Violent injury, the second leading cause of death among US youth, appears to be the end result of a web of factors including alcohol, weapons, and dangerous…
Unlike the sexually-transmitted form of Chlamydia, Chlamydia pneumoniae is a major bacterial germ that causes widespread respiratory disease in humans.The…
Children in primary school will participate in a special training to improve their sleep behaviour. Experts will then examine how this affects the children's…
“There are so many theories out there … but it’s still one of the great unsolved mysteries of science,” says Jenn Vriend, a PhD student in clinical psychology…
A comprehensive population-based study, conducted by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) and presented at the 17th Conference on Retroviruses and…
Under the auspices of the project, the body measurements of the full-figured are being comprehensively measured and evaluated scientifically for the first…
Researchers from the University of California's Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR) have found “reasonable evidence that cannabis is a promising…
This randomized study supports earlier indications that the anti-seizure medication levetiracetam, marketed as Keppra, was as effective at preventing seizures…
Researchers Jonathan Storm of the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg and Steven Lima of Indiana State University placed pregnant crickets into…
A study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers could finally lay to rest the millennia-old conjecture that the ancient empire of Carthage regularly…
Authors Christine Porath, Debbie MacInnis, and Valerie Folkes (all University of Southern California) conducted several studies of employee-employee incivility…
Some consumers strategically lower their expectations in order to try to increase their satisfaction with a product or experience, write authors Praveen K….
While the world's best skiers and snowboarders at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games compete with helmets on, many other skiers and snowboarders are…
“Previous research shows that positive feelings produce a 'rose-colored glasses effect,' leading products to appear more desirable,” write authors Vladas…
Elderly people with visual disorders that are left untreated are significantly more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease — the most common form of dementia,…
Ninety-eight percent of the 3.7 million neonatal deaths and 3.3 million stillbirths each year occur in developing countries. This project, spearheaded by UAB's…
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