A new analysis has estimated how much the growth of plants worldwide is limited by…
Month: November 2012
Racial differences exist in the link between consumption of meat and breast cancer risk, research shows
In what is believed to be the first examination of African-American women and how their…
Softening arteries, protecting the heart: Connection between ‘good’ cholesterol and collagen in heart health
Arterial stiffening has long been considered a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Keeping arteries…
Researchers find three unique cell-to-cell bonds
The human body has more than a trillion cells, most of them connected, cell to…
NASA adds up Hurricane Sandy’s rainfall from space
NASA’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, or TRMM, satellite acts as a rain gauge in space…
Music in our ears: The science of timbre
A new study offers insight into the neural underpinnings of musical timbre. Researchers have used…
Privacy vs. protection: Study considers how to manage epidemics in information blackouts
When foot-and-mouth disease swept through the British countryside in early 2001, more than 10 million…
Trickle-down anxiety: Study examines parental behaviors that create anxious children
Parents with social anxiety disorder are more likely than parents with other forms of anxiety…
Church-going teens go further with school, U.S. study finds
A national U.S. study found religiously-affiliated youth are 40 percent more likely to graduate high…
NASA investigates the ‘FaINT’ side of sonic booms
Sonic booms created by aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound certainly aren’t known…