Battling the childhood obesity epidemic is a priority for many researchers, as obesity during adolescence…
Month: June 2016
Advanced cancer patients receive aggressive care at high rates at the end of life
A national health claims analysis of cancer patients who were younger than age 65 and…
Pandas don’t like it hot: Temperature, not food is biggest concern for conservation
China’s bamboo supply is more than enough to support giant pandas after it was discovered…
Scientists find new roles for old RNAs
Scientists have discovered unexpected functions of small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) that explain the cause of…
Algorithm could construct first images of black holes
A new algorithm that could help astronomers produce the first image of a black hole…
Microgrids not always economically efficient in regulated electricity markets
Installing a microgrid within a regulated electricity market will sometimes, but not always, provide an…
Intervention reduces rates of overweight tots by half
Mothers who practiced responsive parenting — including reacting promptly and appropriately to hunger and fullness…
Longer life, disability free: Increases in life expectancy accompanied by increase in disability-free life expectancy, study shows
The increase in life expectancy in the past two decades has been accompanied by an…
Babies don’t just look cute, scientists find
What is it about the sight of an infant that makes almost everyone crack a…
Faithfulness is in the eye of the beholder
In a recent set of experiments, psychologists found evidence that couples downgrade the appearance of…