In one experiment, children aged 3 and 4 saw a puppet named “Squirrel” remove five toys of the same type from a container full of toys and happily play with…
In a bold effort to save one of the world's rarest amphibians from extinction, one hundred Kihansi spray toads have been flown home to Tanzania after being…
“Energy drinks typically feature caffeine and a combination of other ingredients, including taurine, sucrose, guarana, ginseng, niacin, pyridoxine and…
“Medical interventions fail if the intervention does not match the community's level of readiness to address the issue,” says Tracy Schroepfer, an assistant…
The most robust statistical examination to date of our species' genetic links to “mitochondrial Eve” — the maternal ancestor of all living humans — confirms…
This is the equivalent of a 30- to 50-year-old crew member's muscles deteriorating to that of an 80-year-old. The destructive effects of extended…
Vanishing White Matter (VWM) disease is a devastating condition that involves the destruction of brain myelin due to a mutation in a central factor.To…
One of the most tantalizing developments in anti-cancer therapy over recent years has been the advent of targeted treatments, which have proven highly…
With funding from The SCAN Foundation, this installment of PPAR features seven articles that recount the origins of the CLASS Act, analyze the legislation’s…
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutritionist Lindsay H. Allen has collaborated in ongoing research that has taken a closer look at the role these…
Scientists may have discovered in Australia the oldest fossils of animal bodies. These findings push back the clock on the scientific world's thinking…
TD5 has been around the Gulf of Mexico for a week as of today, August 17. That's a long life for a tropical system. TD5 formed on August 10 and never made it…
The pulsar is a rapidly spinning neutron star — the crushed core of a massive star that long ago exploded as a supernova. Neutron stars pack more than the…
Researchers sent a 61-item questionnaire to pharmacy directors at 263 acute-care hospitals in the U.S. to learn of their policies and practices regarding…
The research is published Aug. 20 in the journal Physical Review Letters.Cosmic rays of the highest energies were believed by physicists to come from remote…
Middle-aged and elderly Swedish women who regularly ate a small amount of chocolate had lower risks of heart failure risks, in a study reported in Circulation:…
Feedback
