Water pipe smoking, such as hookah or bong smoking, affects lung function and respiratory symptoms…
Month: August 2012
Gender bias in leading scientific journals
Fewer women than men are asked to write in the leading scientific journals, new research…
Keep your distance: Why cells and organelles don’t get stuck
Biomembranes enclose biological cells like a skin. They also surround organelles that carry out important…
What babies eat after birth likely determines lifetime risk of metabolic mischief and obesity, rat studies suggest
Rats born to mothers fed high-fat diets but who get normal levels of fat in…
Calorie Restriction Does Not Affect Survival: Study Of Monkeys Also Suggests Some Health Benefits
Scientists have found that calorie restriction — a diet composed of approximately 30 percent fewer…
Conservation scientists call policy-makers to be scale-aware
Conservation is concerned with the preservation of biological diversity at all levels, from genes to…
NASA launches radiation belt storm probes mission
NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), the first twin-spacecraft mission designed to explore our planet’s…
Apple: A Thing Unto Itself Sans Java
Back in October of 2010, Apple announced they would drop support for Java. This did…
Apple: A Thing Unto Itself Sans Java
Back in October of 2010, Apple announced they would drop support for Java. This did…
Chronic stress linked to high risk of stroke
Chronic stress, prompted by major life stressors and type A personality traits, is linked to…