When combined with education, technological penetration of the workplace can result in increased productivity and improved income. Technological advances, Chan…
But now for some good news: Parenting style strongly and directly affects teens when it comes to heavy drinking – defined as having five or more drinks in a…
The research was published online on the American Thoracic Society's journal Web site ahead of the print edition of the American Journal of Respiratory and…
Between 33 and 77 million people in Bangladesh have been exposed to arsenic in the drinking water—a catastrophe that the World Health Organization has called…
The study found that nearly 52 percent of the participants who reported a fall were either barefoot, wearing socks without shoes, or wearing slippers at the…
“Poor eating habits may play a role in both tooth decay and obesity in preschoolers,” the study's lead author, Kathleen Bethin, MD, PhD, said.”Dental decay is…
A study at the University of Leicester aims to understand the reasons why radio signals sometimes act unpredictably- travelling beyond the horizon and…
“Does a Helping Hand Mean a Heavy Heart?,” published in the journal Psychology and Aging (2010, Vol. 25., No. 1), reports on a study by Poulin and five…
“The paper demonstrates that cytochrome P450 plays an important role in the management of high blood pressure, a disease of enormous public health concern,”…
“Imagine finding a free ticket to an outdoor concert after spending hours searching for it on the Internet,” write authors Robin L. Soster, Ashwani Monga, and…
A new study in the journal Respirology reveals that patients with diabetes who are hospitalized with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary…
“With the proliferation of consumer devices such as the iPhone, Wii, digital cameras, and various kinds of software applications, consumers face the challenge…
“Why are brands such as Cartier, Harley-Davidson, and Nike so well-liked by consumers? One of the reasons is that they have appealing personalities,” write…
“The nose and throat are important sites of pathogen colonization, yet the microbiota of both are relatively unexplored by culture-independent approaches,”…
Although the levels of the chemicals that the fish swam in were very low even before the upgrade, the chemicals are endocrine disrupters. They mimic estrogen…
The two authors, Thor Norström and Hilde Pape, applied an approach that reduces the risk of drawing erroneous conclusions about cause and effect. They conclude…