Forest composition, ground cover and topography are the best predictors of forest fire severity in…
Month: June 2015
Osteopathic manipulative therapy significantly improves low back pain in postpartum women
Osteopathic manipulative therapy decreased postpartum low back pain by over 70 percent in women who…
Scientists program solitary yeast cells to say ‘hello’ to one another
Researchers have produced cell-to-cell communication in baker’s yeast — a first step in learning to…
High-fat diet may alleviate mitochondrial disease
Mice that have a genetic version of mitochondrial disease can easily be mistaken for much…
Eye color may be linked to alcohol dependence
People with blue eyes might have a greater chance of becoming alcoholics, according to a…
Major midwest flood risk underestimated by as much as five feet, study finds
As floodwaters surge along major rivers in the midwestern United States, a new study suggests…
Should drinking water be centralized or decentralized?
A Canadian civil engineering graduate evaluates claims that more centralized US-style regulation of drinking water…
Atomic force microscope advance leads to new breast cancer research
Researchers who developed a high-speed form of atomic force microscopy have shown how to image…
Cardiac survival rates around 6 percent for those occurring outside of a hospital
Cardiac arrest strikes almost 600,000 people each year, killing the vast majority of those individuals,…
For women with bipolar disorder, sleep quality affects mood
Poor sleep is associated with negative mood in women with bipolar disorder, according to researchers….