New research suggests that the amount you gesture when telling a story has more to do with what you’re saying…
Repeat heart attack and early death linked to hospitals with low care scores
Heart attack patients treated at hospitals with low care scores are at greater risk for another heart attack and/or death…
Biomechanics of how the Ebola virus attaches to its host cell
Engineers and microbiologists have developed a simple model for virus-host cell interaction driven by Ebola’s adhesion to cell surface receptors.…
C. elegans roundworms ‘harvest’ an essential coenzyme from the bacteria they consume
A study conducted in C. elegans nematode roundworms may lead to improved treatment of a rare human genetic disorder that…
Nurse work environments linked to outcomes
Nurses play critical roles in patient safety and are often the last line of defense against medical errors and unsafe…
Ancient Caribbean children helped with grocery shopping in AD 400
Researchers have long thought that snail and clam shells found at Caribbean archaeological sites were evidence of ‘starvation food’ eaten…
Advanced paternal age increases risk of early-onset schizophrenia in offspring
Advanced paternal age increases the risk in offspring of early-onset schizophrenia, a severe form of the disorder, according to a…
Mind melding: Understanding the connected, social brain
Parents may often feel like they are not ‘on the same wavelength’ as their kids. But it turns out that,…
Smartphone test spots poisoned water risk to millions of lives
A smartphone device could help millions of people avoid drinking water contaminated by arsenic.
Pediatric health researchers offer insights for RSV vaccine
In healthy adults, RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, feels like the common cold with a runny nose, chest congestion and…