Archive: 27/05/2014

Heavily decorated classrooms disrupt attention and learning in young children

Maps, number lines, shapes, artwork and other materials tend to cover elementary classroom walls. However, new research from Carnegie Mellon University shows that too much of a good thing may end up disrupting attention and ...

May 27, 2014

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Johannes Haushofer on the psychology of poverty

The World Health Organization has estimated that 1.5 billion people live on less than $1 a day. One of the mechanisms through which poverty perpetuates itself may be psychological: Being poor seems to create greater levels ...

May 27, 2014

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Insights into genetics of cleft lip

Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, have identified how a specific stretch of DNA controls far-off genes to influence the formation of the face. The study, published today in Nature ...

May 27, 2014

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Post-sex affectionate behaviour correlates strongly with sexual and relationship satisfaction in study

Want a more satisfying sex life and a better relationship with your partner? More post-sex cuddling will do the trick, especially for couples who are parents, according to new research from the University of Toronto Mississauga.

May 27, 2014

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Joint research builds stronger scaffold

(Medical Xpress)—A new biomaterial that enhances the ability of stem cells to regenerate into nerves and body parts is the direct result of collaborative work between Monash University and the University of Warwick.

May 27, 2014

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Diet beverages shown to play positive role in dieters' weight loss

(Medical Xpress)—A groundbreaking new study released today by the University of Colorado's Anschutz Health and Wellness Center and published in Obesity, the journal of The Obesity Society, confirms definitively that drinking ...

May 27, 2014

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Preventing the adverse effects of psychological therapies

In the AdEPT study (understanding and preventing the Adverse Effects of Psychological Therapies), researchers from the University's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) and the Department of Psychology, analysed ...

May 27, 2014

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The secret cargo of mosquitoes: Dirofilaria repens for the first time detected in Austria

Until a short while ago, infections with the parasite Dirofilaria repens was regarded as a classical traveler's disease in Austria. Mosquitoes from abroad passed the parasite on to dogs, in some cases even to humans. The ...

May 27, 2014

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X-ray dark-field radiography provides detailed imaging of lung diseases

Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) working in cooperation with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Hospital (KUM) and the Technischen Universität München (TUM) tested for the first time X-ray dark-field ...

May 27, 2014

Improving the healing of inflammatory illnesses

It is something like the police force of our body: the immune system. It disables intruding pathogens, it dismantles injured tissue and boosts wound healing. In this form of 'self-defense' inflammatory reactions play a decisive ...

May 27, 2014

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