A new study is the first to investigate impacts of milk choice in Canadian elementary…
Month: January 2015
Professional development programs improve pre-K teacher-child interactions
Two professional development programs for pre-kindergarten teachers have improved their interactions with children, according to…
People conform to the norm — even if the norm is a computer
Often enough, it is human nature to conform. This tendency makes us follow the lead…
Electrical stimulation ‘tunes’ visual attention
Picking a needle out of a haystack might seem like the stuff of fairytales, but…
Cone snail venom holds promise for medical treatments for cancer, addiction
While considered a delicacy in some parts of the world, snails have found a more…
Possible treatments identified for highly contagious stomach virus
Antibiotics aren’t supposed to be effective against viruses. But new evidence in mice suggests antibiotics…
Captive breeding alters snail behavior
Rearing snails in the laboratory can cause important changes in their behavior, researchers have found….
Designing Effective Health Messages
Those who design health messages, such as health care professionals, will be impacted by them…
Early warning alarms while there is still time to prevent problems: The sound of chirping birds in control center
Computer scientists develop a method for monitoring by listening in factories, operating rooms, and postal…
How E. coli passes safely through stomach acid
Researchers have investigated the infection mechanisms used by bacteria causing severe diarrhea. Strains of Escherichia…