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Parental monitoring lowers odds of a gambling problem Parental supervision at ages 11-14 lowers risk for problem gambling by age 22 November 12, 2013—Keeping an eye on your child can lower their odds for gambling by young adulthood, ...
Read the releaseBring a 50,000-degree plasma into your living room An online open-user experiment puts users in control of a real physics laboratory With the rise of online open course platforms such as Khan Academy, MIT OpenCourseWare and iTunes U, it has never been easier to ...
Read the releaseNASA sees Veteran's Day solar flare The sun emitted a significant solar flare that peaked at 12:14 a.m. EST on Nov. 10, 2013. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere ...
Read the releaseStructure of bacterial nanowire protein hints at secrets of conduction Electrically conducting bacteria important for energy, environment and technology RICHLAND, Wash. -- Tiny electrical wires protrude from some bacteria and contribute to ...
Read the releaseRiding an electron wave into the future of microchip fabrication Computer simulation explores how intense plasma waves generate suprathermal electrons, which are critical to microchip fabrication Advanced plasma-based etching is a key enabler of Moore's Law that ...
Read the releasePutting a new spin on tokamak disruptions Rapid plasma rotation may be the key to softening the blow of powerful plasma disruptions In the quest for fusion energy on earth, researchers use magnetic fields to insulate hot plasma from the walls of the chamber to ...
Read the releaseResearcher finds potential new use for old drugs From malaria to cancers and immune-related diseases PULLMAN, Wash. – A class of drugs used to treat parasitic infections such as malaria may also be useful in treating cancers and immune-related diseases, a new WSU-led ...
Read the releaseOur relationship with food: What drives us to eat and new insights into eating disorders New treatments for binge eating, how our diet impacts brain function, and the connection between marijuana and obesity SAN DIEGO — A growing body of evidence shows the impact of ...
Read the releaseStepparents are not always evil Parents' strategy to love their children depends on more than blood ties Contrary to common belief, parents do not generally treat their stepchildren less favourably than their own. Until now, many researchers believed ...
Read the releaseNo hot flashes? Then don't count on hormones to improve quality of life CLEVELAND, Ohio (November 13, 2013)—Hormones at menopause can help with sleep, memory, and more, but only when a woman also has hot flashes, find researchers ...
Read the releaseDevelopment and clinical approval of biodegradeble magnesium alloy KIST made magnesium alloy from essential minerals to human body This biodegradable and bioabsorbable metal decomposes from 6 months to 2 years after being transplanted into ...
Read the releaseDanish researchers predict risk of valvular heart disease Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, Herlev Hospital and Rigshospitalet have identified a clear link between narrowed heart valves and a special lipoprotein in the ...
Read the releaseNew look identifies crucial clumping of diabetes-causing proteins MADISON — People get type 2 diabetes. So do cats. But rats don't, and neither do dogs. Subtle differences in the shape of proteins protect some and endanger others. "All mammals make ...
Read the releaseFirst dual-protection intravaginal ring design shows promise in long-term HIV and pregnancy prevention Research to advance to phase 1 of clinical trials in early 2014 Arlington, Va. — A new intravaginal ring (IVR) has been developed for the sustained ...
Read the releaseSuccessful grant applications and scholarly impact in neurosurgery Charlottesville, VA (November 12, 2013). Researchers have found a strong relationship between scholarly impact and success in receiving awards from the National Institutes ...
Read the releaseStudy finds aerobic exercise improves memory, brain function and physical fitness New brain imaging techniques allowed researchers to detect brain changes earlier A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of ...
Read the releaseCONRAD presents new technology combining contraception, HIV and herpes simplex virus-2 prevention Multipurpose prevention technologies featured at AAPS Annual Meeting and International Conference on Family Planning Arlington, Va. — CONRAD Head of drug delivery, Meredith Clark, PhD, ...
Read the releasePoliticization of health care preventing real changes to out-of-control system, researchers suggest Meanwhile, United States has much higher medical costs and worse outcomes than Over the last decade, the biggest driver of the high health care costs in the ...
Read the releaseAnalysis of health care in US indicates that improvement in outcomes has slowed An examination of health care in the U.S. finds that despite the extraordinary economic success of many of its participants, the health care system has performed relatively poorly ...
Read the releaseA longitudinal study of grapheme-color synaesthesia in childhood What colour is H? Is 4 brighter than 9? For most people these questions might seem baffling, but not for people with grapheme-color synesthesia. In the first long-term childhood study on grapheme-color synesthesia, ...
Read the releasePenn Medicine researcher calls for halt of US health care spending spiral Per capita health care costs should grow no faster than economy as a whole Philadelphia – In order to evoke a true transformation, the U.S. health care system ...
Read the releaseDie-hard sports fans view ads associated with rival teams negatively, regardless of the message CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study concludes that it doesn't matter how compelling an advertisement may be, most die-hard Oregon State Beavers fans will simply ...
Read the releaseFifth Annual World Pneumonia Day marks successes and challenges in tackling #1 killer of children Global Coalition Against Child Pneumonia calls for continued investment in innovations and proven tools (BALTIMORE, MARYLAND) — Global health advocates today ...
Read the releaseMen support cracking glass ceiling EAST LANSING, Mich. — Male workers appear to support women becoming CEOs even more than female workers do, finds new research on the proverbial glass ceiling and job satisfaction in six formerly socialist countries. The study, co-authored ...
Read the releaseProsthetic hands viewed as eerie by the public new study shows Members of the public would prefer to look at human hands or robotic hands rather than prosthetic hands which they view as eerie, a new study by The University of Manchester has shown Members ...
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