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Poor motor performance linked to poor academic skills in the first school years Children with poor motor performance at the school entry were found to have poorer reading and arithmetic skills than their better performing peers during the first three years of school. However, ...
Read the releaseCrying wolf: Who benefits and when? BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A crisis at work can bring out the best in colleagues, often inspiring more cooperation and self-sacrifice. A new study from Indiana University and the University of Guelphhas found that the benefits are not shared ...
Read the releaseNew imaging research shows increased iron in the brain in earliest stages of MS VIDEO: As Western University scientist Ravi Menon, Ph.D., explains, it's ...
Read the releaseDiscovery could lead to anti-clotting drugs with less risk of bleeding Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a molecular switch that causes small, beneficial clots that stop bleeding to enlarge further during wound healing. ...
Read the releaseGVSU study on gender: Who counts as a man and who counts as a woman ALLENDALE, Mich. — Gender is no longer determined solely by biological factors, according to a new study by a Grand Valley State University researcher whose article, "Doing Gender, Determining ...
Read the releaseChewing their way to success How mice and rats developed a unique masticatory apparatus making them evolutionary champions The subfamily of rodents known as Murinae (mice, rats, etc.), which first appeared in Asia 12 million years ago, spread ...
Read the release'Designer' sedative may provide new alternative for colonoscopy Remimazolam combines good sedation with fast onset and recovery San Francisco, CA. (October 28, 2013) – Developed using molecular-level techniques, the "designer" sedative drug remimazolam ...
Read the releaseYoung fibromyalgia patients report worse symptoms than older patients, Mayo Clinic study shows Research is among several Mayo studies being presented at American College of Rheumatology meeting SAN DIEGO -- It may seem counterintuitive, but young and middle-aged fibromyalgia ...
Read the releaseResearchers discover how cancer 'invisibility cloak' works Lipid secreted by tumors inhibits immune response against cancer Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered how a lipid secreted by cancer tumors prevents the immune system from mounting ...
Read the releaseReproductive biologists move in vitro fertilization knowledge forward 2 new papers from reproductive biologists at UMass Amherst report advances in understanding the basic processes of sperm capacitation that may one day improve IVF success by ...
Read the releaseBumps in the road to developing long-lasting, single-injection nerve blocks A study of liposomal bupivacaine gives encouraging -- but puzzling -- results San Francisco, CA. (October 28, 2013) – Can a new liposomal bupivacaine product provide long-lasting ...
Read the releaseStudy of Brazilian Amazon shows 50,000 km of road was built in just 3 years Nearly 17,000 kilometres of road were built in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest every year between 2004 and 2007. Although road-building is a major contributor to deforestation ...
Read the releaseClimate change has silver lining for grizzlies Global warming and forest disturbances may have a silver lining for threatened species of grizzly bears in Alberta, Canada. In a 10-year study that monitored 112 bears in Alberta's Rocky Mountain region, University ...
Read the releaseUntangling Alzheimer's disease Tel Aviv University researchers identify specific molecules that could be targeted to treat the disorder Plaques and tangles made of proteins are believed to contribute to the debilitating progression of Alzheimer's disease. ...
Read the releaseFirst ever study of 'moral distress' among nurses in burn unit MAYWOOD, Il. – Loyola University Medical Center researchers have published the first ever study of emotional and psychological anguish, known as "moral distress," experienced by nurses in an intensive ...
Read the releaseQuantum reality more complex than previously thought Imagine you order a delivery of several glass vases in different colors. Each vase is sent as a separate parcel. What would you think of the courier if the parcels arrive apparently undamaged, ...
Read the releaseExcess omega-3 fatty acids could lead to negative health effects CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new review suggests that omega-3 fatty acids taken in excess could have unintended health consequences in certain situations, and that dietary standards based on the best ...
Read the releaseChild brides at funerals Young maternal age and quick pregnancies linked to high infant mortality in South Asia Having children early and in rapid succession are major factors fueling high infant mortality rates in the South Asian countries of Bangladesh, ...
Read the releaseUC develops unique nano carrier to target drug delivery to cancer cells A unique nanostructure developed by a team of international researchers, including those at the University of Cincinnati, promises improved all-in-one detection, diagnoses and drug-delivery ...
Read the releaseOverlooked lymph nodes in rib cage have prognostic power for mesothelioma patients SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA—For the first time, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have shown the predictive power ...
Read the releasePregnant women with hepatitis C may pass heartier viral strain to newborns, study suggests Infants who get hepatitis C from their mothers during childbirth may inherit a viral strain that replicates more quickly than strains found ...
Read the releaseResearchers measure flow from a nanoscale fluid jet Jet measures 20 to 150 nanometers in diameter -- just a few hundred water molecules across Fluid jets are all around us: from inkjet printing, to the "Old Faithful" geyser in Yellowstone National Park, to ...
Read the releaseHistoric demonstration proves laser communication possible In the early morning hours of Oct. 18, NASA's Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) made history, transmitting data from lunar orbit to Earth at a rate of 622 Megabits-per-second ...
Read the releaseWhat do we know -- and not know -- about fracking? 2013 GSA Annual Meeting Pardee Keynote Sympsium Boulder, Colo., USA - Fracking is in the headlines a lot these days, and everyone has an opinion about it. But how much do we really know for certain about the oil and ...
Read the releaseNovel mutations define 2 types of bone tumor 2 related genes underlie the development of two rare bone tumours in nearly 100 percent of patients Scientists have made a rare discovery that allows them to attribute two types of tumour almost entirely ...
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