Grand Rapids, Mich. (January 12, 2011) -- Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers have developed a method that can yield more information from archived…
Jan 12, 2011
A new assessment of global earthquake fatalities over the past three decades indicates that 83 percent of all deaths caused by the collapse of buildings during earthquakes occurred in countries considered to be unusually corrupt.
Jan 12, 2011
Researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have discovered that the genetic mechanism which destroys…
Jan 12, 2011
ATHENS, Ohio (Jan. 12, 2011) -- Some school social workers report that they don't feel equipped to handle incidents of cyberbullying among teens.
Jan 12, 2011
University of Toronto astronomers are in Paris this week as part of an international conference announcing the first scientific results of the Plank space telescope mission.
Jan 12, 2011
Some of the most intense emotions people feel occur during a conflict in a romantic relationship.
Jan 12, 2011
Major power outages are fairly infrequent, but when they happen they can result in billions of dollars in costs -- and even contribute to fatalities.
Jan 12, 2011
Mice previously exposed to traumatic situations demonstrate a more persistent memory of fear conditioning - acquired by associating an acoustic stimulus with an aversive stimulus - and lack the ability to inhibit this fear.
Jan 12, 2011
Some disorders of the brain are obvious -- the massive death of brain cells after a stroke, the explosion in the growth of cells that marks a tumor.
Jan 12, 2011
Most babies can reach out for and eat finger food by six to eight months, according to a study in the January issue of Maternal and Child Nutrition.
Jan 12, 2011
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida and Washington University School of Medicine adds a new twist to the body of evidence suggesting human obesity is due in part to genetic factors.
Jan 11, 2011
New York, Jan. 11, 2011 -- While scientists believe that climate change and related extreme weather events such as drought and flooding will likely affect the earth's flora and fauna, just how much is not known.
Jan 11, 2011
University of British Columbia researchers are part of European Space Agency's Plank satellite mission that is revealing thousands of "exotic" astronomical…
Jan 11, 2011
A worldwide research consortium that includes the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center has proven that a new drug is more effective and easier to use than current medicines in the prevention of blood clots following hip replacement surgery.
Jan 11, 2011
