Archive: 26/10/2018

The incidence of gastrointestinal disease increases with heat and cold

Heat increases the number of gastroenteritis-related hospital admissions by 21 percent, while cold increases them by 7 percent. A new study performed by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution ...

Oct 26, 2018

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Can you cut your cancer risk by eating organic?

A new study out this week has shoppers wondering whether it's worth paying more for pesticide-free organic food.

Oct 26, 2018

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Surprising network activity in the immature brain

One of the outstanding mysteries of the cerebral cortex is how individual neurons develop the proper synaptic connections to form large-scale, distributed networks. Now, an international team of scientists including researchers ...

Oct 26, 2018

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Researchers discover a novel method to block immunosuppression in cancer

Belgian research groups from the UCLouvain and WELBIO, VIB and Ghent University, and the biotechnology company argenx elucidated the three-dimensional structure of an assembly of proteins operating on cells that dampen immune ...

Oct 26, 2018

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Small new shoe sensor may be a driving 'force' to help prevent injuries, improve athletic performance

Justin Markel and Quinton Lasko know what it's like to be competitive athletes and the cost of being injured on the field. Now, the Purdue University alumni have turned their passions for sports and engineering into a new ...

Oct 26, 2018

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Treating gum disease may help manage Type 2 diabetes

Treating periodontitis (gum disease) could help people with Type 2 diabetes manage their blood glucose levels, according to a new study led by UCL.

Oct 26, 2018

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Being in nature is good for learning—here's how to get kids outside

Contrary to the belief we Aussies are a nature-loving outdoor nation, research suggests we're spending less and less time outdoors. This worrying trend is also becoming increasingly apparent in our educational settings.

Oct 26, 2018

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When nutrition isn't on the table

A Kenyan woman shakes dirt out of her skirt and rolls up her sleeves, preparing to load up a basket with the produce that she picked from her sack garden. She spreads a layer of cowpeas along the bottom, then adds bushels ...

Oct 26, 2018

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Are immigration policies adversely affecting citizen children?

Before the family separation policy of the Trump administration created a flash point in the ongoing immigration debate, state legislatures enacted more than 1,500 pieces of increasingly punitive immigration legislation dating ...

Oct 26, 2018

Making moves to understand cognitive function in the brain

It is known that certain areas of the brain are responsible for certain functions of the body. The cerebellum, a structure found in the back of the skull, is known to be important for the control of movement, while the frontal ...

Oct 26, 2018

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