More than half of parents of sleep-deprived teens blame electronics

Fifty-six percent of parents of teens who have sleep troubles believe the use of electronics is…

One big reason why women drop out of doctoral STEM programs

Many women in doctoral degree programs in fields like engineering and physics are in a class…

Hate speech-detecting AIs are fools for ‘love’

Hateful text and comments are an ever-increasing problem in online environments, yet addressing the rampant issue…

Taste preferences connected to success of long-term weight loss after bariatric surgery

Following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), a type of bariatric surgery, many patients exhibit a reduction in…

Tech streamlines computational science projects

A new research team has continuously updated a workflow management system they first developed in 2010…

Children with asthma are less likely to finish school and to work in non-manual occupations

People who suffer with persistent asthma from a young age are more likely to leave school…

Cord blood clue to respiratory diseases

New research has found children born during high pollen months may have a greater risk of…

Daily low-dose aspirin found to have no effect on healthy life span in older people

In a clinical trial to determine the effects of daily low-dose aspirin in healthy older adults…

First evidence that soot from polluted air is reaching placenta

Evidence of tiny particles of carbon, typically created by burning fossil fuels, has been found in…

New tool helps conservationists make smarter decisions

A new tool could help ensure limited conservation dollars are well spent by determining which actions…