Our immune system is vital to us and can sometimes overreact causing chronic illnesses, such…
Month: October 2015
Fragile hydrological equilibrium in the Western Amazon threatened by climate change
Deforestation is often seen as the main enemy of the Amazon rainforest. A recent study,…
School absenteeism and early behavioral problems in kindergarten
At least 5% of children and adolescents in Germany are in need of psychiatric treatment….
The road to longer battery life
Are you sick of your phone’s battery dying after only a few hours? Researchers are…
What does it take to escape the water? Plankton have clues
Dolphins and whales may attract a lot of attention when they leap dramatically out of…
Lack of referrals for suspected cancer leads to more deaths
Deaths are higher in cancer patients whose GPs do not regularly send patients through the…
Sleep deprivation affects stem cells, reducing transplant efficiency, study finds
Drowsy mice make poor stem cell donors, according to a new study. Although the research…
Redefining temperature with precision lasers
A team of scientists has produced a precision laser device that creates an accurate international…
Most teen mood swings decline with age
A new longitudinal study of adolescents looked at the development of teens’ emotional stability. It…
Stress during pregnancy related to children’s later movement, coordination
Stress experienced during pregnancy is related to a child’s motor development, found a longitudinal study…