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6:22pm, 14th May, 2019

Inappropriate prescribing can lead to adverse outcomes

(American Academy of Family Physicians) In older adults, inappropriate prescribing in primary care is associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes, but not mortality.

Good sleep quality and good mood lead to good working memory with age

10:57pm, 10th May, 2019

Humans

Good sleep quality and good mood lead to good working memory with age

(University of California - Riverside) A team of psychologists has found strong associations between working memory -- a fundamental building block of a functioning mind -- and three health-related factors: sleep, age, and depressed mood. The team al...

Universities lead effort to help Appalachians trapped by opioid epidemic

2:54am, 17th April, 2019

Humans

Universities lead effort to help Appalachians trapped by opioid epidemic

(Virginia Tech) With a new grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, universities led by Virginia Tech will unite scientists, a range of health-care and service providers, and communities, including individuals in recovery, to conf...

Bigger portions lead to preschoolers eating more over time

9:57am, 12th April, 2019

Humans

Bigger portions lead to preschoolers eating more over time

(Penn State) Researchers found that when served larger portions of typical meals or snacks, preschoolers consumed more food, both by weight and calories.

Knowing how cells grow and divide can lead to more robust and productive plants

9:07am, 12th April, 2019

Tech

Knowing how cells grow and divide can lead to more robust and productive plants

(VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)) In contrast to mammals, where the body plan is final at birth, the formation of new root branches ensures that the root system keeps growing throughout a plant's life. Scientists from the VIB-UGen...

Higher lead in topsoil boosts probability of cognitive difficulties in 5-year-old boys

11:03am, 10th April, 2019

Environment

Higher lead in topsoil boosts probability of cognitive difficulties in 5-year-old boys

(Carnegie Mellon University) Researchers sought to estimate the effects of exposure to lead in topsoil on the cognitive ability of 5-year-olds in the United States. The study found that higher lead in topsoil significantly increases the probability t...

Zapping Lead Pipes with Electricity Could Make Them Safer for Drinking Water

3:20pm, 4th April, 2019

Humans

Zapping Lead Pipes with Electricity Could Make Them Safer for Drinking Water

A new technology can rapidly rebuild a protective coating on existing lead pipes, but some consider this approach impractical-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Light from an exotic crystal semiconductor could lead to better solar cells

7:47am, 6th March, 2019

Tech

Light from an exotic crystal semiconductor could lead to better solar cells

(Rutgers University) Scientists have found a new way to control light emitted by exotic crystal semiconductors, which could lead to more efficient solar cells and other advances in electronics, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Material...

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Inappropriate prescribing can lead to adverse outcomes

Good sleep quality and good mood lead to good working memory with age

Universities lead effort to help Appalachians trapped by opioid epidemic

Bigger portions lead to preschoolers eating more over time

Knowing how cells grow and divide can lead to more robust and productive plants

Higher lead in topsoil boosts probability of cognitive difficulties in 5-year-old boys

Zapping Lead Pipes with Electricity Could Make Them Safer for Drinking Water

Light from an exotic crystal semiconductor could lead to better solar cells

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