Psychology & Psychiatry
Babies learn to anticipate touch in the womb
Babies learn how to anticipate touch while in the womb, according to new research by Durham and Lancaster universities.
Oct 7, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Children from the poorest families are twice as likely to contract malaria than the least poor
The collaborative study, led by Durham University and the London School of Hygiene &Tropical Medicine, is published today in The Lancet and unusually brings together the health and development communities. Half the world's ...
Jun 20, 2013
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Other
Unborn babies 'practise' facial expressions in the womb
(Medical Xpress)—Unborn babies 'practise' facial expressions of pain in the womb, according to a study published today.
Jun 7, 2013
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Neuroscience
Human brain frontal lobes not relatively large, not sole center of intelligence
Human intelligence cannot be explained by the size of the brain's frontal lobes, say researchers.
May 13, 2013
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Medical research
Researchers make significant step forward in combating antibiotic resistance
The research led by Durham University, which involved colleagues at the University of Birmingham, is a significant development in combating antibiotic resistance; it will pave the way for the creation of the inhibitors to ...
Apr 24, 2013
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Medical research
Fetuses yawn in the womb, according to new research
The 4D scans of 15 healthy fetuses, by Durham and Lancaster Universities, also suggest that yawning is a developmental process which could potentially give doctors another index of a fetus' health.
Nov 21, 2012
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Health
Study: More plus-size models could change women's obsession with thin bodies
British women's obsession for thin bodies could potentially be changed if advertising showed more plus size models, suggests a preliminary study published today.
Nov 7, 2012
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Medical research
Gene involved in sperm-to-egg binding is key to fertility in mammals
Experts from Durham University have identified a new gene that could help the development of fertility treatments in humans in the future.
May 1, 2012
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Autism spectrum disorders
Learning to 'talk things through in your head' may help people with autism
Teaching children with autism to 'talk things through in their head' may help them to solve complex day-to-day tasks, which could increase the chances of independent, flexible living later in life, according to new research.
Jan 24, 2012
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Genetics
Cellular repair could reduce premature aging
Researchers have identified a potential drug therapy for a premature ageing disease that affects children causing them to age up to eight times as fast as the usual rate.
Nov 2, 2011
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