“Obviously the reduction in general-fund support for operations puts stress on America’s state-park systems,” says Dr. Yu-Fai Leung, NC State associate…
More than three quarters of domestic violence victims who report the incidents to police seek health care in emergency rooms, but most of them are never…
The researchers found that adults aged 59 to 81 took significantly longer than college students to cross a simulated street while talking on a mobile phone,…
A study by researchers at Wayne State University reveals that gambling addiction treatment is not one-size-fits-all, but it is difficult to predict which style…
“Post-stroke depression is a common problem. About 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke each year and one third of survivors develop depression as…
Researchers found that that the poorest inhabitants of a small village in northeastern Honduras increased their land wealth and their share of earnings…
The study, led by Zhanlian Feng, assistant professor of community health, and published online in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, is the first…
Currently the operators of internet auction sites are not required to guarantee the authenticity of items listed. Today's Significance article, which is a…
A new study in the Journal of Personality and Individual Differences found adults with ADHD enjoyed more creative achievement than those who didn't have the…
Home smoke detectors have been relied on since the 1960s, and have been known to save lives in domestic fires. The study’s results show children are most at…
Low bone mineral density in HIV-infected patients is common and raises concerns about increased risks of fracture. Although there have been several studies…
A new study says chimps, gorillas and other primates grow old gracefully much like humans. The findings come from the first-ever multi-species comparison of…
The results, said epidemiologist Mathew Reeves, show that promoting dog ownership and dog walking could help many Americans – of which fewer than half meet…
Providing further understanding of the link between low birth weights and obesity later in life, researchers found nutritionally deprived newborns are…
Johns Hopkins Children's Center researchers have discovered that most children with severe cerebral palsy have starkly asymmetric pelvic bones. The newly…
The research project led by The University of Nottingham and The Open University has shown that school children who took the lead in investigating science…