‘Man’, ‘woman’ and ‘other’: QUT research explores gender diversity
A growing number of people in Australia no longer see themselves as fitting into the traditional boxes of 'man' or 'woman', with more than 30...
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In childbirth, when to begin pushing does not affect C-section rates
Credit: Matt Miller/Washington University More than 3 million women in the United States give birth each year. But obstetricians have differing opinions about when women...
Memory ‘brainwaves’ look the same in sleep and wakefulness
Identical brain mechanisms are responsible for triggering memory in both sleep and wakefulness, new research at the University of Birmingham has shown. The study sheds...
Can the timing of pushing during delivery affect outcomes?
Bottom Line: The best time to push during the second stage of labor (when the cervix is completely dilated through delivery) is unknown and it's...
Timing of third-trimester maternal Tdap immunization associated with levels of whooping cough antibodies in newborns
Bottom Line: Risk of whooping cough (pertussis) is highest in infants too young to have completed their primary immunization series (6 months old or younger)...
Trapping toxic compounds with ‘molecular baskets’
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Researchers have developed designer molecules that may one day be able to seek out and trap deadly nerve agents and other toxic...
UTSA acquires microscope to write code into the brain
(San Antonio, October 9, 2018) - It's about the size of a dinner table; yet, one day may influence conversations held around the kitchen table....
Becoming promiscuous to ensure reproduction
Credit: Photo taken by Daisuke Nomi. Females of a socially monogamous passerine, the Japanese great tit (Parus minor), become more promiscuous after hatchings fail in...
Affable apes live longer, study shows
Male chimps that are less aggressive and form strong social bonds tend to live longer, research suggests. A study of hundreds of captive chimpanzees showed...
A pheromone-sensing gene that predates land-dwelling vertebrates
Credit: Molecular Biology and Evolution Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have discovered a gene that appears to play a vital role in...
New biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease found thanks to the CRISPR technique
Credit: UEx The objective of the research, undertaken in the laboratories of the IBPM, is to develop a model for studying Alzheimer's disease (AD) of...
Study uncovers ‘sextortion’ prevalence in teens
Credit: Florida Atlantic University According to the United States Department of Justice, "sextortion" is labeled as the most important and fastest-growing cyberthreat to children, with...
TRIUMF launches new Five-Year Plan 2020-2025
Credit: TRIUMF October 9, 2018 - Vancouver, B.C. - As we approach 2020, TRIUMF, Canada's particle accelerator centre, is pleased to launch its new Five-Year...
Future breast imaging and biopsy are not eliminated after mastectomy
The proportion of breast cancer patients who are eligible for breast conservation therapy, yet opt for mastectomy, is increasing, for reasons that include the desire...
Targeting abnormal signals suggests novel method to treat a rare childhood blood disease
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric researchers studying the life-threatening blood disorder Fanconi anemia (FA) have devised a method to block the abnormal biological signals..
