Marriage can be a battlefield. But a new study conducted at the University of California, Berkeley, has found that, when it comes to keeping the peace, it's more important for wives -- than for husbands -- to calm down after a heated argument. Fuente :...

Physical activity tracking apps on smartphones are a potentially important tool for doctors who want to collect data and create treatment or intervention plans to improve the health of patients who struggle with activity and movement -- such as those with Parkinson's disease. Fuente :...

The failure to detect infrequent, but obvious security threats at airport screenings and other checkpoints may have less to do with incompetence or poor training than a human tendency to overlook rare events. But a Carnegie Mellon University researcher suggests guards could improve their detection...

Semiconductors have had a nice run, but for certain applications, such as astrophysics, they are being edged out by superconductors. Ben Mazin, assistant professor of physics at UC Santa Barbara, has developed a superconducting detector array that measures the energy of individual photons. The...

When patients undergo diagnostic lab tests as part of the inpatient admission process, they may wonder why or how physicians choose particular tests. Increasingly, medical professionals are using electronic medical systems that provide lists of lab tests from which medical professionals can choose. Now, a University of Missouri...

Recent data show that helicopter and fixed-wing commercial air tour operations in the US have high crash rates compared with similar commercial aviation operations, and crash rates increase with less regulated standards of operation. The findings raise concerns about the public health impact of less-regulated commercial air...

The November 2013 issue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment is devoted to an assessment of climate change effects on ecosystems, and the consequences for people. Impacts on natural systems have direct consequences for food production, water, storm damage, and fire intensity. Working with, rather than against, ecosystems...

Tropical Depression 30W formed and moved through Visayas, Philippines. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/nsf...

Current medical guidelines use a one-size-fits-all treatment approach based on target blood pressure values that leads to some patients being on too many medications and others being on too little. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/uom...

Breakthrough guarantees "unconditional" security of information by harnessing quantum theory and relativity, and has been successfully demonstrated on a global scale for the first time. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/uoc...

A unique collaboration between a University of California, Riverside sociologist and the Indio Police Department has produced a computer model that predicts, by census block group, where burglaries are likely to occur. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/uoc...

Microbes in tap water are mostly harmless, with a few exceptions. A Virginia Tech research team is investigating four harmful pathogens that have been documented in tap water and suggest a natural, probiotic way to deal with dangerous germs. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/vt-...

New research in Pediatrics shows obesity is the largest predictor of earlier onset puberty in girls, which is affecting white girls much sooner than previously reported. Published online Nov. 4, the multi-institutional study strengthens a growing body of research documenting the earlier onset of...

Women vaccinated with one dose of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine had antibodies against the viruses that remained stable in their blood for four years, suggesting that a single dose of vaccine may be sufficient to generate long-term immune responses and protection against new HPV infections,...

Teenagers in the child welfare system are at higher-than-average risk of abusing marijuana, inhalants and other drugs, according to a study in the Nov. issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. However, the study also shows that parental involvement matters. Fuente :...

Fighting childhood obesity may be as simple as turning out the lights. That's according to the results of a study conducted by Chantelle Hart, associate professor of public health at Temple's Center for Obesity Research and Education, published today in Pediatrics. Fuente :...

An independent panel of military, ethics, medical, public health, and legal experts today charged that US military and intelligence agencies directed doctors and psychologists working in US military detention centers to violate standard ethical principles and medical standards to avoid infliction...

Scientists looking to create a potent blend of enzymes to transform materials like corn stalks and wood chips into fuels have developed a test that should turbocharge their efforts. The work revolves around the fungus Trichoderma reesei, which introduced itself to US troops during World War II by...

De granero del mundo, en el siglo pasado, a gran cantero de megaproyectos internacionales de infraestructura, energía y minería, América del Sur se enfrenta a un nuevo dilema: impulsar su economía con la promesa de reducir la desigualdad, a cambio de costos sociales y ambientales que ya pasan...

New molecular insights point to potentially different treatment regimens for the same cancer type depending on underlying genetic alterations. The discovery came after bile duct cancers were compared from different parts of the world. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/H...

Research shows that carbon nanotubes that detect nitric oxide can be implanted under the skin for more than a year. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/A...

A study by health researchers found that the opportunity for significant progress in addressing cervical cancer across the United States is being squandered -- not because of a lack of money, but because of a void of leadership and organization at the state levels. Fuente :...

Researchers have made a discovery that may lead to the curing of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (the so called mad cow disease) through photo therapy. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/u...

The key to the drug metformin is that it doesn’t work to lower blood glucose by directly working on the glucose. It works on reducing harmful fat molecules in the liver, which then allows insulin to work better and lower blood sugar levels. Fuente :...

A new technique successfully takes on a longstanding challenge in DNA sequencing – determining whether a particular genetic sequence comes from an individual's mother or father. The method promises to accelerate studies of how genes contribute to disease, improve the process of matching donors with...

An international team of researchers has used pioneering electron microscopy techniques to discover an important mechanism behind the reaction of metallic nanoparticles with the environment. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/I...

A rudimentary form of life that is found in some of the harshest environments on Earth is able to sidestep normal replication processes and reproduce by the back door, researchers have found. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/l...

Humans maintain a symbiotic relationship with the trillions of beneficial microbes that colonize their bodies. Inflammatory bowel disease is one of the best-studied diseases associated with alterations in the composition of beneficial bacterial populations. Researchers have identified that the...

Un grupo de investigadores del Instituto Internacional de Ciencias de la vida  (ILSI Europe, por sus siglas en inglés) ha evaluado la baja ingesta de 17 micronutrientes en ocho países europeos: Bélgica, Dinamarca, Francia, Alemania, Países Bajos, Polonia, Reino Unido y España. “Comprender......