About three per cent of the world’s population is affected by valvular heart diseases. It is also the most common
Day: November 25, 2018
Study identifies how hantaviruses infect lung cells
Hantaviruses cause severe and sometimes fatal respiratory infections, but how they infect lung cells has been a mystery. In today’s
Orange juice, leafy greens and berries may be tied to decreased memory loss in men
Eating leafy greens, dark orange and red vegetables and berry fruits, and drinking orange juice may be associated with a
Electronic glove gives robots a sense of touch
Stanford engineers have developed an electronic glove containing sensors that could one day give robotic hands the sort of dexterity
What makes vertebrates special? We can learn from lancelets
Scientists once thought that humans must have two million genes to account for all our complexity. But since sequencing the
Evolution: South Africa’s hominin record is a fair-weather friend
New research from an international team of scientists led by University of Cape Town isotope geochemist Dr Robyn Pickering
Smoking during pregnancy increases the likelihood of your baby becoming obese
Smoking during pregnancy increases the chance that your baby will become obese. New research published in Experimental Physiology examined potential
Typically human: Babies recognize nested structures similar to our grammar
Human language follows certain regularities. For instance, a plural noun must be accompanied by a plural verb, as in the
Sugar supplement slows tumor growth and can improve cancer treatment
Mannose sugar, a nutritional supplement, can both slow tumour growth and enhance the effects of chemotherapy in mice with multiple
Psychotic experiences could be caused by trauma in childhood
Researchers at the University of Bristol have established greater evidence for a causal link between trauma in childhood and psychotic
