Study finds high rate of lower back injuries in young athletes Injuries may put athletes at risk for long-term back problems MAYWOOD, Il. – Lower back injuries are the third most common injuries suffered in athletes under age 18, according to a study presented ...

Local communities produce high-quality forest monitoring data, rivals that of professional foresters Study finds half of UN projects do not engage local communities in monitoring, argues REDD+ projects that integrate community participation are more ...

Smokers worldwide more likely to think about kicking their habit on Mondays Findings published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Internal Medicine SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Oct. 28, 2013)—Forget New Year's; a study published today in the Journal ...

Scientists wary of shale oil and gas as US energy salvation Boulder, Colo., USA - After 10 years of production, shale gas in the United States cannot be considered commercially viable, according to several scientists presenting at the Geological Society of America meeting ...

Breakthrough in study of aluminum should yield new technological advances CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University and the University of Oregon today announced a scientific advance that has eluded researchers for more than 100 years ...

Super-thin membranes clear the way for chip-sized pumps The ability to shrink laboratory-scale processes to automated chip-sized systems would revolutionize biotechnology and medicine. For example, inexpensive and highly portable devices that process ...

Obese women alter diets in response to additional calories from soft drinks Obese women voluntarily reduce what they eat in response to additional soft drinks being added to their diets – a new 4 week study finds(1). 41 obese women took part in the study, co-ordinated ...

Snakes on the brain: Are primates hard-wired to see snakes? Was the evolution of high-quality vision in our ancestors driven by the threat of snakes? Work by neuroscientists in Japan and Brazil is supporting the theory originally put forward by Lynne Isbell, ...

Eliminating unexplained traffic jams CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Everybody's experienced it: a miserable backup on the freeway, which you think must be caused by an accident or construction, but which at some point thins out for no apparent reason. Such "traffic ...

Sun continues to emit solar flares After emitting its first significant solar flares since June 2013 earlier in the week, the sun continued to produce mid-level and significant solar flares on Oct. 27 and Oct. 28, 2013. Solar flares are powerful ...

Study challenges soil testing for potassium and the fertilizer value of potassium chloride URBANA, Ill. – In the chemical age of agriculture that began in the 1960s, potassium chloride (KCl), ...

Researchers turn to technology to discover a novel way of mapping landscapes University of Cincinnati researchers are blending technology with tradition, as they discover new and improved methods for mapping landscapes. The research is newly published in the Journal ...

OU research team finds a common bioindicator resistant to insecticides In a novel study, a University of Oklahoma researcher and collaborators found a common bioindicator, Hyalella azteca, used to test the toxicity of water or sediment was resistant to insecticides used ...

An eye-opener: NASA sees Hurricane Raymond reborn for a brief time Tropical Storm Raymond moved away from western Mexico and into warmer waters with less wind shear over the weekend of Oct. 26-27, where it strengthened into a hurricane again. NASA's Aqua satellite ...

NASA catches glimpse of the brief life of Southern Indian Ocean's first tropical cyclone The first tropical cyclone of the Southern Indian Ocean season lasted about one day. Tropical Cyclone 01S was born on Oct. 27 and by Oct. 28 had become a remnant low. The ...

Neutrons, electrons and theory reveal secrets of natural gas reserves Gas and oil deposits in shale have no place to hide from an Oak Ridge National Laboratory technique that provides an inside look at pores and reveals structural information potentially vital ...

The people's choice: Americans would pay to help monarch butterflies Americans place high value on butterfly royalty. A recent study suggests they are willing to support monarch butterfly conservation at high levels, up to about 6 ½ billion dollars if extrapolated ...

UCSB researcher documents the enduring contaminant legacy of the California gold rush (Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– An unintended legacy of California's gold rush, which began in 1848, endures today in the form of mercury-laden sediment. New research ...

Moderate exercise not only treats, but prevents depression TORONTO, ON – Physical activity is being increasingly recognized as an effective tool to treat depression. PhD candidate George Mammen's review published in the October issue of the American ...

Using genetic algorithms to discover new nanostructured materials New York, NY—October 28, 2013: Researchers at Columbia Engineering, led by Chemical Engineering Professors Venkat Venkatasubramanian and Sanat Kumar, have developed a new approach to designing novel ...

Model virus structure shows why there's no cure for common cold MADISON, Wis. – In a pair of landmark studies that exploit the genetic sequencing of the "missing link" cold virus, rhinovirus C, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have constructed ...

Common bias known as the 'endowment effect' not present in hunter-gatherer societies Centuries of economic theory have been based on one simple premise: when given a choice between two items, people make the rational decision and select the one they value more. ...

Researchers quantify toxic ocean conditions during major extinction 93.9 million years ago UC Riverside-led study points to an ancient oxygen-free and hydrogen sulfide-rich ocean that may foreshadow our future RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Oxygen in the atmosphere ...

Researchers detail possible resistance mechanisms of colorectal cancer to bevacizumab (Avastin) A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal PLOS ONE shows that when colorectal cancer is targeted by the drug bevacizumab (Avastin), tumors ...

U of M researchers identify key proteins influencing major immune strategies Findings could help define new vaccination applications MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (October 27, 2013) – New research from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, ...