Archive: 17/08/2015

Traffic deaths up sharply in first six months of this year

Traffic deaths were up 14 percent nationally in the first six months of this year and injuries were up by a third, according to data gathered by the National Safety Council.

Aug 17, 2015

How others see our identity depends on moral traits, not memory

We may view our memory as being essential to who we are, but new findings suggest that others consider our moral traits to be the core component of our identity. Data collected from family members of patients suffering from ...

Aug 17, 2015

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What clinicians need to know about bilingual development in children

Bilingual children pose unique challenges for clinicians, and, until recently, there was little research on young bilinguals to guide clinical practice. In the past decade, however, research on bilingual development has burgeoned, ...

Aug 17, 2015

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NO2 air pollution increases allergenicity in ragweed pollen

Pollen of the common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) has higher concentrations of allergen when the plant is exposed to NO2 exhaust gases, according to findings of scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München. In addition, ...

Aug 17, 2015

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Can I get some sleep? Hospital tests sound panels to reduce noise

One of the most common complaints about hospitals is the noise. Patients complain that they can't sleep soundly in the environment of multiple monitors, paging systems, wheelchairs and gurneys, and carts that squeak.

Aug 17, 2015

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What's lurking in your lungs? Surprising findings emerge from microbiome research

With every breath you take, microbes have a chance of making it into your lungs. But what happens when they get there? And why do dangerous lung infections like pneumonia happen in some people, but not others?

Aug 17, 2015

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Patients don't understand the purpose of clinical drug trials

Clinical trials are an important part of cancer research. Future patients depend on the severely ill to test drugs to improve treatment. But in her dissertation from Uppsala University, Tove Godskesen shows that some of these ...

Aug 17, 2015

Shift work causes breast cancer in mice, according to a new study – so what does this mean for humans?

A new study on mice claims that shift work increases the risk of breast cancer.

Aug 17, 2015

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Partnership aims to replace animal experiments with advanced liver-on-chip devices

Safety evaluation is a critical part of drug and cosmetic development. In recent years there is a growing understanding that animal experiments fail to predict the human response, necessitating the development of alternative ...

Aug 17, 2015

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Opinion: Devices in schools and at home means too much screen time for kids

Since the 2008 "Digital Education Revolution", when the government funded laptops for secondary school students, there has been a growing impetus to increase young people's screen time both in school and for homework at home.

Aug 17, 2015

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Archive: 17/08/2015

Traffic deaths up sharply in first six months of this year

How others see our identity depends on moral traits, not memory

What clinicians need to know about bilingual development in children

NO2 air pollution increases allergenicity in ragweed pollen

Can I get some sleep? Hospital tests sound panels to reduce noise

What's lurking in your lungs? Surprising findings emerge from microbiome research

Patients don't understand the purpose of clinical drug trials

Shift work causes breast cancer in mice, according to a new study – so what does this mean for humans?

Partnership aims to replace animal experiments with advanced liver-on-chip devices

Opinion: Devices in schools and at home means too much screen time for kids

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