Nuts are known to help reduce the risk of hypertension, oxidative stress and diabetes and they may exercise a protective
Month: May 2019
Highly qualified staff at state preschools overcome private sector staffing advantage
Better-qualified staff maintain the quality of state-funded preschools, making up for the larger number of children per staff member in
Lifestyle factors that could harden arteries
A new study from the University of Georgia pinpoints lifestyle factors that could lead to hardened arteries. One of the
New computational tool improves gene identification
Like finding a needle in a haystack, identifying genes that are involved in particular diseases can be an arduous and
A new method to select the right treatment for advanced prostate cancer
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified blood-based biomarkers that may determine which patients will benefit from continued hormonal
Huntington drug successfully lowers levels of disease-causing protein, study shows
An international clinical trial has found that a new drug for Huntington disease is safe, and that treatment with the
AI can detect depression in a child’s speech
A machine learning algorithm can detect signs of anxiety and depression in the speech patterns of young children, potentially providing
Genetic conditions lead to range of overlapping needs in children
Deletions and duplications of DNA are responsible for wide-ranging developmental difficulties in children, finds a new study by Cardiff University.
Bacteria-causing infections can be detected more rapidly
Two years ago, a group of infants died at the university hospital and it was found to be Gram-negative bacteria
Origin of Sino-Tibetan language family revealed by new research
The Sino-Tibetan language family includes early literary languages, such as Chinese, Tibetan, and Burmese, and is represented by more than
