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Tibetan Children
Mar 25, 2015 01:02 AM EDT

Children In Better-Educated Households Have Higher IQs

New findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences show that adults who were raised in educated households are more likely to develop higher cognitive ability than those who were brought up in less ideal environments.

Nurse
Mar 24, 2015 11:01 PM EDT

Gender Inequality: Pay Gap Still Present Among Male, Female Nurses

New findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) show that male and female nurses are not paid equally.

SSD
Mar 24, 2015 07:16 PM EDT

Brain Processes New Words As Pictures

New findings published in the Journal of Neuroscience show us that when our brain sees a picture, not a group of letters needing to be processed, the brain quickly learns the words by tuning neurons to respond to a complete word, not just parts of it.

Running
Mar 24, 2015 06:47 PM EDT

Running Barefoot Is Especially Dangerous, Even For Experienced Athletes: Here's Why

New findings presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons show that it's extremely important to never run barefoot. Even for older, more experienced athletes who may feel like they can take to the field without the guidance of athletic wear, this is estremely d...

The FDA could soon issue guidelines for sodium limits in food.
Mar 24, 2015 02:48 PM EDT

Amy's Kitchen And Wegmans Announce Recall: Possible Listeria Contamination

Wegmans Food Markets and Amy's Kitchen, a natural and organ brand, have both announced recalls.

Chicken
Mar 24, 2015 12:03 PM EDT

Scientists May Create Test Tube Chicken to Eat

Imagine chicken that's grown in a lab rather than as a live animal. Just two years after scientists cooked up the test tube beef hamburger, they're moving onto chicken.

Alzheimer's
Mar 24, 2015 12:03 PM EDT

If You Have Alzheimer's Disease, Chances Are, You Might Not Even Know

New information released by the 2015 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report on Tuesday showed that just about 45 percent of those dealing with the degenerative brain condition are aware of the health problem.

salamander
Mar 24, 2015 11:22 AM EDT

Prehistoric Super Salamander the Size of a Car Lived with Dinosaurs

A prehistoric salamander may have terrorized Earth during the rise of the dinosaurs. Researchers have uncovered a crocodile-like amphibian that was among our planet's top predators 200 million years ago.

Makapuu Point, Oahu, Hawaii
Mar 24, 2015 10:55 AM EDT

Coastal Erosion to Double by Mid-Century in Hawaii as Sea Levels Rise

Scientists have taken a closer look at sea level rise and the effects of this erosion, and have found that the coastal erosion of Hawai'i's beaches may actually double by mid-century.

Milk
Mar 24, 2015 10:27 AM EDT

Drinking Milk May be Good for Your Brain

Most people know that milk is good for their bones, but did you know that it could also be good for your brain? Scientists have found a link between drinking milk and the levels of a naturally-occurring antioxidant called glutathione in the brain in older, healthy adults.

Nova Vul 1670
Mar 24, 2015 09:30 AM EDT

Mysterious 17th-Century Nova was Actually an Explosion from Two Colliding Stars

Astronomers have discovered that the "star" that appeared in the sky in 1670 wasn't a nova, but was something far rarer.

Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
Mar 24, 2015 09:06 AM EDT

Fingerprints of Ancient Stars Reveal the History of the Sculptor Galaxy

Astronomers have uncovered the leftover fingerprints of ancient stars that probably formed shortly after the Sculptor dwarf galaxy formed, about 13 billion years ago.

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