For the small segment of the emergency population whose acute behavioral disturbance does not respond…
Month: February 2016
Salt marshes will persist despite rising seas, study predicts
Traditional assessment methods overestimate salt-marsh vulnerability because they don’t fully account for processes that allow…
Carbon tax needed to cut fossil fuel consumption
Technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead us to continue using all the oil,…
NCAA athletes need more coaching on academics, career options
NCAA athletes need more coaching on the long odds of playing professionally and the importance…
Wastewater treatment plants significant source of microplastics in rivers
Millions of tiny pieces of plastic are escaping wastewater treatment plant filters and winding up…
Pancreatic cancer is four diseases, each with new treatment possibilities
A study on the genetics of pancreatic cancer reveals that it is actually four separate…
Predicting human evolution: Teeth tell the story
The evolution of human teeth is much simpler than previously thought, research shows, suggesting that…
Genetic counseling helps psychiatric patients, study shows
Genetic counseling helps patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and similar conditions understand and cope with…
Pulling water from thin air
As the planet grows drier, researchers are looking to nature for more effective ways to…
Financial engineering could make life-saving drugs more available, affordable
Stratospheric costs for therapies not yet covered by insurance put some drugs out of reach…