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AUG 22, 2015Neuroscience
People who work longer hours increase their risk of having a stroke, according to a new European study published recentl ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 14, 2015Plants & Animals
The world watched the controversy over Cecil the Lion unfold when it was discovered that an American tourist had killed ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 01, 2015Neuroscience
It could cost as much as $268 billion to care for all Americans with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) this year. In 10 yea ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 28, 2015Cancer
A newly published study co-authored by MIT economists claims that drug companies "underinvest" in long-term research to ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 23, 2015Earth & The Environment
It's a bad time to be a pine tree in western North America. The problem is the mountain pine beetle. Mountain pine beetl ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUN 11, 2015Neuroscience
It's not the amount of stress people have but how they handle it. Researchers at Penn State say that acting positively w ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 04, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers, including a group at the Department of Psychology at the Technische Universitat Dresden in Germany, have wo ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 30, 2015Earth & The Environment
For most of human history dams were seen as good things. They provided power, at first by mill wheel, later by turbine. ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 22, 2015Earth & The Environment
Recently released air pollution data paints a dismal picture of more than 90% of Chinese cities. In the first quarter of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 21, 2015Earth & The Environment
Take heart, science readers: one study shows science news makes a difference in at least some classic culture war conver ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 14, 2015Neuroscience
Rutgers will take the lead in a three-year study that will investigate the effectiveness of federal and state initiative ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 13, 2015Earth & The Environment
Leading coral reef scientists say Australia could restore the Great Barrier Reef to its former glory through better poli ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 02, 2015Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Communications provides insight into how large-scale deforestation could impact global ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 01, 2015Neuroscience
Inflammation is high on the suspect list for negatively impacting both mental and physical well-being, but the particula ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 01, 2015Earth & The Environment
California's drought isn't exactly breaking news. It's been going on for three years now, and it's headed into a fourth. ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 31, 2015Neuroscience
Even before Ronald Reagan became the oldest elected president, his mental state was a political issue. His adversaries o ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Cardiology
Researchers have developed the first global model for predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The model-developed ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 25, 2015Cardiology
Working with lab animals and human heart cells, scientists from Johns Hopkins and other institutions have identified wha ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 25, 2015Chemistry & Physics
More than a year into Colorado's experiment legalizing marijuana, labs testing the plants are able for the first time to ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 20, 2015Neuroscience
Drugs aimed at quelling the behavior problems of dementia patients may also hasten their deaths more than previously rea ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 19, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Kalorama information suggests that the FDA approval of a rare gene test from Mountain View, Calif.-based personal geneti ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 17, 2015Neuroscience
Fear of neurological brain damage struck a blow this week to business as usual in the National Football League when high ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's strange to think that a man who went to the moon and wants to colonize Mars could be delayed by some snow.
Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 02, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as s ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAUG 22, 2015Neuroscience
People who work longer hours increase their risk of having a stroke, according to a new European study published recentl ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 14, 2015Plants & Animals
The world watched the controversy over Cecil the Lion unfold when it was discovered that an American tourist had killed ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 01, 2015Neuroscience
It could cost as much as $268 billion to care for all Americans with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) this year. In 10 yea ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 28, 2015Cancer
A newly published study co-authored by MIT economists claims that drug companies "underinvest" in long-term research to ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 23, 2015Earth & The Environment
It's a bad time to be a pine tree in western North America. The problem is the mountain pine beetle. Mountain pine beetl ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUN 11, 2015Neuroscience
It's not the amount of stress people have but how they handle it. Researchers at Penn State say that acting positively w ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 04, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers, including a group at the Department of Psychology at the Technische Universitat Dresden in Germany, have wo ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 30, 2015Earth & The Environment
For most of human history dams were seen as good things. They provided power, at first by mill wheel, later by turbine. ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 22, 2015Earth & The Environment
Recently released air pollution data paints a dismal picture of more than 90% of Chinese cities. In the first quarter of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 21, 2015Earth & The Environment
Take heart, science readers: one study shows science news makes a difference in at least some classic culture war conver ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 14, 2015Neuroscience
Rutgers will take the lead in a three-year study that will investigate the effectiveness of federal and state initiative ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 13, 2015Earth & The Environment
Leading coral reef scientists say Australia could restore the Great Barrier Reef to its former glory through better poli ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 02, 2015Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Communications provides insight into how large-scale deforestation could impact global ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 01, 2015Neuroscience
Inflammation is high on the suspect list for negatively impacting both mental and physical well-being, but the particula ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 01, 2015Earth & The Environment
California's drought isn't exactly breaking news. It's been going on for three years now, and it's headed into a fourth. ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 31, 2015Neuroscience
Even before Ronald Reagan became the oldest elected president, his mental state was a political issue. His adversaries o ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Cardiology
Researchers have developed the first global model for predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The model-developed ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 25, 2015Cardiology
Working with lab animals and human heart cells, scientists from Johns Hopkins and other institutions have identified wha ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 25, 2015Chemistry & Physics
More than a year into Colorado's experiment legalizing marijuana, labs testing the plants are able for the first time to ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 20, 2015Neuroscience
Drugs aimed at quelling the behavior problems of dementia patients may also hasten their deaths more than previously rea ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 19, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Kalorama information suggests that the FDA approval of a rare gene test from Mountain View, Calif.-based personal geneti ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 17, 2015Neuroscience
Fear of neurological brain damage struck a blow this week to business as usual in the National Football League when high ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's strange to think that a man who went to the moon and wants to colonize Mars could be delayed by some snow.
Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 02, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as s ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
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