Quitting Smoking Means Gaining Weight, But Why?
If you quit smoking, you often gain weight. Researchers have now investigated in twins how big the difference is and whether this is also due…
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Is The New WHO Classification System For Stillbirths Feasible In Low-Resource Settings?
Every year, an estimated 2.6 million stillbirths occur, which is over 7,000 deaths every day. The majority of these deaths (98%) occur in low- and…
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Using Descriptive Social Norms To Improve Immunization Compliance
In recent years, immunization rates for children in the United States have been steadily declining in conjunction with an increase in reported outbreaks of infectious…
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Malaria Risk May Increase In Tropical Regions Due To Climate Change
With wrong attitudes toward treatment in the face of inadequate/inaccessible preventive measures against malaria in the most highly-plagued countries, coupled with the continuous emission of…
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How Hibernators Re-Kindle Their Metabolic Fires
For small mammals, winter at northerly latitudes poses a double threat: cold temperatures require elevated metabolism to maintain a body temperature of 37oC, while scarce…
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Skidding Nanoparticles For Modular And Scalable Biocomputing
The cellular membrane is a biological circuit board where multiple nanostructures (e.g. proteins) process dynamic information of the extracellular environment through diverse recognition and clustering…
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Cardiovascular Risk In Children With Hereditary Rickets
X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is the most prevalent form of hereditary rickets. It is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the phosphate-regulating Endopeptidase Homolog X-linked (PHEX) gene,…
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Multiyear La Niña Events’ Effects On South And East Asian Summer Monsoon Rainfall
Asia’s summer monsoon rainfall is a lifeline for more than two billion people. The long-term average rainfall extremes vary on a year-to-year basis. It is…
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How Does Rewarding Safe Choices Affect Teen Decision Making In Peer Contexts?
The teen years are known (at least in part) as a time of rebelliousness and risk-taking. This may be the result of brain development. Compared…
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Adolescent Self-Efficacy Is Shaped By Family, School, And Peers
Adolescence is rife with changes and challenges in preparation for the demands of adulthood. Teens are busy learning how to drive, date, and navigate their…
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Environmental Changes In The Late Triassic – A Critical Time In Earth’s History
The evolution of the marine and terrestrial biosphere was affected by several critical periods in Earth’s history which are known as global mass extinctions. Global…
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