The annual number of estimated number of norovirus cases annually in the UK is approximately…
Month: February 2017
Status profiling: Research suggests simply wearing a police uniform changes the way the brain processes information
Simply putting on a uniform, similar to one the police might wear, automatically affects how…
What you didn’t know about our watchmaking history
New research brings the commonly accepted date for the birth of mass production of watches…
Gut bacteria may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease
New research has shown that intestinal bacteria can accelerate the development of Alzheimer’s disease. According…
Digging deeper: Using new archaeological techniques to uncover more about our past
Researchers are using new archaeological techniques and technologies to learn more about an iconic Islamic…
Traffic light in the brain
New insights into the roles of different subareas in the prefrontal cortex have been uncovered…
Mitochondrial lipids as potential targets in early onset Parkinson’s disease
A team of researchers has identified an underlying mechanism in early onset Parkinson’s. Using flies,…
Explosion in species diversity due to hybridization
No less than 500 new species of cichlids, brightly coloured perch-like fish, evolved in Lake…
Chinese air pollution linked to respiratory and cardiovascular deaths
In the largest epidemiological study conducted in the developing world, researchers found that as exposures…
One step closer to personalized antibiotic treatment
A new super-fast and cheap method called poreFUME can now shed light on the pool…