Youth who experienced high parental warmth and support are less civically engaged in young adulthood…
Month: July 2016
New insights for personalized cancer treatment
Doctors increasingly work with large quantities of digitized patient data – and yet the insights…
Fine-tuning prosthetics for cyclists
Disabled cyclists will be among those competing at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro…
Rapid test identifies disease pathogens
At present, bacteria, fungi or viruses can generally only be detected with certainty by way…
New probiotic identified in fermented Japanese vegetable: Enzyme improves colon health in rats
An enzyme produced by fermenting a vegetable common in Japanese cuisine may be responsible for…
Formation of the browning pigment melanin decoded
Researchers have uncovered the molecular mechanism behind the synthesis of melanin using a technique involving…
New study confirms that migration leads to larger wings in monarch butterfly populations
How does migration boosts the size of monarch butterflies? This was the question scientists asked…
Alma finds a swirling, cool jet that reveals a growing, supermassive black hole
Astronomers have made the surprising discovery of a jet of cool, dense gas in the…
Endometrial scratch appears beneficial in couples trying to conceive
There is a much disputed claim that ‘injury’ to the lining of the uterus —…
Children growing up in solo mother families are well adjusted and developing well
The number of children born to single women is increasing, partly as a result of…