Intake of dietary fat in adolescence associated with breast density
Consuming high amounts of saturated fat or low amounts of mono- and polyunsaturated fats as an adolescent was associated with higher breast density in...
Sleep disorders common in athletes, but easily fixable
Professional athletes suffer from sleep disorders more frequently than generally thought, however, systematic examination, counselling and individual treatment planning can improve the quality of...
Extraterrestrial oceans: Beneath the surface
Artist's impression of the inside of Jupiter's moon Callisto. Credit: NASA/JPL; Jesper Lindkvist
Icy objects in our solar system have large oceans under their surfaces...
Common antimicrobial agent rapidly disrupts gut bacteria
Triclosan was first used as a hospital scrub in the 1970s and now is one of the most common antimicrobial agents in the world,...
New antibiotic to fight MRSA developed
Rice and team have been able to invigorate older drugs from the penicillin family by combining them with BPEI.
Credit: University of Oklahoma
A University of...
Transparent wood made stronger than glass by applying epoxy
Credit: Advanced Materials (2016). DOI: 10.1002/adma.201600427
Researchers at the University of Maryland have made a block of linden wood transparent, which they say will be...
First evidence of icy comets orbiting a sun-like star
Illustration of the dust ring surrounding HD 181327.Credit: Amanda Smith, University of Cambridge
An international team of astronomers have found evidence of ice and comets...
Genes for nose shape found
Image showing variation between nose shape and the specific genes responsible. Credit: Dr Kaustubh Adhikari, UCL
Genes that drive the shape of human noses have...
Bright light alters metabolism
Scientists found bright light exposure increased insulin resistance compared to dim light exposure in both the morning and the evening. In the evening, bright...
Immediate aspirin after mini-stroke substantially reduces risk of major stroke
After a mini-stroke, almost all of the benefit of aspirin in reducing the risk of another stroke was found to be in the first...
ADHD may emerge after childhood for some people, according to new study
New research findings have important implications for our understanding of ADHD, as ADHD that onsets in adulthood could have different causes to childhood ADHD.
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