A study estimates that total annual costs for five major health care-associated infections (HAIs) were…
Month: September 2013
Gap in earnings persists between male and female physicians, research letter suggests
A gap in earnings between male and female U.S. physicians has persisted over the last…
Maternal posttraumatic stress disorder associated with increased risk for child maltreatment
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in mothers appears to be associated with an increased risk for…
Following a Mediterranean diet not associated with delay to clinical onset of Huntington disease
Adhering to a Mediterranean-type diet (MedDi) does not appear associated with the time to clinical…
Giant Triassic amphibian was a burrowing youngster
During the Triassic Period Krasiejów, Poland had a warm climate and was populated by giant…
Prehistoric climate shift linked to cosmic impact
For the first time, a dramatic global climate shift has been linked to the impact…
The true raw material footprint of nations
Using a new modelling tool and more comprehensive indicators, researchers were able to map the…
Frogs that hear with their mouth: X-rays reveal a new hearing mechanism for animals without an ear
Gardiner’s frogs from the Seychelles islands, one of the smallest frogs in the world, do…
Primate calls, like human speech, can help infants form categories
Human infants’ responses to the vocalizations of non-human primates shed light on the developmental origin…
Biologists show that generosity leads to evolutionary success
With new insights into the classical game theory match-up known as the “Prisoner’s Dilemma,” biologists…