How people work out the meanings of new words has been revealed by Lancaster University researchers, who say this is similar to the way in which young children learn language.
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Toxic metallic air pollution nanoparticles are getting inside the crucial, energy-producing structures within the hearts of people living in polluted cities, causing cardiac stress, a new study confirms.
Jul 6, 2020
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Scientists studying insects have identified a crucial biological mechanism responsible for increasing their survival against blood parasites.
Jun 4, 2020
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In the human genome, small sections of DNA have been found to be duplicated (copied) or deleted in a small number of people, a phenomenon known as Copy Number Variation. Some of these genetic changes are linked to an increased ...
Apr 21, 2020
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One of the causes of breast cancer may be inflammation triggered by harmful bacteria say researchers.
Jan 24, 2020
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The popular view that music enhances creativity has been challenged by researchers who say it has the opposite effect.
Feb 27, 2019
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Our immune system is working every day to protect us from bacteria, viruses, and parasites, but it can also detect when our own cells are damaged.
Sep 6, 2018
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In countries which already permit embryo research, there are no "compelling moral arguments" why the time limit for experimentation should not be doubled say ethics experts.
Aug 7, 2018
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A daytime nap promotes a false memory of words, psychologists have shown.
May 1, 2018
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A drug developed for diabetes could be used to treat Alzheimer's after scientists found it "significantly reversed memory loss" in mice through a triple method of action.
Jan 1, 2018
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