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Science 2013-11-18

With board games, it's how children count that counts

With board games, it's how children count that counts Boston College and Carnegie Mellon researchers find 'count-on' method yields learning gains CHESTNUT HILL, MA (Nov. 18, 2013) – Teachers and parents like to use board games to teach skills that range from fair play to ...
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Medicine 2013-11-17

Environmental toxins linked to heart defects

Environmental toxins linked to heart defects Abstract: 15332 (Hall F, Core 2, Poster Board: 2092) Children's congenital heart defects may be associated with their mothers' exposure to specific mixtures of environmental toxins during pregnancy, according ...
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Science 2013-11-16

News tips for Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013

News tips for Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 More adult trauma patients survived when they received early transfusions of plasma or red blood cells while en route to the hospital by helicopter or ground transport, in a study presented at the American Heart Association's ...
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Science 2013-11-16

1 minute of CPR video training could save lives

1 minute of CPR video training could save lives RESS Abstract 19453/157 (Omni Dallas Hotel, Dallas Ballroom D-H) Just one minute of CPR video training for bystanders in a shopping mall could save lives in emergencies, according to research presented at the American ...
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Space 2013-11-16

NASA-led firefly mission to study lightning

NASA-led firefly mission to study lightning Somewhere on Earth, there's always a lightning flash. The globe experiences lightning some 50 times a second, yet the details of what initiates this common occurrence and what effects it has on the atmosphere – lightning ...
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Science 2013-11-16

Safety in numbers? Not so for corals

Safety in numbers? Not so for corals Traditionally, it was assumed that corals do not face a risk of extinction unless they become very rare or have a very restricted range. A team of scientists from the University of Hawaii – Manoa (UHM), Joint ...
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Science 2013-11-16

'What could possibly go wrong?' A lot

'What could possibly go wrong?' A lot Injuries from the Tough Mudder WASHINGTON — The Tough Mudder, an extreme sports event that bills itself as "probably the toughest event on the planet," resulted in injuries ranging from multiple electrical burns ...
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