The brain’s reward centers in severely obese women continue to respond to food cues even…
Month: July 2016
Genes find their partners without matchmakers
A new study provides more evidence that identical sections of DNA can match up with…
Why do consumers participate in ‘green’ programs?
From recycling to reusing hotel towels, consumers who participate in a company’s ‘green’ program are…
Maternal intake of past-its-prime fish oil linked to newborn death, rat study finds
Nearly 30 percent of newborn pups born to pregnant rats fed highly-oxidized (“off”) fish oil…
U. S. land capacity for feeding people could expand with dietary changes
A new “food-print” model that measures the per-person land requirements of different diets suggests that,…
Scientists release recommendations for building land in coastal Louisiana
A team of leading scientists and community experts with decades of experience released key recommendations…
A new key to understanding molecular evolution in space
Scientists have revealed temperature-dependent energy conversion of molecular hydrogen on ice surfaces, suggesting the need…
Three-drug combinations could help counter antibiotic resistance, biologists report
Bacteria resistance to antibiotics can be offset by combining three antibiotics that interact well together,…
Lack of sleep increases a child’s risk for emotional disorders later
Children who experience inadequate or disrupted sleep are more likely to develop depression and anxiety…
Physicists discover a new approach for building quantum computers
The main reason why quantum computers are so hard to manufacture is that now scientists…