With mega data breaches coming from entities such as retail stores, insurance providers and restaurant…
Month: March 2015
Pregnancy complications in women with sickle cell disease
When compared to healthy pregnant women, pregnant women with a severe form of sickle cell…
Flower-enriched farms boost bee populations
Flower strips sown into farmers’ fields not only attract bees but increase their numbers, new…
Access to clean water: Question of lifestyle and fairness
eThekwini is a municipality in South Africa, where the town of Durban is located. eThekwini…
Research into brain’s ability to heal itself offers hope for novel treatment of traumatic brain injury
Innovative angles of attack in research that focus on how the human brain protects and…
Genomewide screen of learning in zebrafish identifies enzyme important in neural circuit
Researchers describe the first set of genes important in learning in a zebrafish model. Using…
Spontaneous coronary artery disease identified as inherited
A familial association in spontaneous coronary artery dissection, a type of heart attack that most…
Suggestions for Nudging Children toward Healthier Food Choices
Strategies aimed at reducing childhood obesity should acknowledge individuals’ rational taste preferences and apply insights…
‘Violence-free’ zones improve behavior, performance in middle, high school students
A youth violence-reduction mentoring program for trouble-plagued schools in urban centers has contributed to improved…
Statistician helps resolve dispute about how gene expression is controlled
Perhaps surprisingly, a new article outlines that transcription is the dominant step that determines protein…