An eight-week intervention involving 141 preschoolers in a Head Start program and their parents produced…
Month: July 2013
A tick’s spit leads to an entire lesson in blood clotting
There really is such a thing as tick spit — that is, the saliva of…
Controlling blood pressure, cholesterol may significantly cut heart disease risk
Controlling both your high blood pressure and high cholesterol may cut your risk for heart…
Removing nerves connecting kidney to the brain shown to reduce high blood pressure
A new technique that involves removing the nerves connecting the kidney to the brain has…
Biomedical research revealing secrets of cell behavior
Scientists are using mathematical modeling and synthetic biology techniques to gain a closer look at…
Mixed results for acupuncture to improve in vitro fertilization rates
Acupuncture, when used as a complementary or adjuvant therapy for in vitro fertilization may be…
Promising target found in treating deadly brain cancer
Researchers have identified a promising target for treating glioblastoma, one that appears to avoid many…
Mapping the benefits of our ecosystems
We rely on our physical environment for many things — clean water, land for crops…
Vitamin C helps control gene activity in stem cells
Vitamin C affects whether genes are switched on or off inside mouse stem cells, and…
Breakthrough in El Nino forecasting
Irregular warming of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, dubbed El NiƱo by Peruvian fishermen, can generate…