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Time Out: Spanking Babies Is Surprisingly Common, U.S. Study Finds
Mar. 16, 2014 — The same hands that parents use to lovingly feed, clothe and bathe their babies are also commonly used to spank their bundles of joy. A new study found that 30 percent of 1-year-old children were ... full story -
Three Quarters of People With Seasonal, Pandemic Flu Have No Symptoms
Mar. 16, 2014 — Around 1 in 5 of the population were infected in both recent outbreaks of seasonal flu and the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, but just 23% of these infections caused symptoms, and only 17% of people ... full story -
High-Tech Materials Purify Water With Sunlight
Mar. 16, 2014 — Sunlight plus a common titanium pigment might be the secret recipe for ridding pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other potentially harmful pollutants from drinking water. Scientists reported that they ... full story -
Potentially Safer, Greener Alternative to BPA Could Come from Papermaking Waste
Mar. 16, 2014 — A waste product from making paper could yield a safer, greener replacement for the potentially harmful chemical BPA, now banned from baby bottles but still used in many plastics. Scientists made the ... full story -
Major 'Third-Hand Smoke' Compound Causes DNA Damage and Potentially Cancer
Mar. 16, 2014 — Leftover cigarette smoke that clings to walls and furniture is a smelly nuisance, but now research suggests that it could pose a far more serious threat, especially to young children who put toys and ... full story -
Bionic Plants: Nanotechnology Could Turn Shrubbery Into Supercharged Energy Producers
Mar. 16, 2014 — Plants have many valuable functions: They provide food and fuel, release the oxygen that we breathe, and add beauty to our surroundings. Now, researchers wants to make plants even more useful by ... full story -
Novel Membrane Reveals Water Molecules Will Bounce Off a Liquid Surface
Mar. 16, 2014 — Consider the nearest water surface: a half-full glass on your desk, a puddle outside your window, or a lake across town. All of these surfaces represent liquid-vapor interfaces, where liquid meets ... full story -
Climate Change Will Reduce Crop Yields Sooner Than Thought
Mar. 16, 2014 — Global warming of only 2 degrees Celsius will be detrimental to crops in temperate and tropical regions, researchers have determined, with reduced yields from the 2030s onwards. In the study, the ... full story -
Small-RNA Pathway Defends Genome Against Enemy Within
Mar. 16, 2014 — For a plant to create reproductive cells, it must first erase a series of tags attached to DNA across the genome that distinguish active and inactive genes. But the marks also keep a host of damaging ... full story -
Southern Ocean Iron Cycle Gives New Insight Into Climate Change
Mar. 16, 2014 — Unique aspects of iron cycling in the Southern Ocean which will better inform scientists about the effects of climate change, research demonstrates. An international team of researchers analyzed the ... full story -
Nectar: Sweet Reward from Plants to Attract Pollinators
Mar. 16, 2014 — To make sure that flying pollinators come to flowers to pick up pollen, plants evolved special organs, the nectaries, to attract the animals. Scientists have now identified the sugar transporter that ... full story -
Mercury's Contraction Much Greater Than Thought, New Imaging Shows
Mar. 16, 2014 — New global imaging and topographic data from MESSENGER show that the innermost planet has contracted far more than previous estimates. The results are based on a global study of more than 5,900 ... full story -
Thermal Vision: Graphene Light Detector First to Span Infrared Spectrum
Mar. 16, 2014 — The first room-temperature light detector that can sense the full infrared spectrum has the potential to put heat vision technology into a contact lens. Unlike comparable mid- and far-infrared ... full story -
Reindeer Grazing May Counteract Effects of Climate Warming on Tundra Carbon Sink
Mar. 16, 2014 — Local reindeer grazing history is an important determinant in the response of an ecosystem’s carbon sink to climate warming, say researchers. The significance of reindeer grazing history to tundra ... full story -
