Researchers report a skyrocketing increase in the number of visits to the emergency department for…
Month: September 2013
First-of-its-kind portable radar device: NASA, Homeland Security test disaster recovery tool
NASA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are collaborating on a first-of-its-kind portable radar…
Psychotropic medication use in young children leveling off
The use of psychotropic prescription medications to treat ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety and other mental…
3 of 4 aware of ACA individual mandate; only 4 of 10 aware of marketplaces, subsidies
Three-quarters of US adults are aware of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, while only…
Beyond the little blue pill: Compound developed that may treat priapism
It’s not the little blue pill famous for helping men get big results, but the…
Forty-eight new genetic variants associated with MS
Scientists have identified an additional 48 genetic variants influencing the risk of developing multiple sclerosis….
Precise remote sounding for better climate models
The water budget of the troposphere, the bottom layer of the Earth’s atmosphere, determines the…
New compounds display strong therapeutic potential for cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is a lethal genetic disorder that in France affects one child per 4,500…
Do black holes have ‘hair’? New hypothesis challenges ‘clean’ model
A black hole. A simple and clear concept, at least according to the hypothesis by…
Olympians say poor oral health is impairing performance
Many of the elite sportsmen and women who competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games…