Before Seattle made a change, students got an average of six hours and 50 minutes of sleep a night. Afterward,…
Starting School Later Really Does Help Teens Get Sleep
Before Seattle made a change, students got an average of six hours and 50 minutes of sleep a night. Afterward,…
Maria’s far-reaching effects on Puerto Rico’s watersheds and forests
Scientists spent the past year evaluating the impacts of Hurricane Maria, a powerful category 5 storm that struck Puerto Rico…
Helping the anti-parasitic medicine go down
An international team has developed a novel pharmaceutical formulation to administer triclabendazole — an anti-parasitic drug used to treat a…
Increased motor activity linked to improved mood
Increasing one’s level of physical activity may be an effective way to boost one’s mood, according to a new study.
Umbilical cord blood metal levels in newborns
New findings reveal urban and rural differences in prenatal exposure to essential and toxic elements.
Indian ocean may be more disruptive to tropical climate than previously believed
The Indian Ocean played a far greater role in driving climate change during the last ice age than previously believed…
Length of eye blinks might act as conversational cue
Blinking may feel like an unconscious activity, but new research suggests that humans unknowingly perceive eye blinks as nonverbal cues…
Teens get more sleep with later school start time, researchers find
In 2016, Seattle Public Schools pushed back start times for its 18 high schools by 55 minutes. Researchers have now…
DNA study shows stethoscopes loaded with bacteria, including staphylococcus
Stethoscopes carried by health care practitioners are loaded with diverse bacteria, including some that can cause healthcare-associated infections, according to…