Psychology & Psychiatry
The very serious science behind the power of play
Could play be critical to our healthy development as children and continued emotional wellbeing as adults?
Jul 30, 2020
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News tagged with jigsaw puzzle
Psychology & Psychiatry
What jigsaw puzzles tell us about child development
They've been used as an educational toy for hundreds of years and are thought to develop skills such as hand-eye coordination and problem solving.
Jul 29, 2020
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Genetics
Researchers generate complete human X chromosome sequence
Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome. The results, published today in ...
Jul 14, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 causes 'hyperactivity' in blood-clotting cells
Changes in blood platelets triggered by COVID-19 could contribute to the onset of heart attacks, strokes, and other serious complications in some patients who have the disease, according to University of Utah Health scientists. ...
Jun 30, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Order amid chaos: Why jigsaw puzzles are a popular pandemic pastime
The rise of jigsaw puzzle sales during the COVID-19 pandemic is, well, puzzling. Social media is filled with images of completed, half-completed or sometimes abandoned puzzles.
May 25, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Australia enlists particle accelerator in coronavirus fight
Australian scientists are using the largest particle accelerator in the southern hemisphere to help fast-track the hunt for a vaccine against COVID-19, researchers said Tuesday.
Mar 31, 2020
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Genetics
Study provides strongest clues to date for causes of schizophrenia
A new genome-wide association study (GWAS) estimates the number of different places in the human genome that are involved in schizophrenia.
Aug 25, 2013
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Genetics
Researchers create method to rapidly identify specific strains of illness
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and George Washington University (GWU) have developed a method to rapidly identify pathogenic species and strains causing illnesses, such as pneumonia, that could ...
Jul 10, 2013
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Genetics
Researchers develop powerful new technique to study protein function
In the cover story for the journal Genetics this month, neurobiologist Dan Chase and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst describe a new experimental technique they developed that will allow scientists to ...
Jun 19, 2013
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Medical research
New modeling approach transforms imaging technologies
Researchers are improving the performance of technologies ranging from medical CT scanners to digital cameras using a system of models to extract specific information from huge collections of data and then reconstructing ...
Feb 05, 2013
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