Patient-controlled analgesia not as effective as epidural for labor pain
2014-02-03
In a study to be presented on Feb. 7 at 1:30 p.m. ...
Study finds increasing trend in home birth neonatal mortality rates
2014-02-03
In a study to be presented on Feb. 7 at 2:15 p.m. CST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, in New Orleans, researchers will report that ...
Study finds obesity during pregnancy is risk factor for long-term cardiovascular morbidity
2014-02-03
In a study to be presented on Feb. 7 at 2:45 p.m. CST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, in New Orleans, researchers ...
Greenland's fastest glacier reaches record speeds
2014-02-03
Jakobshavn Isbræ (Jakobshavn Glacier) is moving ice from the Greenland ice sheet into the ocean at a speed that appears to be the fastest ever recorded. Researchers from the University of Washington and the ...
Common colds during pregnancy may lead to childhood asthma
2014-02-03
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (February 3, 2014) – Women that are pregnant may want ...
Shy toddlers understand more than their speaking ability indicates, says CU-Boulder study
2014-02-03
Scientists have known that shy toddlers often have delayed speech, but a new study by the University of Colorado Boulder shows that the lag in using words does not mean ...
Experts issue 'blueprint for action' to combat shortages of life-saving drugs
2014-02-03
A group of prominent healthcare experts including bioethicists, pharmacists, ...
Are invasive plants a problem in Europe? Controversial views among invasion biologists
2014-02-03
Some introduced (i.e. non-native) plants become abundant, threaten species richness and the well-functioning of ecosystems, the economy, or health (plant invasion). Environmental policies that ...
Physicists at Mainz University build pilot prototype of a single ion heat engine
2014-02-03
Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) ...
Communities prepared to be resettled for sake of conserving tigers
2014-02-03
Undertaken by researchers from the University's Durrell Institute for Conservation and Ecology (DICE), the research evaluates the ecological and habitat needs of wildlife in the region and the socio-economic ...
Your brain is fine-tuning its wiring throughout your life
2014-02-03
Philadelphia, PA, February 3, 2014 – The white matter microstructure, the communication pathways of the brain, continues to develop/mature as one ages. Studies link age-related ...
Murderers who killed during robberies more likely to return to crime when paroled
2014-02-03
Murderers who committed homicide during robberies are more likely to commit crimes again when they are paroled, compared to murderers who committed homicide under other circumstances, ...
Written all over your face: Humans express 4 basic emotions rather than 6
2014-02-03
Human beings are emotional creatures whose state of mind can usually be observed through their facial expressions.
A commonly-held belief, first proposed by Dr Paul Ekman, posits ...
White silk wrappings key to female spider's heart
2014-02-03
It's not only what's inside the nuptial gift that a potential suitor brings to a female Paratrechalea ornata spider that ...
Satellites show 'total' California water storage at near-decade low
2014-02-03
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Satellites show 'total' California water storage at near-decade low
Advisory from UC Center for Hydrologic Modeling finds statewide averages of snow, surface water and soil moisture near 10-year lows; Threat of multi-year epoch of unsustainable groundwater depletion imminent ...
Quasi-particle swap between graphene layers
2014-02-03
Belgian scientists have used a particle physics theory to describe the behaviour of ...
Biologic agents provide relief for children newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease
2014-02-03
Bethesda, MD (Feb. 3, 2014) — Children newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease may benefit from early treatment with the biologic drugs known as anti-TNF-α agents, ...
Invisible risk group among adolescents at risk of mental ill-health
2014-02-03
Adolescents with high media use, reduced sleep and low physical activity comprise an 'invisible-risk' group that has high prevalence of psychiatric symptoms, according to a large international study ...
Researchers develop 'envy-free' algorithm for settling disputes
2014-02-03
Whether it's season tickets to Green Bay Packers' games or silver place settings, divorce and inheritance have bred protracted disputes over the assignment of belongings. But, now, a trio of researchers ...
UC researchers at ground control in launching the fastest plane of the future
2014-02-03
It's a sci-fi concept that's at the center of a 25-year exploratory project: building a hypersonic aircraft that takes off from the runway and doesn't need a rest, inspection or repair ...
Adolescents' salt intake correlates with obesity, inflammation
2014-02-03
Augusta, Ga. – Most adolescents consume as much salt as adults – some more than twice the recommended daily allowance – and that high sodium intake correlates with fatness ...
Women with schizophrenia at higher risk of pregnancy and delivery complications: Study
2014-02-03
TORONTO, February 3, 2014 – Women with schizophrenia are nearly twice as likely to experience pre-eclampsia, pre-term birth and other serious pregnancy and delivery ...
Dramatic thinning of Arctic lake ice cuts winter ice season by 24 days
2014-02-03
Arctic lakes have been freezing up later in the year and thawing earlier, creating a winter ice season about 24 days shorter than it was in 1950, a University of Waterloo study has found.
The ...
IUPUI study first to find earlier depression treatment prevents heart attacks and strokes
2014-02-03
INDIANAPOLIS – Research led by Jesse C. Stewart, Ph.D., of the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, ...
New scientific field looks at the big picture
2014-02-03
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Big data is changing the field of ecology. The shift is dramatic enough to warrant the creation of an entirely new field: macrosystems ecology.
"Ecologists can no longer sample and ...
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