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Mobile technology and child and adolescent development
A new special section of Child Development shows how particularly diverse the use of mobile technology is among children and...
Body- and sex related problems are separate from other forms of psychological problems
Body- and sex related problems constitute a distinct group of psychological ailments that is most common in middle aged women,...
Infection with seasonal flu may increase risk of developing Parkinson’s disease
PHILADELPHIA -- Most cases of Parkinson's have no known cause, and researchers continue to debate and study possible factors that...
Subduing the rebellion: Unmasking rogue cells in the immune system
Credit: OIST The immune system is a formidable defense against microbial intruders, identifying and eliminating the threats through an extremely...
Chimpanzees adapt their foraging behavior to avoid human contact
Research by PhD candidate Nicola Bryson-Morrison from the University of Kent's School of Anthropology and Conservation (SAC) suggests chimpanzees are...
The next enchanted ring?
Credit: Wencewicz The active component of the wonder drug penicillin and related antibiotics such as the cephalosporins is an "enchanted...
New antibiotic packs a punch against bacterial resistance
LA JOLLA, CA - May 29, 2017 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have given new superpowers to...
Hotspots show that vegetation alters climate by up to 30 percent
Credit: Xi Yang/University of Virginia New York, NY -- May 29, 2017 -- A new Columbia Engineering study, led by...
Toward an HIV cure: Pitt team develops test to detect hidden virus
PITTSBURGH, May 29, 2017 - The quest to develop a cure for HIV has long been plagued by a seemingly...
Graphene and quantum dots put in motion a CMOS-integrated camera that can see the invisible
Credit: ICFO/ D. Bartolome Over the past 40 years, microelectronics have advanced by leaps and bounds thanks to silicon and...
Squeezing every drop of fresh water from waste brine
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Engineers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a new way to recover...
Pediatric IBD patients not meeting recommended calcium and vitamin D intake
Credit: United European Gastroenterology A new study highlights that children suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are not meeting the...
Vision keeps maturing until mid-life
HAMILTON, ON, May 29, 2017 - The visual cortex, the human brain's vision-processing centre that was previously thought to mature...
Detailed view of a molecular toxin transporter
Credit: ETH Zurich / Scott Jackson, Ioannis Manolaridis, Kaspar Locher Almost all living creatures have evolved mechanisms to remove toxins...
New species of frog from the Neotropics carries its heart on its skin
Credit: Ross Maynard In the Neotropics, there is a whole group of so-called glassfrogs that amaze with their transparent skin...
How the visual cortex changes from birth to old age
A study of post-mortem brain tissue reveals the human primary visual cortex (V1) develops gradually throughout life. The research, published...
Cells pumping iron to prevent anemia
Credit: Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan -- Maintaining a good balance of iron in the body is necessary for health: too...
Study finds greater risk of extinction among high diversity amphibian groups
Credit: SFU A new study by Simon Fraser University biologists Dan Greenberg and Arne Mooers offers clues to why more...
Paediatric IBD patients not meeting recommended calcium & vitamin D intake
Credit: United European Gastroenterology A new study highlights that children suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are not meeting the...
High-fat diet alters reward system in rats
Exposure to high-fat diet from childhood may increase the sensitivity of the dopamine system later in adulthood, according to a...
