Small changes in schools lead to big results when it comes to preventing childhood obesity, according to a study published in the April issue of Pediatrics….
They also consumed larger quantities of sweetened beverages and fast food, were categorized as heavy TV watchers, and read or studied less than teens without…
Humans rarely move their eyes smoothly. As our eyes flit from object to object, the visual system briefly shuts off to cut down visual “noise,” said Steven J….
Attractive women plus cool cars equal brisk sales for auto dealers as men snap up those cars, prompted—or so advertising theory goes—by the association. But is…
The work examines how cells in the body communicate with each other through cytokines, signaling molecules that direct a wide range of activities such as cell…
The researchers from The School of Physics and Astronomy, led by Professor Andre Geim, have found that the world’s thinnest material absorbs a well-defined…
In the study, 22 first-generation Chinese immigrant families with at least one 2-1/2 to 5-1/2-year-old child were videotaped during a shared meal. Two female…
A recent study indicates that wild salmon may account for just 10 percent of California's fall-run chinook salmon population, while the vast majority of the…
More than 600,000 children participate in school-sponsored and club-level gymnastics competitions annually in the United States. Yet gymnastics continues to be…
A long-term study of twins has led University of Southern California (USC) researchers to find potential links between Hodgkin lymphoma and levels of an immune…
The recent decline of sea ice is one indication the Arctic is undergoing significant environmental changes related to climate warming. NASA and its partners…
Reducing global emissions of carbon dioxide this century is going to be more challenging than society has been led to believe, according to a new research…
The accuracy of computer models that predict climate change over the coming decades has been the subject of debate among politicians, environmentalists and…
Sleepwalkers are advised to keep a regular bedtime to avoid unwanted evening strolls, according to research from the Université de Montréal. Somnambulism,…
“Our goal is to treat patients on a more individualized basis, matching the right drugs with the right patients,” said Anil Potti, M.D., an oncologist and…
David Callans, MD, a professor of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, will be available to comment on the New England…
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