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Health & Medicine

Autism and ADHD in Girls: Underdiagnosed and Overlooked

The thesis focuses primarily on 100 girls who, before reaching adulthood, went to the doctor on account of difficulties with social interaction and/or…

Health & Medicine

Food Allergies Linked to Increased Asthma Attack Risk

Food allergies are more common among people with asthma and may contribute to asthma attacks, according to one of the most comprehensive surveys of food…

Studies and Analyses

Mephedrone Use Study in Northern Ireland Post-Ban Insights

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have completed one of the first studies of mephedrone use in Northern Ireland since the drug was outlawed earlier…

Life & Chemistry

Walnuts and Walnut Oil: Natural Stress Response Boosters

Previous studies have shown that omega-3 fatty acids — like the alpha linolenic acid found in walnuts and flax seeds — can reduce low density lipoproteins…

Communications Media

What mimicking one's language style may mean about the relationship

“When two people start a conversation, they usually begin talking alike within a matter of seconds,” says James Pennebaker, psychology professor and co-author…

Studies and Analyses

Neuroscientists Develop New Computational Model to Analyze Mouse Behavior

In a paper published online Sept. 7, 2010, in the journal Nature Communications, Thomas Serre and a team of colleagues at the McGovern Institute for Brain…

Communications Media

Feminine Sympathy and Masculine Distaste in German Language

Imagine what it would be like if all female teachers were called teacheresses, and all female doctors doctoresses. That's exactly how it is in German – women…

Environmental Conservation

Climate Change Impact on Horseshoe Crab Populations Revealed

However, climatic changes may also play a role. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg reveal how sensitive horseshoe crab populations are to natural…

Event News

BRIC States Trade and Growth: IAMO Forum 2011 Call for Papers

The conference will focus on trade and growth in the world’s leading emerging economies Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRICs) and the repercussions on the…

Earth Sciences

Deep-Sea Coral Reefs Discovered in Mediterranean Waters

The exploration vessel Nautilus, with a team of experts of the University of Haifa's Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, headed by Prof. Zvi Ben…

Life & Chemistry

UPM Invented a Device to Trace Formaldehyde in Fish

Head of researchers, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatimah Abu Bakar from the Institute of Bioscience, UPM said the technology provides a rapid and effective method in…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring the mysteries of atom nuclei at RIKEN’s Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory

Tohru MotobayashiTeam Leader, SAMURAI TeamCoordinator, Research Instrument GroupRIBF Research DivisionRIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based ScienceAtomic…

Life & Chemistry

Uncovering elements of risk

Prostate cancer represents a serious threat to men all over the world, especially those over the age of 65, and is the second leading cause of cancer death…

Materials Sciences

Jekyll and Hyde material

A team of researchers in Japan has developed a porous material, decorated with a highly reactive ‘species’ of molecules that can be activated remotely using a…

Physics & Astronomy

When old is new again

Just as electronics revolutionized computing and communications technology, spintronics is touted to follow suit. This relatively new field involves…

Life & Chemistry

New plant hormone functions offer solutions for parasitic weeds

Every year, across Africa, Asia and Australia, parasite weeds of the genus Striga cause billions of dollars in damage to global agriculture. As parasite…

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