Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rise and fall each year as plants, through…
Month: August 2013
Your eyes may hold clues to stroke risk
Photographing the retina may help detect which high blood pressure patients are more likely to…
If you were a preemie, take heed for your heart
Being born prematurely may be linked to important changes in how your heart forms and…
At 75, would Popeye still be able to take on Bluto?
If Popeye were to age naturally like the rest of us, he would need more…
ADHD and texting found to significantly impair teenage driving
ADHD and texting both significantly impair driving performance among teenagers, according to a new study….
Inducing and augmenting labor may be associated with increased risk of autism
Pregnant women whose labors are induced or augmented may have an increased risk of bearing…
Vitamin D supplementation does not appear to reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension
Vitamin D supplementation does not appear to improve blood pressure or markers of vascular health…
More realistic simulated cloth for more realistic video games and movies
Computer scientists have developed a new model to simulate with unprecedented accuracy on the computer…
Novel worm community affects methane release in ocean
Scientists have discovered a super-charged methane seep in the ocean off New Zealand that has…
New twist in the graphene story: Tiny twist in bilayer graphene may solve a mystery
Researchers have discovered that in the making of bilayer graphene, a tiny structural twist arises…