Dear future US President: A wish list from a physician-scientist
In this Editorial, Scott Friedman lays out his wish list for the 2016 US presidential candidates.
View ArticleWinner of the longest-lived vertebrate award goes to…
Greenland sharks live at least as long as 400 years, and they reach sexual maturity at the age of about 150, a new study reports.
View ArticleWith temporary financial help, homeless 76% less likely to enter shelter
Individuals in Chicago who learned funding was available when they called a homelessness prevention center were 76% less likely to enter a shelter than those who called when funding was not, a new...
View ArticleDiscovery of sunlight-driven organic chemistry on water surfaces
Fatty acids found on the surface of water droplets react with sunlight to form organic molecules, a new study reports, essentially uncovering a previously unknown form of photolysis.
View ArticleGaming using a stretchy touchpad
Researchers have developed a highly stretchable touchpad that can be used to write words and play electronic games.
View ArticleDetection of radio-frequency field with a single spin in diamond
Detection of a.c. magnetic field is consequential for many developments in physical and biological sciences, and various designs of magnetometer have been proposed recently. In a work published in...
View ArticleStudy of Chinese teens examines nonmedical use of Rx and suicidal behaviors
The nonmedical use of prescription drugs and the misuse of sedatives and opioids were associated with subsequent suicidal thoughts or attempts in a study of Chinese adolescents, according to an...
View ArticleNew meta-analysis shows engineered hard shorelines are a threat to ecosystems
Artificial shoreline hardening is often used to protect human structures from coastal hazards, but the practice may negatively affect coastal ecosystems.
View ArticleInjected drug reduces risk of fracture among women with Osteoporosis
Among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at risk of fracture, daily injection of the drug abaloparatide for 18 months significantly reduced the risk of new vertebral and nonvertebral fractures...
View ArticleUse of feeding tubes decreases among nursing home residents with advanced...
In a study appearing in the August 16 issue of JAMA, Susan L. Mitchell, M.D., M.P.H., of Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Boston, and colleagues examined feeding...
View ArticleRNA synthesis by RNA enzyme
Researchers report protein-free RNA replication and synthesis of various functional RNA molecules by an RNA polymerase ribozyme.
View ArticleReconstructing human coronavirus emergence
A study reconstructs the emergence of a human respiratory coronavirus from dromedary camels.
View ArticleCircadian rhythms and viral infections
A study suggests that the timing of a viral infection, in relation to the host’s circadian cycle, can influence disease progression.
View ArticleMethane emissions in the Four Corners region
Researchers report the results of airborne measurements of methane emissions in the Four Corners region of the Southwest United States.
View ArticleFirst land plants and Earth’s oxygen levels
The emergence and evolution of land plants may explain a longstanding mystery of how Earth’s atmosphere became enriched with oxygen.
View ArticleAlso of interest from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Researchers developed a genome sequencing method that helps analyze and quantify random somatic mutations across nuclear and mitochondrial genomes in normal human tissues, and found that factors such...
View ArticlePrecision medicine will benefit from animal models
One year into the National Institutes of Health’s Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI), the massive project could still benefit from incorporating experimental studies of animal models of human...
View ArticlePredicting poverty by satellite with detailed accuracy
By combining satellite data and eloquent machine learning, researchers have developed a technique that accurately estimates household consumption and income.
View ArticleBorn prepared for global warming…thanks to their parents’ songs
By calling to their eggs, zebra finch parents may be helping their young develop beneficial adaptive mechanisms in preparation for a hotter world brought on by climate change.
View ArticleModifying a living genome with genetic equivalent of 'search and replace'
Researchers including George Church have made further progress on the path to fully rewriting the genome of living bacteria.
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