Press Release: Patterns of Lifespan Weight Gain/Loss May Predict Dementia Risk Monitoring risk indicators such as weight patterns offer opportunities for early intervention (Boston)—Dementia is a gr

The earliest dinosaurs included carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous species, according to a team of University of Bristol palaeobiologists. By looking at the tooth shapes of the earliest dinosaur

A new study pioneered by researchers in Singapore suggests that regularly drinking coffee potentially lowers the risk of developing type 2 diabetes for women who had gestational diabetes during pregna

FOCUS Why Wetting a Surface Can Increase Friction Experiments suggest that hydrogen bonding explains why a wet surface can have nearly twice as much friction as a dry surface. et al. [1] L. Peng Re

An insidious category of carcinogenic pollutants known as “forever chemicals” may not be so permanent after all. University of California, Riverside, chemical engineering and environmental scientists

HOUSTON – (Dec. 16, 2022) – Rice University astronomer Megan Reiter and colleagues took a “deep dive” into one of the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and were rewarded with the dis

Children and young people need lessons in building strong relationships to counteract negative role models and “Disneyfied” portrayals of love, experts say Children should get lessons in school on ho

Synopsis The Two Faces of Supercooled Water Computations support the 30-year-old idea that supercooled liquid water can undergo a transition between high- and low-density states. Anton Maltsev/stoc

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Dr Sampaziotis had previously been working with organoids – ‘mini-bile ducts’ – to study diseases of the bile ducts. Organoids are clusters of cells that can grow and proliferate in culture, taking on

A new study published in Social Psychology investigated if there was a relationship between workplace bullying and belief in conspiracy theories. In a two-part study, one part correlational and one pa

Individuals with long COVID, sometimes referred to as “long-haulers,” experience symptoms that may persist for weeks, months, or even years after their acute viral infection. While symptoms vary widel

The differences between those studies and the study at hand can be mainly attributed to three reasons: Firstly, the existing studies used outdated conversion factors for the global warming potential o

It is well-known exercise has many benefits, but new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has revealed just how critically important it can be – even for people with advanced cancer. Previous work f

New psychology research indicates that religion provided little protection against racism-induced mental health issues among Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings have been publis

Worries about what emergency care might cost them have kept some older adults from seeking medical attention even when they felt they might need it, a new study shows. In all, 22% of older adults who

Monovalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, designed against the ancestral strain of SARS-CoV-2, successfully reduced COVID-19–related morbidity and mortality in the United States and globally (1,2). However,

Abstract Background Firearms cause the most suicides (60%) and homicides (36%) in the US. The high lethality and availability of firearms make them a particularly dangerous method of attempted violenc

Published in Aggression and Violent Behavior, a recent study by Milner et al., of the Center for the Study of Family Violence and Sexual Assault at Northern Illinois University, reviews potential prot

CNN — More than 55% of people involved in serious or fatal road accidents tested positive for drugs or alcohol, according to a new study. Impaired driving is one of the leading causes of fatal crash

Toronto - The idea that there’s safety in numbers was a major driver behind the #MeToo movement, which encouraged people who had been targets of sexual misconduct to come forward. While there have be

AUSTIN, Texas — A computer model has been created by researchers at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin that determines the rate at which

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and the Division of Women's Community and Population Health, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, and the Duke School of Medicin

Almost 8,000 shootings in US cities in recent years were attributable to unseasonably warm temperatures, according to a new study. The researchers said the work suggested the climate crisis could be c

Modern academic literature often contains trigger warnings – statements intended to warn readers about potentially disturbing materials that might exacerbate their distress related to a previous traum

As human-elephant conflict continues to rise across Africa, researchers are searching for new ways to keep a watchful eye on wild African elephants, even looking to space technologies for guidance.

A group of international researchers examined parental methods to help toddlers sleep across 14 cultures and found that these methods are related to the development of a child’s temperament. The resea

The London Underground carries five million passengers per day. Multiple studies have shown that air pollution levels on the Underground are higher than those in London more broadly, and beyond the Wo

Université de Montréal astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water UdeMNouvelles 12/15/2022 Artistic representation of the planetary system of the star Kepler-138. We see Kepler-138 d in

Geese chased out of a park in Chicago returned to the area twice as quickly on days when they were harassed, compared with days when they left of their own accord Ryan Askren and a Canada goose fitte

Could there be life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus? This icy world may be small (1/7 the size of our moon), but it has a global ocean of water beneath its outer ice crust. In fact, NASA’s Cassini spacecra

Studies of North Macedonians immediately after their country was renamed and of U.S. residents affected by a series of tornadoes showed that people who felt a loss of control over important events ten

Abstract Background Sexual interest is essential for maintaining positive sexual relationships and sexual function, which have recently been recognized as important indicators of good health and quali

The accurate agricultural calendar allowed the ancient inhabitants of the Basin of Mexico to plan their agricultural cycle to feed one of the largest population densities on Earth, as well as maintain

Objectives. Diagnostic errors are a known patient safety concern across all clinical settings, including the emergency department (ED). We conducted a systematic review to determine the most frequent

New York City health inspectors issued a disproportionate number of citations to restaurants serving Asian cuisine in the early months of 2020, finds a new study by a team of researchers. Their resea