‘Intentionally brief’ middle school mentoring programs yielded better grades, fewer absences, report investigators at the…
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New technique wipes out unwanted data
Machine learning systems are everywhere. They predict the weather, forecast earthquakes, provide recommendations based on…
Biodiesel from sugarcane more economical than soybean
America’s oil consumption far exceeds that of every other country in the world. What’s more,…
Rare form of diabetes may require alternate treatment
Patients with a rare, genetic form of diabetes often are misdiagnosed as having type 2…
Divided parties rarely win presidential elections, study finds
New research shows that a divided party could mean a difference of 4 to 5…
Signed, sealed, undelivered: Mechanisms underlying polycystic kidney disease
Zebrafish help investigators shed light on the mechanisms underlying cilia dysfunction in polycystic kidney disease…
Whole-genome map of fruit fly genetic recombination
For the first time, researchers have mapped where recombination occurs across the whole genome of…
Tracking down deadly bloodstream infection
The source of a potential deadly blood infection in more than 50 South American cancer…
Common painkillers are more dangerous than we think
New research shows that common painkillers (NSAIDs) have more side effects than we think, and…
New technique for rapidly killing bacteria using tiny gold disks and light
A new technique for killing bacteria in seconds using highly porous gold nanodisks and light…