Menopausal status may better predict blood vessel health in women than fitness level

High physical fitness is known to be related to enhanced blood vessel dilation and blood flow…

E-cigarette use accelerates effects of cardiovascular aging

A new study suggests that a single exposure to e-cigarette (e-cig) vapor may be enough to…

New battery material goes with the flow

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have engineered a new material…

New strategies to optimize and slow cardiovascular aging

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. and growing older is the…

On the darknet, drug buyers aren’t looking for bargains

When drug users go online for the first time to buy opioids, they aren't looking for…

Links between parents’ earnings, gender roles, mental health

New research suggests that some mothers' and fathers' psychological well-being may suffer when their work and…

Cassini to begin final five orbits around Saturn

NASA's Cassini spacecraft will enter new territory in its final mission phase, the Grand Finale, as…

Where is everybody? The implications of cosmic silence

Applying the principle of mediocrity to the Drake equation, a probabilistic estimate of the number of…

Trees and shrubs offer new food crops to diversify the farm

What if we could design a landscape that would provide a variety of nutritious foods, high-quality…

‘How to’ guide for producing hair follicles

How does the skin develop follicles and eventually sprout hair? A new study addresses this question…