A study of over 6,000 mothers and their newborn children — one of the largest…
Month: March 2016
Less than one percent of millions of google e-cigarette searches focused on quitting smoking
The vast majority of searches pertained to e-cigarette shopping, while few related to cessation or…
Paperlike battery electrode made with glass-ceramic
A mechanical engineer has developed a paperlike battery electrode that may improve tools for space…
Lead in soil another known factor in Flint
A new study has found that higher rates of Flint children showed elevated lead levels…
Addiction associated with poor awareness of others, study shows
Adolescents with severe alcohol and other drug problems have a low regard for others, as…
Brain study reveals how long-term memories are erased
Vital clues about how the brain erases long term memories have now been uncovered.
For young adults, sleep problems predict later pain problems
For at least some groups of ’emerging adults,’ sleep problems are a predictor of chronic…
Flat boron is a superconductor
Scientists have determined that two-dimensional boron is a natural low-temperature superconductor. It may be the…
Illuminating the inner ‘machines’ that give bacteria an energy boost
Scientists have tracked how microscopic organisms called cyanobacteria make use of internal protein ‘machines’ to…
Experience in Afghanistan highlights plastic surgeons’ role in combat trauma surgery
Especially with improved chances of survival from severe combat trauma, plastic surgeons play a critical…