BOSTON -- The risk factors for indoor and outdoor falls for older adults are different, according to a new study by the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew…
Sep 7, 2010
September 8, 2010 -- Oakland, Calif. -- A new analysis released today by the Pacific Institute recommends specific actions that can annually save a million acre-feet of water quickly and at a lower economic and ecological cost than developing new supplies.
Sep 7, 2010
Tropical Storm Hermine formed very quickly yesterday in the very warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and northeastern Mexico and southeastern Texas are now bearing the brunt of the storm.
Sep 7, 2010
The Potomac River in Washington, D.C. is showing multiple benefits from restoration efforts, newly published research suggests.
Sep 7, 2010
LOS ANGELES (September 7, 2010) -- The first study to demonstrate that obesity can directly accelerate the progression of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)…
Sep 7, 2010
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Human pluripotent stem (hPS) cells can generate any given cell type in the adult human body, which is why they are of interest to stem…
Sep 7, 2010
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- With the fragmentation and globalization of the U.S. textile and apparel industry, business activities and roles have changed, impacting their organizational identity.
Sep 7, 2010
A team made up of members of the University of Oviedo (UO) and the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) have gathered together all findings of the woolly…
Sep 7, 2010
A BMJ investigation into the top-selling diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia) raises concerns about its safety and the whole system by which drugs are evaluated, regulated, and promoted around the world.
Sep 7, 2010
There may be better ways to engineer the planet's climate to prevent dangerous global warming than mimicking volcanoes, a University of Calgary climate scientist says in two new studies.
Sep 7, 2010
Only 45 percent of the 354 million annual visits for acute care in the United States are made to patients' personal physicians, as Americans increasingly make…
Sep 7, 2010
The melting of the ice caps has been charted since 2002 using the measurements produced by the two GRACE satellites.
Sep 7, 2010
The United States must focus on conserving the use of antibacterial drugs, or face a public health crisis from rapidly rising rates of antibiotic-resistant infections, according to an analysis out today.
Sep 6, 2010
About 17 percent of all visits to hospital emergency departments across the United States could be treated at retail medical clinics or urgent care centers…
Sep 6, 2010
