Novel device significantly reduces blood draw contamination, reduces risks to patients, study shows

A novel device can significantly reduce contamination of blood cultures, potentially reducing risky overtreatment and unnecessary…

Finding traces of memory processing during sleep

Sleep helps us to retain the information that we have learned during the day. We know…

Sports medicine: Blood results help to predict fitness improvements in older marathon runners

Endurance sport has a beneficial impact on physical and mental performance and this can be seen…

Loneliness in young adults linked to poor sleep quality

A link between loneliness and poor sleep quality has been identified in a study of more…

Fostering motivation could help keep marginalized girls in school

A field study in Malawi reveals psychological factors played an important role in whether girls attended…

Large volcanic eruption may have caused the first mass extinction

Researchers say they may have found the cause of the first mass extinction of life.

Sowing new seeds of knowledge about the drivers of plant diversity

A new study of Australian wildflower communities is improving understanding of how climatic stress controls plant…

Diverse populations make rational collective decisions

Yes/no binary decisions by individual ants can lead to a rational decision as a collective when…

Young people troubled by romantic relationships, sexual harassment

A new report finds that young people struggle with romantic relationships and rampant misogyny and sexual…

Regular coral larvae supply from neighboring reefs helps degraded reefs recover

For reefs facing huge challenges, more coral larvae doesn't necessarily translate to increased rates of coral…