Lack of proper national policy to get UK kids more active is mass 'child neglect' Successive governments have failed to act, despite weight of evidence, say experts The failure of successive governments to implement a comprehensive national policy to get ...

UK women scientists have fewer studies funded, and are given less money, than men Gender discrepancies have persisted for more than a decade in infectious disease research Women scientists specialising in infectious disease research have fewer studies funded ...

Neural prosthesis restores behavior after brain injury Scientists from Case Western Reserve University and University of Kansas Medical Center have restored behavior—in this case, the ability to reach through a narrow opening and grasp food—using a neural ...

How 'sunshine vitamin' D may be helpful in fighting multiple sclerosis In mice with a rodent form of multiple sclerosis (MS), vitamin D appears to block damage-causing immune cells from migrating to the central nervous system, offering a potential explanation ...

Communities across US reduce teen smoking, drinking, violence and crime Fewer high school students across the U.S. started drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, committing crimes and engaging in violence before graduation when their towns used the Communities That ...

NLST data highlight probability of lung cancer overdiagnosis with low-dose CT screening Philadelphia, PA—Data from the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NLST)—conducted by the American College of Radiology Imaging Network and National Cancer Institute Lung Screening ...

Study suggests overdiagnosis in screening for lung cancer with low-dose CT More than 18 percent of all lung cancers detected by low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) appeared to represent an overdiagnosis, according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, ...

Cardiovascular complications, hypoglycemia common in older patients with diabetes Cardiovascular complications and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) were common nonfatal complications in adults 60 years of age and older with diabetes, according to a study published ...

Study examines drug labeling and exposure in infants Federal legislation encouraging the study of drugs in pediatric patients has resulted in very few labeling changes that include new infant information, according to a study by Matthew M. Laughon, ...

The smoking gun: Fish brains and nicotine Baltimore, MD—In researching neural pathways, it helps to establish an analogous relationship between a region of the human brain and the brains of more-easily studied animal species. New work from a team led by Carnegie's ...

35 year study finds exercise reduces risk of dementia The study identifies five healthy behaviours as being integral to having the best chance of leading a disease-free lifestyle: taking regular exercise, non-smoking, a low bodyweight, a healthy diet and a ...

CWRU engineering researchers report nanoscale energy-efficient switching devices at IEDM 2013 By relentlessly miniaturizing a pre-World War II computer technology, and combining this with a new and durable material, researchers at Case Western Reserve ...

Balancing old and new skills CAMBRIDGE, MA -- To learn new motor skills, the brain must be plastic: able to rapidly change the strengths of connections between neurons, forming new patterns that accomplish a particular task. However, if the brain were ...

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, December 2013 NONPROLIFERATION – Tell-tale seals . . . Using an Oak Ridge National Laboratory technology, inspectors of containers of nuclear material will be able to know with unprecedented ...

Marketing loans for fertility treatments raises ethical concerns What some doctors call a 'win-win situation' may 'encourage interventions that hold little chance at success, exacerbating the anguish of infertility,' says new commentary An increase in ...

Better guidelines, coordination needed for prostate cancer specialists UC Davis experts cite new drug therapies as rationale for improvements (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — With a deluge of promising new drug treatments for advanced ...

How a concussion can lead to depression years later After brain injury, cells on 'high alert' prolong immune response, affecting behavior COLUMBUS, Ohio – A head injury can lead immune-system brain cells to go on "high alert" and overreact to later immune ...

Home teams hold the advantage EAST LANSING, Mich. — The home team holds the advantage over visitors – at least in the plant world. However, a mere handful of genetic adaptations could even the playing field. In the current issue of the Proceedings ...

A personal antidepressant for every genome Tel Aviv University researchers discover gene that may predict human responses to specific antidepressants Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most commonly prescribed antidepressants, but ...

Kids movies send mixed messages about eating habits and obesity CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – In a world where animals often take the place of humans, sugar-sweetened beverages, exaggerated portion sizes and unhealthy snacks are common. So is TV watching, ...

Study offers economical solutions for maintaining critical delta environments Millions of people across the world live or depend on deltas for their livelihoods. Formed at the lowest part of a river where its water flow slows and spreads into ...

Hidden details revealed in nearby starburst galaxy Green Bank Telescope's new vision debuts Using the new, high-frequency capabilities of the National Science Foundation's Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT), astronomers have captured never-before-seen ...

Awkward Facebook encounters Embarrassing Facebook posts cause certain people more anguish than others EVANSTON, Ill. --- A friend posts a picture on Facebook that shows you picking food out of your teeth. Awkward! Such Facebook faux pas are common. But depending ...

CU-Boulder scientist: 2012 solar storm points up need for society to prepare A massive ejection of material from the sun initially traveling at over 7 million miles per hour that narrowly missed Earth last year is an event solar scientists ...

NASA eyes Tropical Cyclone Madi's rainfall Tropical Cyclone Madi is headed for a landfall in southeastern India, and NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's TRMM satellite found that rainfall was heaviest north of the storm's center. The Tropical Rainfall ...