Weeds grow more resistant to herbicides
PENN STATE (US) — Over-reliance on one type of herbicide for weed control on US farms has created a dramatic increase in the number of genetically resistant weeds, a new study shows. Continue…
Friday, February 10, 2012 13:24 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Feb 8, 2012 10:57 - 0 Comments
Comparing health issues may help or hurt
PENN STATE (US) — Comparing yourself to others with the same health problem can affect your physical and emotional health, say researchers. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 7, 2012 13:16 - 0 Comments
Tree rings fail to capture climate after volcanos
PENN STATE (US) — Some climate cooling caused by past volcanic eruptions may not be evident in tree-ring reconstructions of temperature change, a new study suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 7, 2012 12:46 - 0 Comments
At cash-strapped schools, obesity rules
PENN STATE (US) — Going to a financially impoverished school may have more of a negative impact on a child’s weight than poverty in their own home, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 2, 2012 15:48 - 0 Comments
For online news portals, credibility counts
PENN STATE (US) — The readers’ evaluation of online news portals like Google News depends on credible content, according to new research. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 1, 2012 16:22 - 0 Comments
Intervene early to cut college drinking
PENN STATE (US) — New tailored interventions can help prevent dangerous drinking during students’ first few weeks of college, a new study reports. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 26, 2012 15:30 - 1 Comment
For smokers, lead linked to kidney cancer
PENN STATE (US) — Higher than normal levels of lead in the blood may double a smoker’s risk of developing kidney cancer, new research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 24, 2012 17:11 - 2 Comments
Longer bones give sprinters speed
PENN STATE (US) — Researchers have uncovered clues that help explain why some people are faster runners than others. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 24, 2012 12:44 - 0 Comments
Icy microbes make case for life on Mars
PENN STATE (US) — The bottom of a glacier is not the most hospitable place on Earth, but at least two types of bacteria happily live there, according to researchers. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 19, 2012 12:17 - 2 Comments
Climate conflict: Sea level vs. surface temp
PENN STATE (US) — Engineering our way out of global climate warming may not be as easy as simply reducing the incoming solar energy, a research team concludes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 29, 2011 11:20 - 6 Comments
Fish oil compound stops leukemia in mice
PENN STATE (US) — A compound produced from fish oil that appears to target leukemia stem cells could lead to a cure for the disease, researchers say. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 21, 2011 16:29 - 0 Comments
Poet’s death solved after 150 years
PENN STATE (US) — Known for her poetry, letters, and marriage to Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning left a legacy of unanswered questions about her lifelong chronic illness. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 21, 2011 13:03 - 11 Comments
Toxic fungus thrives in bathroom sinks
PENN STATE (US) — Plumbing systems may be a common source of human infections, say researchers studying the prevalence of the fungus Fusarium in bathroom sink drains. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 20, 2011 11:15 - 0 Comments
Economic fallout: The college loan crunch
PENN STATE (US) — The rising cost of a college education and limited access to financial aid may create a less productive workforce and steeper wealth inequity, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 14, 2011 21:41 - 2 Comments
Irregular arm swing points to Parkinson’s
PENN STATE (US) — An asymmetrical arm swing—where one arm swings less than the other—is an early sign of Parkinson’s and can be seen in time to begin drugs and other interventions in time to slow the disease’s progression. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 13, 2011 10:29 - 0 Comments
Concussion fatigue or a tiring test?
PENN STATE (US) — Testing athletes for concussions may induce mental fatigue in subjects whether or not they have a head injury, according to researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 7, 2011 12:15 - 1 Comment
Support helps sleep apnea sufferers get zzzs
PENN STATE (US) — People with obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to stick to prescribed treatment if they have the involved support of a parent or partner, a new study shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 6, 2011 10:03 - 0 Comments
Earth’s oxygen came in ‘starts and stops’
PENN STATE (US) — The appearance of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere probably did not occur as a single event, according to an international team of researchers who investigated rock cores. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 9, 2011 12:12 - 2 Comments
Are alien probes hiding in vast space?
PENN STATE (US) — Why have we never found evidence of extraterrestrial probes in our universe? A new study suggest that, from a mathematical point of view, we have not looked in enough places. (more…)