New Gene Linked to Key Heart Attack Risk Factor Found by Novel Gene-Finding Approach
Mar. 16, 2014 — A previously unrecognized gene variation that makes humans have healthier blood lipid levels and reduced risk of heart attacks has been found by researchers. But even more significant is how they ... full story -
Northeast Greenland Ice Loss Accelerating, Researchers Say
Mar. 16, 2014 — The last remaining stable portion of the Greenland ice sheet is stable no more, an international team of scientists has discovered. The finding will likely boost estimates of expected global sea ... full story -
African Dust Changes India's Rainfall: Dust Can Affect Planet's Climate, Research Shows
Mar. 16, 2014 — Dust in the air in North Africa and West Asia absorbs sunlight west of India, warming the air and strengthening the winds carrying moisture eastward, raining down in India about a week later. The ... full story -
Tequila Plant Possible Sweetener for Diabetics, Helps Reduce Blood Sugar, Weight
Mar. 16, 2014 — A sweetener created from the plant used to make tequila could lower blood glucose levels for the 26 million Americans and others worldwide who have type 2 diabetes and help them and the obese lose ... full story -
Intelligent People Are More Likely to Trust Others
Mar. 16, 2014 — Intelligent people are more likely to trust others, while those who score lower on measures of intelligence are less likely to do so, says a new study. Researchers based their finding on an analysis ... full story -
Do Elephants Call 'Human!'? Low Rumble Alarm Call in Response to the Sound of Human Voices
Mar. 16, 2014 — African elephants make a specific alarm call in response to the danger of humans, according to a new study of wild elephants in Kenya. Researchers carried out a series of audio experiments in which ... full story -
Married Women Less Likely to Die from Heart Disease
Mar. 16, 2014 — Married women are 28% less likely to die from heart disease than unmarried women, a new study has found. This is despite the fact that marriage makes no difference to women's chances of ... full story
- Time out: Spanking babies is surprisingly common, U.S. study finds
- Three quarters of people with seasonal, pandemic flu have no symptoms
- High-tech materials purify water with sunlight
- Potentially safer, greener alternative to BPA could come from papermaking waste
- Major 'third-hand smoke' compound causes DNA damage and potentially cancer
- Bionic plants: Nanotechnology could turn shrubbery into supercharged energy producers
- Novel membrane reveals water molecules will bounce off a liquid surface
- Climate change will reduce crop yields sooner than thought
- Small-RNA pathway defends genome against enemy within
- Southern Ocean iron cycle gives new insight into climate change
- Nectar: Sweet reward from plants to attract pollinators
- Mercury's contraction much greater than thought, new imaging shows
- Thermal vision: Graphene light detector first to span infrared spectrum
- Reindeer grazing may counteract effects of climate warming on tundra carbon sink
- New gene linked to key heart attack risk factor found by novel gene-finding approach
- Northeast Greenland ice loss accelerating, researchers say
- African dust changes India's rainfall: Dust can affect planet's climate, research shows
- Tequila plant possible sweetener for diabetics, helps reduce blood sugar, weight
- Intelligent people are more likely to trust others
- Do elephants call 'human!'? Low rumble alarm call in response to the sound of human voices
- Married women less likely to die from heart disease
- Seizures show scale of pangolin peril
- Advance toward developing an oral pain reliever derived from debilitating snail venom
- Heart cells respond to stiff environments
- A battery that 'breathes' could power next-gen electric vehicles
- Harnessing everyday motion to power mobile devices
- Shoulder revision repair surgery not as successful two years later
- ACL tears are not the end for college football players
- Young athletes with knee pain may turn to meniscus transplant
- More osteoarthritis noted later in life in kids who have ACL reconstruction
- Salad at high school concession stands!?
