Research has found a viral product that promotes a strong immune response against respiratory syncytial…
Month: September 2015
Surgery achieves better long-term control of type 2 diabetes than standard therapy
Metabolic or bariatric surgery may be more effective than standard medical treatments for the long-term…
Girls, boys with autism differ in behavior, brain structure
A study of about 800 children with autism found gender differences in a core feature…
‘Unethical’ targets in India’s private hospitals
Many doctors working in India’s private hospitals are under pressure to carry out unnecessary tests…
Extra hour of screen time per day associated with poorer GCSE grades
An extra hour per day spent watching TV, using the internet or playing computer games…
‘Hedgehog’ robots hop, tumble in microgravity
Hopping, tumbling and flipping over are not typical maneuvers you would expect from a spacecraft…
Before nature selects, gene networks steer a course for evolution
Natural selection is a race to reproduce, a competition between individuals with varying traits that…
Scientists use Instagram data to forecast top models at New York Fashion Week
Researchers have predicted the popularity of new faces to the world of fashion modeling with…
Huddling rats behave as a ‘super-organism’
Rodents huddle together when it is cold, they separate when it is warm, and at…
Growing up on a farm provides protection against asthma and allergies
Researchers have successfully established a causal relationship between exposure to so-called farm dust and protection…