With autonomous vehicles entering our roadways as soon as with the next decade, researchers are…
Month: October 2014
Childhood psychological abuse as harmful as sexual or physical abuse
Children who are emotionally abused and neglected face similar and sometimes worse mental health problems…
Insomnia among older adults may be tied to sleep quality, not duration
Reports of insomnia are common among the elderly, but a new study finds that sleep…
Fusion reactor concept could be cheaper than coal
Engineers have designed a concept for a fusion reactor that, when scaled up to the…
Slime-producing molecules help spread disease from cats to endangered sea otters
Sticky polymers that form slimy biofilms and large, waterborne particles speed the transmission of a…
Drug regimen enough to control immune disease after some bone marrow transplants
A very short course of a chemotherapy drug, called cyclophosphamide, not only can prevent a…
Neurons in human muscles emphasize impact of outside world
Stretch sensors in our muscles participate in reflexes that serve the subconscious control of posture…
Antarctic sea ice reaches new record maximum
Sea ice surrounding Antarctica reached a new record high extent this year, covering more of…
Teenage girls exposed to more stressors that increase depression risk
Adolescence is often a turbulent time, and it is marked by substantially increased rates of…
Dietary fat under fire: Do nutrition guidelines reflect food reality, latest science?
As there are currently no harmonized dietary guidelines in Canada for the prevention of cardiovascular…