue operations…

Studies and Analyses

Nature reaches for the high-hanging fruit

In the first study of its kind, researchers have used tools of paleontology to gain new insights into the diversity of natural plant chemicals. They have shown…

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