People who live where there are high levels of air pollution have an increased risk…
Month: March 2016
Children with autism need intervention over a long period of time
Nine out of 10 preschool children with autism still have major difficulties within the autism…
Too old to hire? Research confirms age discrimination in job markets
Age stereotypes can strongly affect people’s choices about who to hire, new research has shown….
Storing extra surface water boosts groundwater supply during droughts
Although years of drought and over-pumping have significantly depleted groundwater in Arizona and California, a…
Newly discovered organic nanowires leave humanmade technologies in their dust
A microbial protein fiber newly discovered transports charges at rates high enough to be applied…
Research shows potential for emergence of new Ebola virus that causes disease in humans
New research has highlighted the potential for the emergence of a new form of Ebola…
Breakthrough made in cleft lip and palate research
Leading scientists have identified an important gene that is associated with cleft lip and palate….
New computational method reveals significant degeneration of knee cartilage in overweight people
Researchers have developed and validated a novel computational modelling method for the assessment of the…
Researchers uncover factors associated with hospital deaths in the oldest old
Despite the rates of hospital deaths in England declining, nearly two-thirds of people aged 85…
Ancient super-eruptions in Yellowstone Hotspot track ‘significantly larger’ than expected
Researchers report 12 giant eruptions around the Snake River Plain in the United States between…