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Females’ Mating Habits: A Strategy for Grandchildren’s Success

Despite mating being a risky business for females – not least with the threat of injury, sexually transmitted diseases and vulnerability to predators -…

Studies and Analyses

New study says women’s health much more at risk from sleep deprivation

The researchers looked at men and women sleeping less than or equal 5 hours a night to see if their risk of having hypertension was any higher than men and…

Life & Chemistry

Prions and Retroviruses: Exploring Their Unlikely Connection

In work originating from the Bavarian Research Cooperation Prions (FORPRION), which ended in 2007, a team led by the scientist Prof. Dr. Christine Leib-Mösch…

Physics & Astronomy

Stunning Scientific Images Showcase the Nanoworld’s Beauty

As a result, the image entitled “Nano rings” was awarded with the first prizes and Andreas Fuhrer of the ETH Zürich has won an amazing prize of five thousand…

Health & Medicine

Maternal Weight Linked to Higher Body Fat in Children at Nine

A study, led by Dr Catharine Gale and Professor Cyrus Cooper of the University of Southampton's MRC Epidemiology Resource Centre, published online by the US…

Studies and Analyses

Combining Antidepressants and Psychotherapy: New Study Insights

A group of Dutch investigators has reported on a new study on the combination of antidepressant drugs and psychotherapy in the September issue of Psychotherapy…

Health & Medicine

Understanding Vocal Cord Dysfunction: Causes and Solutions

Vocal cord dysfunction is an illness produced by a closure in the vocal cords when inhaling. Under normal conditions, the vocal cords would be open. It is a…

Information Technology

Unlocking History: BSM Enhances Reading Ancient Manuscripts

The BSM (acronym for “Blurred Shape Model”) has been designed to work with ancient, damaged or difficult to read manuscripts, handwritten scores and…

Health & Medicine

When a reaction to adverse life events becomes a mental disorder

According to the Author, this problem is becoming so visible only now because of different factors: 1)the recent broadening of the scope of psychiatric…

Information Technology

The North’s new nervous system

Last year saw the launch of the cooperative project on “A New Nervous System for the Arctic”, with a budget of NOK 21 million. Kongsberg Maritime, Fugro…

Studies and Analyses

Study Links Food Additives to Hyperactivity in Children

The possibility of food colours and preservatives affecting children's behaviour has long been an unresolved question for parents. This significant new…

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble and Spitzer Discover Building Block Galaxies in Universe

Nine Lego-like “building block” galaxies initially detected by Hubble likely contributed to the construction of the Universe as we know it. “These are among…

Environmental Conservation

UK divers buck Europe’s tumbling trend

The latest survey of black-throated and red-throated divers by the RSPB and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has found the two species have increased in the UK…

Physics & Astronomy

Enhanced E-Jet Printing Boosts Resolution and Versatility

“We have invented methods for an electrohydrodynamic jet (e-jet) printing process that can produce patterns and functional devices that establish new…

Physics & Astronomy

Networks create “instant world telescope”

Last week a CSIRO telescope near Coonabarabran NSW was used simultaneously with one near Shanghai, China, and five in Europe to observe a distant galaxy called…

Life & Chemistry

Mouse Study Sheds Light on RNA Binding Proteins in Myotonic Dystrophy

“We wanted to find out if this is a primary event associated with the disorder or if it is a secondary response to tissue injury,” said Dr. Thomas A. Cooper,…

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