A specific antioxidant supplement may be an effective therapy for some features of autism, according…
Month: May 2012
Chemical fingerprinting tracks the travels of little brown bats
A novel technique using stable hydrogen isotopes —- a chemical fingerprint found in tissues such…
Facts in scientific drug literature may not be
A growing concern with fraud and misconduct in published drug studies has led researchers to…
Discovery of historical photos sheds light on Greenland ice loss
A chance discovery of 80-year-old photo plates in a Danish basement is providing new insight…
Myth of the disconnected telecommuter debunked
The assumption that employees who regularly telecommute will feel less attached to the organization they…
Gap exists between seniors’ opinion of driving ability and performance
The majority of older adults rate themselves as excellent drivers though one in four had…
Older adults may need more vitamin D to prevent mobility difficulties, study suggests
Older adults who don’t get enough vitamin D — either from diet, supplements or sun…
Diabetes drug could be a promising therapy for traumatic brain injury
A researcher says that a common FDA-approved diabetes drug significantly minimizes brain damage when administered…
Ghostly gamma-ray beams blast from Milky Way’s center
As galaxies go, our Milky Way is pretty quiet. Active galaxies have cores that glow…
Greenland’s loss of ice mass during the last 10 years is unusually high compared to last 50 years
Loss through melting and iceberg calving during the last 10 years is unusually high compared…