Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the third most common type of cardiovascular disease after coronary heart disease and stroke. Researchers at the Centre for…
The 4-year study, requested by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), shows that 10 of the 72 known seagrass species (14%) are at an…
Researchers studying driving habits and accident rates among the elderly found a majority surveyed supported mandatory retesting of drivers based on age while…
Conflicts and misunderstandings frequently arise between individuals from different cultures. But what makes cultures different; what makes one more…
How does a dog run? Until now even experts found it nearly impossible to answer this simple sounding question. “We simply didn't know“, says Professor Dr….
In the journal Current Biology* they report that subjects were less accurate and took significantly longer to make decisions when a certain region of the…
The 4-year study, requested by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), shows that 10 of the 72 known seagrass species (14%) are at an…
The study will appear in the June issue of the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and is the first to test multiple PBDE mixtures for changes in…
Researchers plan to recruit about two dozen professional boxers to take the neuroprotective compound resveratrol after a fight to see if it reduces damage to…
Subsequent results of the study showed that higher levels of alexithymia were moderately correlated with worse mental wellbeing in both groups (Pearson's…
Human eggs are microscopically small, but need to travel to a woman's womb if she is going to have a successful pregnancy. Although the process is essential…
“Previous studies have shown that economic conditions affect mood – people would expect this, it's more obvious,” said Alok Kumar, the Gabelli Asset Management…
“We found that exposure to a high-fat diet before birth modifies gene expression in the livers of offspring so they are more likely to overproduce glucose,…
Scientists have known for years that playing violent video games causes players to become more aggressive. The findings of a new University of Missouri (MU)…
Yet global warming may affect the capacity of trees to store carbon by altering forest nitrogen cycling, concludes a study led by Jerry Melillo of the Marine…
The research could help inform the best ways of building assistive or prosthetic devices for humans, or constructing next-generation robotics, say NC State…