Canada’s drinking-age laws have a significant effect on youth mortality, a study demonstrates. The study’s…
Month: March 2014
New window into quantum physics opened with superconductivity in LEDs
Physicists hae proposed a novel and efficient way to leverage the strange quantum physics phenomenon…
Amazon inhales more carbon than it emits, NASA finds
A new NASA-led study seven years in the making has confirmed that natural forests in…
Much misinformation tweeted after 2013 Boston Marathon bombing
Researchers have found that misinformation spread widely on Twitter after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing…
New heart failure symptom: Shortness of breath while bending over
A novel heart failure symptom in advanced heart failure patients has been identified by cardiologists:…
Video-game device with goal of preventing patient falls
Infrared motion-capture technology used in video games is making its way to hospital rooms, where…
Reintroduction experiments give new hope for plant on brink of extinction
A critically endangered plant known as marsh sandwort is inching back from the brink of…
Bright future for protein nanoprobes
Surprising new rules for creating ultra-bright light-emitting crystals that are less than 10 nanometers in…
Climatologists offer explanation for widening of Earth’s tropical belt
Climatologists posit that the recent widening of the tropical belt is primarily caused by multi-decadal…
Child ADHD stimulant medication use leads to BMI rebound in late adolescence
New research indicates that thee earlier ADHD medication began in children, and the longer the…