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Climate Impacts Drive East-West Divide in Forest Seed Production

Younger, smaller trees that comprise much of North America's eastern forests have increased their seed production under climate change, but older, larger trees that...

More Than 87,000 Scientific Papers on Coronavirus Since Pandemic

Scientists from around the world have published more than 87,000 papers about coronavirus between the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and October 2020, a new analysis shows.

Low-quality Diet During Pregnancy May Be Associated with Late-childhood Obesity and Excess Body Fat

Eating a low quality diet during pregnancy may be associated with an increased risk of obesity and excess body fat in children.

Boys Who Play Video Games Have Lower Depression Risk

Boys who play video games frequently at age 11 are less likely to experience depressed symptoms three years later.

Space Out Births To Reduce Stunting in India

Adequate spacing between births can help to alleviate the likelihood of stunting in children, according to a new study from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI).

Drinking, Smoking, and Drug Use Linked to Premature Heart Disease in the Young

According to research published online in the journal Heart, recreational drug, alcohol, and tobacco use is associated with early onset heart disease in young.

An Active Lifestyle Lower Chance of Death Immediately from a Heart Attack

The beneficial impact of physical activity in stopping heart disease is well documented, but an active lifestyle may reduce the likelihood of death immediately after a heart attack.

Replacement of Animal Proteins with Plant Proteins Accelerates Bone Turnover

Replacement of animal proteins with plant proteins in the diet altered bone metabolism and decreased calcium and vitamin D intakes.

More Trees Do Not Always Create a Cooler Planet, Clark University Geographer Finds

Deforestation in the U.S. does not always cause planetary warming, instead, in some places, it actually cools the planet.

Green Tea Compound Aids Tumor-suppressing, DNA-Repairing Protein

Published in Nature Communications, a study of the interaction between p53 and a green tea compound EGCG, points to a new target for cancer drug discovery.

Gut Health: Childhood Diet Has Lifelong Impact

Gut harbors over 100 trillion microorganisms. Eating too much unhealthy diet as a child can alter microbial ecosystem for life, —a new study in mice suggests.

One Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Provokes Strong Immune Response in Those Previously Infected

Independent of infection time and antibody level, those who had previously contracted the COVID-19 virus responded very strongly to one dose of the Pfizer vaccine.