The increasing production and use of antibiotics, about half of which is used in animal…
Month: February 2013
Potential treatment prevents damage from prolonged seizures
Researchers have found a new anti-inflammatory compound that can reduce mortality when given to mice…
ADHD symptoms persist for most young children despite treatment
Nine out of 10 young children with moderate to severe attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue…
Making homemade guns on a 3-D printer becomes real, so engineering expert suggests stronger laws on gunpowder
Making homemade guns on a 3-D printer becomes real, so engineering expert suggests stronger laws…
Sunlight stimulates release of climate-warming gas from melting Arctic permafrost
Ancient carbon trapped in Arctic permafrost is extremely sensitive to sunlight and, if exposed to…
NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission: New Earth observation satellite launched
NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) roared into space at 1:02 p.m. EST (10:02 a.m….
Reducing sodium in U.S. may save hundreds of thousands of lives over 10 years
Less sodium in the U.S. diet could save 280,000 to 500,000 lives over 10 years,…
Increase in dance-related injuries in children and adolescents
A new study examined dance-related injuries among children and adolescents 3 to 19 years of…
Lack of energy an enemy to antibiotic-resistant microbes
Researchers “cured” a strain of bacteria of its ability to resist an antibiotic in an…
Possible genetic clues to organ development, birth defects
Using cutting-edge time-lapse photography, researchers have discovered clues to the development of the head at…