Researchers have developed an innovative drug treatment for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), a rare, inherited condition that affects adolescents and…
How to make online recommendations work better
User-based framing is generally better than item-based framing at generating click-throughs, but there are specific situations in which user-based framing…
A new strategy to alleviate sadness: Bring the emotion to life
Anthropomorphizing the emotion of sadness (thinking of sadness as a person) can decrease levels of sadness, which can help people…
Poor mental and physical health in pregnancy linked to infant sleep problems
Severe and persistent infant sleep problems in the first year are linked to poor maternal mental and physical health during…
Supercomputing, neutrons unite to unravel structures of intrinsically disordered protein
Scientists have created the most accurate 3D model yet of an intrinsically disordered protein, revealing the ensemble of its atomic-level…
Promotional games at retail stores increase consumer spending
Surprisingly, even when the discount won from a promotional game is smaller than a traditional discount — say only 10%…
Domestic violence: Impact of educational sabotage
A new study focuses on an overlooked form of psychological abuse — educational sabotage. Educational sabotage is a form of…
Severe morning sickness associated with higher risk of autism
Children whose mothers had hyperemesis gravidarum — a severe form of a morning sickness — during pregnancy were 53% more…
‘Dietary’ vulnerability found in cancer cells with mutated spliceosomes
A research team has discovered a metabolic vulnerability in multiple types of cancer cells that bear a common genetic mutation…
High lead levels during pregnancy linked to child obesity
Children born to women who have high blood levels of lead are more likely be overweight or obese, compared to…