September 20, 2024New blood test could help spot children at risk of serious illnesses, study finds | Lipid analysis using existing machines could give warning of type 2 diabetes, liver and heart disease, researchers say Science
September 20, 2024Hot weather slows down your thinking: a new MIT study (n=31,000) finds that for every 1.8F° increase in temperature above 62°F , people’s performance on a popular brain-training math test dropped by 0.13%. Science
September 20, 2024Fussy eating is mainly influenced by genes and is a stable trait lasting from toddlerhood to early adolescence. Genetic differences in the population accounted for 60% of the variation in food fussiness at 16 months, rising to 74% and over between the ages of three and 13. Science
September 20, 2024Study: Sustained Use of Medical Cannabis Is Not Associated With Changes in Either Brain Morphology or Cognitive Performance Science
September 19, 2024Using marijuana increases ‘positive parenting’ behaviors, new federally funded study indicates Science
September 19, 2024Scientists call for global action on microplastics, now found in more than 1,300 species Science
September 19, 2024Could interstellar quantum communications involve Earth or solve the Fermi paradox? Science
September 19, 2024Adolescents exposed to greater parental conflict more likely to have sleep problems as emerging adults. Science
September 19, 2024Hollow concrete mimics human bones for 5x better toughness | Engineers have developed a new kind of concrete that promises more than 5 times the damage resistance of the usual stuff, by poking holes in its structure. Science