Union density in Australia has been in free fall for decades. In 1992, nearly 40 percent of workers were union members; today ...

Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and one of the leading causes of death in adults age 65 y or ...

Much of our understanding of Earth's past is derived from stratigraphic records exposed in rock outcrops or recovered from drilled cores. These records span immense time intervals, from thousands to ...

Executive function is a set of skills that help you get things done. These skills are controlled by an area of your brain called the frontal lobe, and they help you do things such as manage your time, ...

This important study demonstrates that a peri-nuclear actomyosin network, present in some types of human cells, facilitates kinetochore-spindle attachment of chromosomes in unfavorable locations - ...

This paper examines whether Chinese development finance is associated with faster progress toward Millennium Development Goal style targets in low- and middle-income countries. We combine AidData’s ...

For all of cycling's health benefits, bone density isn't one of them, so how are the pros combating the effects that a career in the saddle has on their bones, and what can we learn from them? When ...

The prefrontal cortex is a cortical area located in the anterior frontal lobe, including several subdivisions (e.g. ventromedial, dorsolateral, orbitofrontal cortices). The prefrontal cortex functions ...

With kidney disease, your kidneys may not regulate potassium well. This can cause high potassium (hyperkalemia) in your blood. Low potassium foods have 200 milligrams (mg) or less per serving, ...

Coffee contains caffeine, which blocks adenosine in the brain and may reduce fatigue, boost energy, and improve exercise endurance and performance. Regular coffee intake is linked to lower risks of ...

What Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)? IBS is a mix of belly discomfort or pain and trouble with bowel habits: either going more or less often than normal (diarrhea or constipation) or having a ...