Stuttering may be more common than previously thought, but preschool stutterers fair better than first…
Month: August 2013
New function for a well-known immune messenger molecule
Scientists have discovered a new function of the well-known messenger protein interleukin-7: It facilitates the…
Rethinking investment risk
Does financial innovation inherently lead to greater risk in markets? An economist takes a new…
Women at increasing risk of kidney stones, related ER visits
The risk of women developing kidney stones is rising, as is the number of cases…
Worldwide ban on flame retardant
The flame retardant HBCD may no longer be produced or used. This was decided by…
Through four years’ training, college football players gain strength and size
From freshman through senior year, college football players achieve significant increases in strength and size,…
Carbon-sequestering ocean plants may cope with climate changes over the long run
A year-long experiment on tiny ocean organisms called coccolithophores suggests that the single-celled algae may…
Insight into marine life’s ability to adapt to climate change
A study into marine life around an underwater volcanic vent in the Mediterranean, might hold…
Healthcare professionals need to look out for fabricated illness in children
While it’s rare for a parent to fabricate an illness in their child, a researcher…
Changing river chemistry affects Eastern US water supplies
Human activity is changing the basic chemistry of large rivers in the Eastern US, with…