Investigating the link between Parkinson's and pesticides In a seemingly simple experiment, a scientist exposes rats to a certain pesticide over several days, and the rodents start showing symptoms remarkably similar to those seen in Parkinson's patients. ...

Carnegie Mellon scheme uses shared visual cues to help people remember multiple passwords New approach strikes balance between password security and usability PITTSBURGH—It turns out that the way to keep track of your many passwords to online accounts is the same ...

Can iPads help students learn science? Yes. The scale of the universe can be difficult to comprehend. Pretend you are going to make a scale model with a basketball representing the Earth and a tennis ball as the Moon. How far would you ...

Multiple mates worth the risk for female prairie dogs FROSTBURG, MD (December 4, 2013) –Mating with more than one male increases reproductive success for female prairie dogs, despite an increase in risks. This is according to ...

Mysteries of Earth's radiation belts uncovered by NASA twin spacecraft DURHAM, N.H. -- Just over a year since launch, NASA's Van Allen Probes mission continues to unravel longstanding mysteries of Earth's high-energy radiation belts that encircle our planet and ...

Data on people's self-reported 'experienced' well-being could help inform policies WASHINGTON -- Gathering survey data on "experienced" well-being – the self-reported levels of contentment, joy, stress, frustration, and other feelings people experience throughout ...

CU-Boulder-led team finds first evidence of primates regularly sleeping in caves Scientists have discovered that some ring-tailed lemurs in Madagascar regularly retire to limestone chambers for their nightly snoozes, the first evidence of the consistent, ...

Study finds that carbon monoxide can help shrink tumors and amplify effectiveness of chemotherapy Therapeutic benefits appear linked to cell's energy status; used in combination with chemo, CO helps spare healthy tissue BOSTON -- In recent years, ...

The first decade: Team reports on US trials of bioenergy grasses CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The first long-term U.S. field trials of Miscanthus x giganteus, a towering perennial grass used in bioenergy production, reveal ...

AGU journal highlights -- Dec. 4, 2013 The following highlights summarize research papers that have been recently published in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G3), Geophysical Research Letters (GRL), and Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres (JGR-D). In ...

Death of an adult son increases depressive symptoms in mothers, but not fathers PRINCETON, NJ—Mothers – but not fathers – exhibited symptoms of depression and experienced declines in overall health after ...

New target identified for preventing bone destruction in diseases such as arthritis and cancer VIDEO: The skeleton is constantly being remodelled by the breakdown ...

Malaria treatment could improve in children An analysis of patients from across the malaria endemic world suggests that a key antimalarial treatment could be improved by better dosing in young children Antimalarial drug resistance has hampered malaria control programs ...

Many trial results in ClinicalTrials.gov not published Half of trials with results posted in ClinicalTrials.gov database have not been published in a journal, and for some that have, the database contains more information The trial registry ClinicalTrials.gov, which permits ...

Signalers vs. strong silent types: Sparrows exude personalities during fights Like humans, some song sparrows are more effusive than others, at least when it comes to defending their territories. New findings from the University of Washington show that consistent ...

Improving patient continuity of care in hospitals linked with reduction in medical errors Implementation of a multifaceted program to improve patient handoffs (change in staff caring for a patient) among physicians-in-training residents at a children's ...

Diversity initiatives do not increase representation of minorities on medical school faculty From 2000 to 2010, the presence of a minority faculty development program at U.S. medical schools was not associated with greater underrepresented minority faculty representation, ...

Study examines incidence, trend of substance use disorder among medical residents Among anesthesiology residents entering primary training from 1975 to 2009, 0.86 percent had a confirmed substance use disorder during training, with the incidence of this disorder ...

Effect on exam scores of attending clinical and tutorial-based activities by medical students Among fourth-year medical students completing an 8-week obstetrics/gynecology clinical rotation, there was a positive association between attendance at clinical and tutorial-based ...

Simulation-based communication training does not improve quality of end-of-life care Among internal medicine and nurse practitioner trainees, simulation-based communication skills training compared with usual education did not improve quality of communication about ...

Domestication of dogs may have elaborated on a pre-existing capacity of wolves to learn from humans Wolves can learn from observing humans and pack members where food is hidden and recognize when humans only pretend to hide food, reports a study for the first time in the open-access ...

Antarctic fjords are climate-sensitive hotspots of diversity in a rapidly warming region UH Manoa scientists find rapid warming threatens rich seafloor communities Deep inside the dramatic subpolar fjords of Antarctica, researchers from the University of ...

Integrated pest management for billbugs in orchardgrass Two weevil species, the bluegrass billbug and the hunting billbug, have caused widespread economic damage to orchardgrass, a cool season grass that is cultivated throughout the United States as a high-value ...

Exercise beneficial for dementia Exercise may benefit older people with dementia by improving their cognitive functioning and ability to carry out everyday activities, according to a new systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. However, the authors of the review ...

New study examines methods to reduce acute care costs without sacrificing quality WASHINGTON (Dec. 3, 2013) – The acute care system, which includes urgent care and retail clinics, emergency departments, hospitals, and doctors' offices, reflects the best and worst ...