Autism develops differently in girls than boys, new research suggests
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications New research has shed light on how autism-spectrum disorder (ASD) manifests in the brains ...
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Highly dense urban areas are not more vulnerable to COVID-19, researchers say
Credit: Amir Reza Khavarian-Garmsir, Ayyoob Sharifi & Nabi Moradpour A person who owns a car or who has a college ...
Virtual humans are equal to real ones in helping people practice new leadership skills
Research into the use of virtual and mixed reality technologies for training suggests a wide range of applicationsCredit: Gonzalo Suárez, ...
Saving the planet, and ourselves
A philosopher for our troubled times: Brian MedlinCredit: Flinders University 2020 began with Australia ablaze, forests from Brazil to Siberia ...
Revealing the routes of the Hanseatic era online
Research team led by University of Göttingen reconstructs late medieval trade routes digitallyCredit: www.viabundus.eu The Hanseatic League was a confederation ...
Project teams humans and AI to scan social media posts to aid in disaster response
Credit: Virginia Tech When a disaster strikes, social media can be helpful in alerting the public quickly. Social media posts ...
Combining mask wearing, social distancing suppresses COVID-19 virus spread
Network model findings could shape public health policy for airborne virusesCredit: Anna Sawulska and Maurizio Porfiri WASHINGTON, April 13, 2021 ...
IOS Press announces the relaunch of LD Connect
This completely rebuilt and rebranded linked data portal connects data and accelerates researchCredit: IOS Press Amsterdam/Santa Barbara, April 13, 2021 ...
Five research-backed steps to a pro-vaccination social media campaign
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, April 13, 2021 - What can vaccine proponents, clinicians and public health communicators learn from "anti-vaxxers?" A ...
Scientists put the stopwatch on cannabis intoxication
How long are you impaired after cannabis use? New analysis defines durations of impairment after inhaled or oral THC dosesCredit: ...
Could Mario Kart teach us how to reduce world poverty and improve sustainability?
BU environmental expert says the Nintendo racing game has important lessons for social and economic programs that could benefit the ...
Supportive partners protect relationship quality in people with depression or stress
New findings emerge from UMass Amherst newlyweds studyCredit: UMass Amherst Having a responsive, supportive partner minimizes the negative impacts of ...
IOS Press Labs goes live
An invitation to visit a new virtual space that showcases innovative and technical achievements of IOS Press and the wider ...
Mobiliscope: hour-by-hour population and social mixing in French and Canadian city regions
Credit: Mobiliscope Mobiliscope uses travel survey data to visually present how the social composition of a city or neighbourhood evolves ...
Losing weight through exercise
Why physical activity entices you to eat more - and how to fight itCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Worldwide 39 ...
The structure and function of cortical brain cells modulated by attention
This is the subject of the work by Demetrio Ferro, a researcher at the Center for Brain and Cognition, published ...
Silver linings to New Zealand lockdown
Credit: University of Otago Two thirds of New Zealanders believed there were 'silver linings' to the country's Alert Level 4 ...
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted peoples’ interactions with nature?
Credit: Dr. Soga The COVID-19 pandemic and the global response to it have changed many of the interactions that humans ...
Maternal stress in conception linked to higher chance of female foetus
Women who experience more stress around the time of conception are twice as likely to give birth to a girlCredit: ...
Japanese consumers more concerned about gene-editing of livestock than of vegetables, survey shows
Credit: Photo by Hisashi Urashima A statistically rigorous survey of Japanese consumers has found that they have more negative opinions ...