Archive: 14/06/2018

It is important for kids to stay socially active during summer, expert says

For most children, summer break means more free time, but that extra time should not be spent alone. One Baylor College of Medicine expert discusses why it is important for children to remain socially active during summer.

Jun 14, 2018

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Deficient letter-shape knowledge and awareness despite massive visual experience

Despite seeing it in nearly every book, newspaper, and email message, people are essentially unaware of the more common version of the lowercase print letter g, Johns Hopkins researchers have found. Most people don't even ...

Jun 14, 2018

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'They're at risk:' Congo's taxi drivers fear Ebola's spread

Propped against his motorcycle taxi outside a hospital in the city affected by Congo's latest deadly Ebola outbreak, Jean Cedric waved a hand in the air, showing his fear about the risks of his job.

Jun 14, 2018

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Platypus venom inspires potential new diabetes treatments

The world-first discovery of a key metabolic hormone found in the venom and gut of Australia's iconic platypus will now be investigated for its potential to treat type 2 diabetes, in new research led by the University of ...

Jun 14, 2018

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Female genital mutilation increases risk of developing mental illness and changes the body's reactions to stress

Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been officially recognised as a human rights violation by the United Nations since 1992. Still, efforts to prevent the mutilation of newborns and young girls often meet with little success. ...

Jun 14, 2018

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New opportunities for studying the activity of neural networks in real time

Over the last decade, neurobiology has been focused on the functioning of neural networks rather than single nerve cells. It is at this level that the key functions of the brain are performed, including processing, storage ...

Jun 14, 2018

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New mechanism by which Alzheimer's disease spreads through the brain discovered

The waste-management system of the cell appears to play an important role in the spread of Alzheimer's disease in the brain. A new study has focused on small, membrane-covered droplets known as exosomes. It was long believed ...

Jun 14, 2018

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Bilinguals use inter-language transfer to deal with dyslexia

Dyslexic children learning both a language that is pronounced as written, like Spanish, and a second language in which the same letter can have several sounds, such as English, are less affected by this alteration when reading ...

Jun 14, 2018

Scientists show that drugs targeting tumor metabolism will not stop natural killer cells

Scientists have just made an important discovery as to how cancer-targeting 'Natural Killer' (NK) cells are fuelled in the body, which has significant implications for related therapies. They found that glutamine—vital ...

Jun 14, 2018

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Tobacco aside, e-cigarette flavorings may harm blood vessels

Flavor additives used in electronic cigarettes and related tobacco products could impair blood vessel function and may be an early indicator of heart damage, according to new laboratory research in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis ...

Jun 14, 2018

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