Eating healthy vs. unhealthy diet costs about $1.50 more per day Meta-analysis pinpoints the price difference of consuming a healthy diet, which could be burden for low-income families but is trivial compared with health costs of eating an unhealthy diet Boston, ...

JILA team develops 'spinning trap' to measure electron roundness BOULDER, Colo. — JILA researchers have developed a method of spinning electric and magnetic fields around trapped molecular ions to measure whether the ions' tiny electrons are truly ...

UEA research gives first in-depth analysis of primate eating habits From insect-munching tamarins to leaf-loving howler monkeys, researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have compiled the most thorough review of primate eating habits to date. Findings ...

Stockings perform better than bandages to treat leg ulcers A new study has found that leg ulcers take the same time to heal when people wear compression stockings rather than traditional bandages A new study has found that leg ulcers take the ...

US stroke deaths declining due to improved prevention, treatment American Heart Association/American Stroke Association scientific statement Stroke deaths in the United States have declined dramatically in recent decades due to improved treatment and prevention, ...

Vaccine study reveals link between immunity and cells' starvation response What makes yellow fever vaccine especially effective One of the most effective vaccines in history has been the yellow fever vaccine, which was developed in the 1930s and has been administered ...

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 5-Dec-2013 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Preeti Singh psingh@burnesscommunications.com 301-280-5722 PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative Rise in R&D funding could set stage for malaria eradication by providing new tools Report hails recent progress in reducing malaria illnesses and deaths, but warns new tools needed to fight emerging drug and insecticide resistance Washington, ...

Stripped mobile phone camera turned into a mini-microscope for low-cost diagnostics Microscopy, being relatively easy to perform at low cost, is the universal diagnostic method for detection of most globally important parasitic infections. Methods developed ...

More logging, deforestation may better serve climate in some areas For first time, Dartmouth study puts a dollar value on snow's reflection of solar energy Replacing forests with snow-covered meadows may provide greater climatic and economic benefits than if trees ...

NASA watching a post-Atlantic hurricane season low System 90L has developed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean today and NASA's Aqua satellite took an infrared look at the low pressure area to see if it had development potential. System 90L was located near 31.8 north ...

CARING Criteria shows 1 year death risk at time of hospital admission Tool allows doctors to match treatments to values and health goals A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine validates a prognostic tool ...

NASA eyes another developing depression in northern Indian Ocean The Northern Indian Ocean typhoon season usually lasts until the end of December, but it's not going out without a fight this year. Infrared satellite data from NASA's Aqua satellite showed bands ...

Hummingbird metabolism unique in burning glucose and fructose equally Hummingbird metabolism is a marvel of evolutionary engineering. These tiny birds can power all of their energetic hovering flight by burning the sugar contained in the floral nectar of their ...

Berkeley Lab researchers create a nonlinear light-generating zero-index metamaterial Holds promise for future quantum networks and light sources The Information Age will get a major upgrade with the arrival of quantum processors many times faster and ...

Quadriplegics at risk for serious sleep breathing disorder Article is published in the Journal of Applied Physiology Bethesda, Md. (Dec. 5, 2013)—There are over a million people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) in the United States alone with an estimated 11,000 new cases ...

Love connection University of Iowa researchers develop algorithm for recommending online dating prospects University of Iowa researchers may have come up with the right matchmaking formula for online dating sites: Pair people according to their past interests and online ...

New genetic research finds shark, human proteins stunningly similar ITHACA, N.Y. — Despite widespread fascination with sharks, the world's oldest ocean predators have long been a genetic mystery. The first deep dive into a great white shark's genetic code has fished ...

Welcome guests: Added molecules allow metal-organic frameworks to conduct electricity Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Sandia National Laboratories have added something new to a family of ...

Prostate cancer biomarker may predict patient outcomes Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Alberta in Canada have identified a biomarker for a cellular switch that accurately predicts which prostate cancer ...

Vaginally administered ED medication may alleviate menstrual cramping Women with moderate to severe menstrual cramps may find relief in a class of erectile dysfunction drugs, according to a team of researchers led by Penn State College of Medicines Richard Legro. Primary ...

RI researchers validate tool for pain assessment in patients following cardiac surgery Study is first conducted as part of hospital's Clinical Nurse Scholar program PROVIDENCE, R.I. – How do you measure the pain of a patient who can't communicate? A Rhode Island Hospital ...

Group of anti-diabetic drugs can significantly lower cancer risk in women with type 2 diabetes Study results show insulin sensitizers reduce risk of cancer Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, Cleveland: A Cleveland Clinic-led study shows that a specific type of diabetes drug can decrease ...

Discovery of partial skeleton suggests ruggedly built, tree-climbing human ancestor Massive arm bones provide insight into how 'robust' P. boisei species, found by Leakey, adapted in Africa DENVER – A human ancestor characterized by "robust" jaw ...

Mayo Clinic: Drug induces morphologic, molecular and clinical remissions in myelofibrosis ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Imetelstat, a novel telomerase inhibiting drug, has been found to induce morphologic, molecular and clinical remissions in some patients with myelofibrosis a Mayo ...

NASA Goddard planetary instruments score a hat trick Planetary instruments from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., hit the trifecta on Dec. 4, running three experiments of the same kind at different places in space. The ...