- Specialized care improves treatment outcomes in patients with sleep apnea
- Tension triggers muscle building
- Developing countries: School sick days could be reduced with safe drinking water
- Older age at onset of Type 1 diabetes associated with lower brain connectivity
- New nanoparticle that only attacks cervical cancer cells
- Losing or gaining weight after joint replacement affects long term outcomes, study shows
- Years of high school football not linked to neurocognitive decline, study suggests
- System to predict lightning under development
- Contagious yawning a mystery: May not be linked to empathy after all
- Gluten-free crackers made with hemp flour, decaffeinated green tea leaves
- People accept three-colored raspberry jelly, study finds
- Brighter inks, without pigment: Nanostructured capsules could bring about paints and electronic displays that never fade
- Stroke patients may benefit from new routines
- Do you know whether this story was written by a human? Computer generated vs. journalistic content
- Significant increase in painkillers prescribed to U.S. adults visiting emergency departments
- In the lab, scientists coax E. coli to resist radiation damage
- Genes may thwart seniors' exercise gains
- Big data tackles tiny molecular machines
- Lurking in the darkness of Chinese caves, five new species of armored spiders come to light
- Blood poisoning increases the risk of blood clots, new research shows
- Little Foot is oldest complete Australopithecus, new stratigraphic research shows
- Link between diabetes, pancreatic cancer found
- Atomically thick metal membranes
- Patient requests for specific drugs have major impact on prescribing, reports study
- Bone lengthening technique proves useful in patients with cleft palate
- New approach to chronic lymphocytic leukemia treatment
- Motion, muscles don't always work in lockstep, researchers find in surprising new study
- New cell line should accelerate embryonic stem cell research
- Older adults: Build muscle and you'll live longer
- Number of days without rain to dramatically increase in some world regions
- Drivers with hemianopia fail to detect pedestrians, study shows
- Critical role of one gene to our brain development
- Sleep disturbance following acute fractures not related to injury
- Platelet-rich plasma treatment more effective than cortisone for severe hip bursitis
- Gastric bypass surgery may diminish knee pain in obese patients
- Greater risk for surgical intervention, longer hospital stays in obese trauma patients
- Obese children more likely to have wrist fractures, complications related to healing
- Most Charnley total hip replacements viable after 35 years
- 2.5 million Americans living with artificial hip, 4.7 million with artificial knee
- Universal neuromuscular training reduces ACL injury risk in young athletes
- Significant head, neck injury risk associated with extreme sports
- DNA can be damaged by very low-energy radiation
- Impacts of climate change in Switzerland: Adaptation and climate change mitigation must go hand in hand
- Recovering metals and minerals from waste
- Blood test identifies brain damage from concussion in ice hockey
- Resisting domestic violence is a political act, researchers suggest
- An experiment recreates the crust of Jupiter's moon Europa
- Patients with schizophrenia have impaired ability to imitate, brain mapping confirms
- Cancer patients with insulin-treated diabetes have four times higher mortality compared to cancer patients without diabetes
- Higher exposure to take-out food could double the odds of being obese
- Education, culture affect children's understanding of human body
- Mindfulness-based meditation helps teenagers with cancer
- Pancreatic cancer surgery findings presented by researchers
- Fighting for oral dominance: Good fungi keep bad ones in check in healthy mouths
- Emotion detectors could make driving safer
- Negative effects of joining a gang last long after gang membership ends
- Strange bird, sea turtle hatchlings released on protected Indonesian beach
- New stroke research combines brain stimulation, gait training
- Nanoscale optical switch breaks miniaturization barrier
- Autism, intellectual disability incidence linked with environmental factors
- Body's fatty folds may help fight kidney failure
- Languages written to design synthetic living systems useful for new products, health care
- Lunar crater counting shows crowdsourcing is accurate tool
- Innovative solar-powered toilet ready for India unveiling
- Falls among elderly reduced by American state program
- Mexican-Americans suffer worse outcomes after stroke
- Stroke survivors may lose month of healthy life for 15-minute delay in treatment
- Husband's health, attitude loom large for happy long-term marriages
- Halting immune response could save brain cells after stroke
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