Autoimmune diseases, in which the immune system attacks the body, are fairly common. Thyroid diseases, type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and…
This is a question raised by the political scientist Ola Svenonius in his dissertation on security and surveillance in urban transport. He sees radical changes…
“Our study shows that moving from viewing time at the office as a sign of productivity, to emphasizing actual results can create a work environment that…
Is there a way to get a more accurate reading of memory? A new study says yes. “Eye movements are drawn quickly to remembered objects,” says Deborah Hannula, …
More than half a million children in the U.S. sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year. Adults who suffer TBI often report headaches afterward, but…
“A major impediment towards understanding and realistically modeling topographic effects has been the lack of a statistically significant number of seismic…
“While we know babies born severely preterm generally achieve lower cognitive test scores, this is one of the first studies to look at how severely low birth…
In a follow-up study, researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have found that patients who receive chemotherapy for breast cancer might experience…
BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, announced that a study on frequent mutation of genes encoding ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis pathway (UMPP)…
Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC –…
Liver transplantation candidates want to be involved in decisions regarding quality of the donor organ, and many are reluctant to accept organs with a higher…
For the first time, psychology researchers from the University of Georgia Franklin College of Arts and Sciences have shown that this response for infants is…
The study's authors said this finding has timely significance because China's growing energy use could continue to pose a major challenge for global climate…
Researchers from UCLA and the RAND Corporation assessed 14 food venues at the state's 12 major children's hospitals and found there was a lot of room for…
The study also found that health disparity tends to increase as people move into middle age, before declining as people reach old age.These two results suggest…
“Gender differences in multitasking are not only a matter of quantity but, more importantly, quality,” said Shira Offer, the lead author of the study and an…