Children whose mothers use marijuana are more likely to try it at younger age

When mothers use marijuana during the first 12 years of their child's life, their cannabis-using children…

Overweight pregnant women can safely cut calories, restrict weight gain

With proper nutrition guidance, it is safe and feasible to restrict weight gain in obese and…

What can salad dressing tell us about cancer? Think oil and vinegar

Scientists have identified another way the process that causes oil to form droplets in water may…

New robot picks a peck of peppers and more

SWEEPER is designed to operate in a single stem row cropping system, with non-clustered fruits and…

Study of protein ‘trafficker’ provides insight into autism and other brain disorders

Researchers have discovered that the protein ASTN2 shuttles receptors away from the surface of neurons, a…

‘Pinning down’ how salty droplets dry

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a new way of controlling the drying patterns formed…

Researchers explore how changes in diet alter microbiome in artificial intestine

Using an artificial intestine they created, researchers have shown that the microbiome can quickly adapt from…

Genomic study brings us closer to precision medicine for type 2 diabetes

Most patients with type 2 diabetes are treated with a 'one-size-fits-all' protocol, but this approach can…

Spray-on antennas could unlock potential of smart, connected technology

Engineering researchers report a method for spraying invisibly thin antennas, made from a type of two-dimensional,…

Ocean acidification may reduce sea scallop fisheries

Each year, fishermen harvest more than $500 million worth of Atlantic sea scallops from the waters…