MTV, AP-NORC Center survey finds that online bullying has declined Report shows downward trend across 26 of 27 forms of digital abuse, incidence of sexting drops nearly 20 percent, less than half of young people report experiencing digital abuse New York, ...

ALMA reveals ghostly shape of 'coldest place in the universe' At a cosmologically crisp one degree Kelvin (minus 458 degrees Fahrenheit), the Boomerang Nebula is the coldest known object in the Universe – colder, in fact, than the faint afterglow of ...

Participation in mindfulness-based program improves teacher well-being Teacher well-being, efficacy, burnout-related stress, time-related stress and mindfulness significantly improve when teachers participate in the CARE (Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education) for ...

When scaling the quantum slopes, veer for the straight path Like any task, there is an easy and a hard way to control atoms and molecules as quantum systems, which are driven by tailored radiation fields. More efficient methods for manipulating quantum systems ...

Ultrasound device combined with clot-buster safe for stroke, say UTHealth researchers HOUSTON – (Oct. 24, 2013) – A study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) showed that a ...

NASA sees rainfall in Tropical Storm Francisco

Does the timing of surgery to treat traumatic spinal cord injury affect outcomes? New Rochelle, NY, October 24, 2013—Performing surgery to take pressure off the spine after a traumatic injury soon after the event could prevent or ...

Reading this in a meeting? Women are twice as likely as men to be offended by smartphone use First empirical study of business etiquette and smartphones shows how mobile manners vary by gender, age and region &#8211 with important implications ...

Gold nanoparticles give an edge in recycling CO2 PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — By tuning gold nanoparticles to just the right size, researchers from Brown University have developed a catalyst that selectively converts carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide ...

Aboriginal hunting practice increases animal populations Burning approach mixing practical philosophy and knowledge leads to near doubling of lizards and improves habitat

Children with brain injuries nearly twice as likely to suffer from depression Findings may help to identify, treat children at risk of depression ORLANDO, Fla. —Adults with head injuries are known to be at high risk for depression, and yet little research ...

Portable vision screening devices accurately identify vision problems in young children New guidelines and technical advances likely to increase amblyopia screening in pediatric practice ORLANDO, Fla. —Portable screening devices allow pediatricians to successfully ...

Sleep apnea is associated with subclinical myocardial injury Obstructive sleep apnea is known to be associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease. Now a new study indicates that OSA is associated with subclinical myocardial injury, as indicated by ...

USC researcher reveals how to better master stem cells' fate USC scientist Qi-Long Ying and a team of researchers have long been searching for biotech's version of the fountain of youth — ways to encourage embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and epiblast stem ...

Using sound waves for remote bomb detection A remote acoustic detection system designed to identify homemade bombs can determine the difference between those that contain low-yield and high-yield explosives. That capability – never before reported ...

Study: Metformin for breast cancer less effective at higher glucose concentrations A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published online this month in the journal Cell Cycle shows that breast cancer cell growth, motility and aggression is promoted by excess ...

NEJM study exposes overuse of radiation therapy when urologists profit from self-referral IMRT use is 2 1/2 times greater when self-referral's financial incentives are involved Fairfax, Va., October 23, 2013—A comprehensive review of Medicare ...

UCLA sleep apnea study uncovers more hidden dangers for women There's more bad news for women with sleep apnea. A new study from the UCLA School of Nursing shows that the body's autonomic responses — the controls that impact such functions as blood ...

USC study: Google search serves users from 600 percent more locations than a year ago In a shift in strategy, Google reuses existing content delivery infrastructure to speed up searches Over the past 10 months, Google search has dramatically increased the ...

Data reaffirms test's ability to identify benign thyroid nodules Study co-led by a CU School of Medicine researcher has confirmed that a Gene Expression Classifier test can drastically reduce the problem of unnecessary surgeries in thyroid nodule ...

CU-Boulder study shows unprecedented warmth in Arctic Last 100 years may be warmest in 120,000 years The heat is on, at least in the Arctic. Average summer temperatures in the Eastern Canadian Arctic during the last 100 years are higher now than ...

Gene-diet interaction may help explain link between eating meat & colorectal cancer risk Findings may have public health significance since diet is modifiable risk factor for colorectal cancer A newly discovered potential gene-diet interaction for colorectal ...

Mutations in novel tumor suppressor gene associated with early onset breast cancer RINT1 gene variants also may play role in other cancers An international team of scientists has identified an association between heritable, rare mutations in the RINT1 gene ...

BROCA sequencing approach evaluates all 24 genes implicated in breast cancer Explains occurrence of breast cancer in women with normal BRCA genes, scientists report at ASHG 2013 Since 1994, many thousands of women with breast cancer from families severely ...

Gene variants in immune system pathways are correlated with composition of microbes of human body These genes are significantly enriched in inflammatory and immune pathways Human genes in immunity-related pathways are likely associated with the composition ...