Number of children emerging as cardiovascular risk factor for both parents
Number of children is emerging as a novel factor that influences the risk for some cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and in some societies in both...
Personality traits ‘contagious’ among children
A Michigan State University study finds that preschoolers who spend time together start to act like one another.Credit: Michigan State University
When preschoolers spend time...
Poor odor identification may be early warning for dementia
Poor performance on a simple odor identification test was associated with a significantly increased risk of developing dementia years later, a new study suggests....
Protecting quantum computing networks against hacking threats
Professor Ebrahim Karimi, a member of uOttawa's Department of Physics and holder of the Canada Research Chair in Structured Light, and doctoral student Frédéric...
Myth busted: No link between gigantic asteroid break-up, rise in biodiversity
Zircones.Credit: Anders Lindskog
Some 470 million years ago, during the middle part of the geological period known as the Ordovician, an asteroid collision took place...
Hubble captures brilliant star death in ‘rotten egg’ nebula
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt
The Calabash Nebula, pictured here — which has the technical name OH 231.8+04.2 — is a spectacular example...
Looking for entangled atoms in a Bose-Einstein condensate
Photo shows equipment used for observing entangled Bose-Einstein condensates. Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech
Using a Bose-Einstein condensate composed of millions of sodium atoms, researchers...
Mother’s diet in pregnancy may have lasting effects for offspring
A poor diet during pregnancy can cause biological changes that last throughout life.Image credit: Flickr/Dan Zen
A poor diet during pregnancy can cause biological changes...
Over 80% of online ad effect is on offline sales
Online display ads can increase both online and offline retail sales, providing valuable insight for future marketing decisions, say researchers.Image credit: Flickr/Rawle C. Jackman
According...
Mathematically optimizing traffic lights in road intersections
Mathematical equations that model vehicular traffic, similar to fluid flow, are able to capture nonlinear phenomena, such as, traffic jam formation,Image Credit: Flickr/Thomas Hassel
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Thirdhand smoke affects weight, blood cell development in mice
Researchers Pin Wang (left) and Antoine Snijders investigate blood cells collected from mice exposed to thirdhand smoke. (Credit: Marilyn Chung/Berkeley Lab)
The sticky residue left...
