Why is asthma worse in black patients?
Black men and women are two to three times more likely than whites to be hospitalized or die from asthma. Image Credit: Flickr/Michael Havens
African...
Giant iceberg, 5,000 square kilometers, set to calve from Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica
The crack through Larsen C ice shelf is visible as a dark line from bottom right to top left of this satellite image. Image...
Identifying children at risk of eating disorders is key to saving lives
Spotting eating disorder symptoms in children as young as nine years old will allow medics to intervene early and save lives, experts say.
A team...
High monthly vitamin D reduces respiratory infections, may increase falls for older adults
In people over the age of 65, acute respiratory infections -- such as the common cold, influenza, or pneumonia -- can lead to potentially...
Physical activity reduces heart disease deaths for older adults
The researchers discovered that moderate- as well as high-levels of physical activity were associated with a decreased risk of heart disease and death from...
Researchers design one of the strongest, lightest materials known
3-D-printed gyroid models such as this one were used to test the strength and mechanical properties of a new lightweight material.Photo: Melanie Gonick/MIT
Porous, 3-D...
Hubble provides interstellar road map for Voyagers’ galactic trek
In this artist's conception, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has a bird's-eye view of the solar system. The circles represent the orbits of the major...
The Case of the ‘Missing Link’ Neutron Star
This artist's concept shows a pulsar, which is like a lighthouse, as its light appears in regular pulses as it rotates.Credits: SA/JPL-Caltech
Like anthropologists piecing...
South American fossil tomatillos show nightshades evolved earlier than thought
The new fossil groundcherry Physalis infinemundi from Laguna del Hunco in Patagonia, Argentina, 52 million years old. This specimen displays the characteristic papery, lobed...
A flexible transistor that conforms to skin
Researchers have created a stretchy transistor that can be elongated to twice its length with only minimal changes in its conductivity. The development is...
Mediterranean Diet May Have Lasting Effects on Brain Health
Older people who followed a Mediterranean diet retained more brain volume over a three-year period than those who did not follow the diet as...
