Most Americans eat a diet that consists of little to no protein for breakfast, a…
Month: May 2014
Online game helps doctors improve patients’ blood pressure faster
Patients whose doctors and nurses received high blood pressure education in a competitive online game…
Physical activity can protect overweight women from risk for heart disease
For otherwise healthy middle-aged women who are overweight or obese, physical activity may be their…
School-based interventions could benefit children from military families
Nearly two million children in the United States have experienced a parent’s military deployment. Previous…
Cognitive test can differentiate between Alzheimer’s and normal aging
A new cognitive test that can better determine whether memory impairments are due to very…
Pregnant women respond to music with stronger physiological changes in blood pressure
Pregnant women, compared to their non-pregnant counterparts, rate music as more intensely pleasant and unpleasant,…
Termite genome lays roadmap for ‘greener’ control measures
A team of international researchers has sequenced the genome of the Nevada dampwood termite, providing…
Professors’ super waterproof surfaces cause water to bounce like a ball
Engineers have spent decades studying super-hydrophobic surfaces because of the plethora of real-life applications. And…
Engineers build world’s smallest, fastest nanomotor: Can fit inside a single cell
Engineers have built the fastest, smallest and longest-running nanomotor to date. The nanomotor is capable…
Is there really cash in your company’s trash?
One company’s trash can be another’s treasure. Take Marmite. Made from a by-product of commercial…