Paramedics' visits with seniors result in less EMS calls and saves on emergency room trips Community health awareness delivered by paramedics leads to 32 percent reduction in EMS calls Montreal - Emergency Medical Service (EMS) staff are ...

Market bubbles may be predictable, controllable Chaos-on-a-chip model shows crash can be avoided if caught in time DURHAM, N.C. -- It's an idea financial regulators have dreamed of. Experiments on a simple model of chaos have found that it may be possible not only to ...

A new look at air pollution sources and atmosphere-warming particles in South Asia DRI study provides first thorough analysis of emissions from outdoor cremation rituals (RENO): When Rajan Chakrabarty, Ph.D., an assistant research professor at the Desert ...

Challenges and opportunities for reducing antibiotic resistance in agricultural settings October 17, 2013—Antibiotic resistance (ABR) has been around for millennia; genes showing ABR have been found in woolly mammoth fossils. It's a natural occurrence, ...

New study finds spike in sugary drink consumption among California adolescents While consumption of soda and other sugary drinks among young children in California is starting to decline, a new study released today shows an alarming 8 percent spike ...

Habitat research methods give a new peek at tiger life with conservation From a tiger's point of view, yesterday's thoughtful conservation plans might be today's reason to branch out. An international team of researchers has found a useful way to better understand ...

Learning dialects shapes brain areas that process spoken language Using advanced imaging to visualize brain areas used for understanding language in native Japanese speakers, a new study from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute finds that the pitch-accent in words pronounced in standard Japanese activates ...

Scientists identify key genes for increasing oil content in plant leaves Accumulating oil in leaves could significantly increase energy content of biofuels and plant-based foods UPTON, NY -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven ...

Tiny sea creatures are heading for extinction, and could take local fisheries with them A species of one of the world's tiniest creatures, ocean plankton, is heading for extinction as it struggles to adapt to changes in sea temperature. And it may take ...

Oral nutritional supplements may help hospitals achieve readmission reduction policies As Affordable Care Act penalties on hospital readmissions increase, nutritional intervention may help decrease 30-day readmission rates among Medicare patients In the U.S., one ...

To swallow or to spit? New medicines for llamas and alpacas South American camelids, especially llamas and alpacas, are very susceptible to infections caused by endoparasites. The so-called small liver fluke (Dicrocoelium ...

Mutations in cancer often affect the X chromosome Every case of cancer originates from changes in a person's genetic material (mutations). These usually occur as "somatic mutations" in individual cells during an ...

Evolution is not a one-way road towards complexity Development of cryptic worms provides new insights into molluscan evolution This news release is available in German. There are still a lot of unanswered questions about mollusks, e.g. snails, ...

Tiny 'Lego brick'-style studs make solar panels a quarter more efficient Rows of aluminum studs help solar panels extract more energy from sunlight than those with flat surfaces. Most solar cells used in homes and industry are made using thick layers of ...

Lots of oxygen does not necessarily lead to the evolution of advanced life Any textbook will tell you that oxygen is essential for advanced life to evolve. For example, ancient dinosaurs and modern large-brained mammals need a lot of oxygen to keep their large and sophisticated ...

Tanning gene linked to increased risk of testicular cancer, according to NIH scientists A gene important in skin tanning has been linked to higher risk for testicular cancer in white men, according to a study led by scientists ...

The benefits of bacteria for gut health HEIDELBERG, 18 October 2013 – Scientists from the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, United States have shown that specific gut bacteria are beneficial for maintaining a healthy intestine ...

Wrangling flow to quiet cars and aircraft 'Serpentine plasma actuators' described in Journal of Applied Physics may reduce noise and drag and increase fuel efficiency for future land and air vehicles WASHINGTON D.C. Oct. 18, 2013 -- Plasmas are a soup ...

Salmonella sensing system A new approach to detecting food contamination enables real-time testing of food and processing plant equipment WASHINGTON D.C. Oct. 18, 2013 -- As anyone who has ever consumed bacteria-contaminated food and experienced "food ...

Study strengthens link between low dietary fiber intake and increased cardiovascular risk Results reported in The American Journal of Medicine Philadelphia, PA, October 18, 2013 – A new study published in the December issue of The American Journal of Medicine ...

Fires in China Oct. 18, 2013 Shuangyashan is a coal mining prefecture-level city located in the eastern part Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, bordering Russia's Khabarovsk and Primorsky krais to the east. Since China is known to have underground ...

Agricultural fires in India October 18, 2013 The Indian state of Punjab has two growing seasons—one from May to September and another from November to April. In November, Punjab farmers typically sow crops such as wheat and vegetables; but before they do that, farmers ...

Automatic speaker tracking in audio recordings A new system dispenses with the human annotation of training data required by its predecessors but achieves comparable results CAMBRIDGE, Mass-- A central topic in spoken-language-systems research is what's ...

CNIO researchers delve into the behavior of cohesins Pds5 proteins modulate the behavior of cohesins to ensure the proper division of cells -- Understanding the regulation of cohesins can improve diagnosis and treatment for some cancer patients ...

Glacial buzz-saws, gold in fool's gold, fingerprints in sea water, and fluvial iron New Geology articles posted online ahead of print 16 October 2013 Boulder, Colo., USA – New article postings for Geology cover glacial erosion and glacial slip; the work of marine organisms ...