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Increasing smartphone usage temporarily diminishes the ability to interpret the deeper meaning of inf

BY E ric W. Dolan | July 21, 2019 (Photo credit: oatawa) A recently published study which included two controlled experiments has found that smartphone use can lead to a diminished ability to analyze and reason about the meaning of information. But this effect appears to be transient, according to the new research, whi...

Cigarette smoke makes MRSA superbug bacterium more drug-resistant

University of Bath researchers show that cigarette smoke can change the DNA and characteristics of pathogenic microbes. Published on Tuesday 30 July 2019 | Last updated on Tuesday 30 July 2019 Cigarette smoke accelerates the emergence of antibiotic resistant Small Colony Variants (SCVs) in the human pathogen, Staphyloc...

Warning to adults: Children notice everything

Jeff Grabmeier | August 5th 2019. Adults are really good at paying attention only to what you tell them to but children dont ignore anything. That difference can actually help children do better than adults in some learning situations, a new study suggests. Researchers surprised adults and 4- and 5-year-old children pa...

Could a Small Patch of Farmland Meet Humanity's Solar Power Needs?

Oregon State University wants to put farmland to better use. Mike Brown | August 12th 2019 Farms could hold the key to meeting humanitys energy demands and ushering in a greener, more sustainable future. Research from Oregon State University that was published last week shows that covering just one percent of the world...

Scientists Develop a Blood Test That Predicts Risk of Death

By Roni Dengler | August 20, 2019 (Credit: Olena Yakobchuk/Shutterstock) If youve ever wondered how likely you are to die in the next five to 10 years, scientists may now have an answer for you. Researchers identified 14 molecules in blood that are associated with dying from any cause. They say a score based on the mol...