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Procedure Feared to 'Suck Brain from Skull' Safe for Malaria Patients

Oct. 28, 2016 — An American researcher is challenging a widely held African belief that a spinal tap, a procedure safely used to treat other diseases, could suck the brain from the base of the skull and cause death ... read more

When Do Speech Difficulties in Children Matter for Literacy?

Nov. 7, 2016 — Speech difficulties are linked with difficulties in learning to read when children first start school, but these effects are no longer apparent at 8 years of age, new research ... read more

Poor Children With Epilepsy May Face Social Hurdles

Nov. 7, 2016 — In a population-based Canadian study of children with epilepsy, each of whom had access to universal health care, those from poor families had the same medical course and remission rate as their ... read more

New Understanding of Rip Currents Could Help to Save Lives

Nov. 7, 2016 — A new link between breaking waves and the hazard posed by rip currents has been uncovered by a new study. The research could result in more lives being saved, ... read more

Increasing Cost of Natural Hazards as Climate Changes

Nov. 7, 2016 — A new comprehensive study of Australian natural hazards paints a picture of increasing heatwaves and extreme bushfires as this century progresses, but with much more uncertainty about the future of ... read more

170,000 Hate Crimes Go Unreported in the UK Each Year, According to New Research

Oct. 20, 2016 — English researchers have developed new hate crimes reporting systems to provide authorities with a clearer picture of the level of abuse in that ... read more

'Lurking Malice' in Cloud Hosting Services, Study Finds

Oct. 18, 2016 — A study of 20 major cloud hosting services has found that as many as 10 percent of the repositories hosted by them had been compromised -- with several hundred of the ... read more

'Super Yeast' Has the Power to Improve Economics of Biofuels

Oct. 17, 2016 — Scientists have found a way to nearly double the efficiency with which a commonly used industrial yeast strain converts plant sugars to biofuel. The newly engineered "super ... read more

1.7 Million Children Started Secondary School Overweight or Obese in Last Decade in England

Oct. 10, 2016 — During the last decade, 1,655,000 children have started secondary school overweight or obese in England, according to new ... read more

'Likes' Less Likely to Affect Self-Esteem of People With Purpose

Sep. 21, 2016 — How many likes did I get? The rush of self-esteem that comes with the ubiquitous thumbs-up has more people asking that question, as Facebook and other social media sites offer more ways for friends ... read more

New Delhi Residents Protest Air Pollution

Hundreds Protest in New Delhi Under Blanket of Thick Smog

Bolivian Llama Conservation Efforts Pay Dividends

'Blue Blood' Bid to Encourage DNA Screening

Female Scientists Collaborate Differently from Their Male Counterparts

Nov. 4, 2016 — Succeeding in the male-dominated science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines can be very challenging for female faculty. Now, a study of the collaboration patterns of STEM ... read more

Yesterday's Silk Road Could Be Tomorrow's Environmental Superhighway

Nov. 4, 2016 — While China is building a gigantic modern-day upgrade of the famed ancient Silk Road resplendent in global cooperation in the name of economic expansion, a group of sustainability scholars point out ... read more

Physical Stature as a Teen Could Predict Future Stock Choices

Nov. 4, 2016 — Researchers find that people who were relatively tall as teens are more likely to invest in stocks, and those who were overweight are more risk-averse and less likely to participate in the ... read more

Informing Action on a Historic Climate Agreement

Nov. 4, 2016 — The Paris Agreement on climate change goes into effect today, but while the agreement set ambitious targets for tackling climate change, scientists say there is a long way to go to achieve it. ... read more

Most Desirable Traits in Dogs for Potential Adopters

Nov. 3, 2016 — One researcher has performed extensive research trying to increase the adoption rates and decrease euthanasia rates for animal shelters throughout the ... read more

A System for Predicting Scientific Impact Over Time?

Nov. 3, 2016 — The impact a scientist will have in their lifetime is distributed randomly over the sequence of studies they publish, according to a new study. This phenomenon can be described by a simple model in ... read more

Tuberculosis Bacteria Find Their Ecological Niche

Nov. 3, 2016 — An international team of researchers has isolated and analyzed genetically tuberculosis bacteria from several thousand patients from over a hundred countries. This analysis demonstrates that the ... read more

High Hospital Profits Hurt Medicine, Expert Argues

Nov. 3, 2016 — Is the medical profession losing the race to attract the best and the brightest? In a series of insightful commentaries, a retired cardiologist explains how high hospital profits are hurting the ... read more

Roadmap to Life After the Worst Injuries, in Times of War and Peace

Nov. 3, 2016 — The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have produced a horrific type of medical trauma known as the “dismounted complex blast injury” (DCBI), in which an improvised explosive device detonates beneath a ... read more

Link Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Success in Management

Nov. 3, 2016 — Recent research identifies key parallels between quality management and the importance of taking socially responsible steps in ... read more

Global Hot Spot Maps Link Consumers With Impacts

Nov. 3, 2016 — A new model creates global hot spot maps to illuminate how what we buy pollutes the planet and where. The idea is to help governments, industries and individuals target areas for ... read more

Safe Navigation Through the Northwest Passage

Nov. 3, 2016 — The Northwest Passage is becoming navigable for longer periods of the year. Ship traffic, however, still bears hazardous risks. A German-Canadian research team wants to change that: it is conducting ... read more

Simulation Brings Global 100% Renewable Electricity System Alive for the First Time

Nov. 3, 2016 — A new model shows how an electricity system mainly based on solar and wind works in all regions of the world. It shows the functioning of an electricity system that fulfils the targets set by the ... read more

What Do New Yorkers Think of Their Healthcare?

Nov. 2, 2016 — A painful, pre-existing condition — obsession over the cost of medical care and health insurance – makes the latest announcements of rising insurance rates a potent political issue, according to ... read more

Yearning for a New Phone? You Might Be Suffering from 'Comparison Neglect'

Nov. 2, 2016 — If you're reading this on a shiny new iPhone 7, new research suggests you might not have given your old phone its due before trading up. Decades of research support the theory that people tend ... read more

Economic Impact of Inland Waterway Disruptions: Potentially Billions

Nov. 2, 2016 — What would happen if a lengthy disruption befell the major mode of transportation of U.S. corn and soybeans? What ramifications would that have on U.S. producers and the national economy? How would ... read more

Being More Like Men Does Not Help Women in STEM Careers

Nov. 2, 2016 — Even when women were more like men 20 to 40 years ago, it didn’t help them get a job in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, says one ... read more

Significant Decrease Seen in Prostate Biopsy, Radical Prostatectomy Procedures Following Recommendations

Nov. 2, 2016 — Researchers examined effects on practice patterns in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment following the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation against prostate-specific ... read more

New Technique Could Boost Online Word-of-Mouth Marketing

Nov. 2, 2016 — Researchers have developed a technique for creating complex predictive tools that can be used to make effective decisions about word-of-mouth marketing for online products and ... read more

Make America Tweet Again

Nov. 2, 2016 — Computer scientists have developed what they call “sentiment analysis” software that can automatically determine how someone feels based on what they write or say. To test out the accuracy of ... read more

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