Grandmother was right: Scrubbing behind the ears and between the toes may help keep the skin in those regions healthy,
Month: October 2023
New insights into how the human brain organizes language
Language is the most important tool for human communication and essential for life in our society. “Despite a great deal
A new bioinfomatics pipeline solves a 50-year-old blood group puzzle
Currently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups, however not much is understood
Gut inflammation caused by substance secreted by microbe
The human gut — or gastrointestinal system — where food is broken down into nutrients for the body, is an
Atopic dermatitis: Viruses discovered as new therapy option
Up to 15 percent of children and five percent of adults are affected by the chronic inflammatory skin disease atopic
Allergy study on ‘wild’ mice challenges the hygiene hypothesis
The notion that some level of microbial exposure might reduce our risk of developing allergies has arisen over the last
Can ChatGPT help us form personal narratives?
Research has shown that personal narratives — the stories we tell ourselves about our lives — can play a critical
To prepare for next pandemic, researchers tackle bird flu
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Vaccine Research Center have developed an improved
Grandparent childcare may not help the wellbeing of mums or reduce mother-child conflict, study suggests
Grandparent childcare for toddlers doesn’t have an impact on the wellbeing of their mothers, a new study suggests. Extra help
Watch how hammerhead sharks get their hammer
For weeks, you’d be hard pressed to tell if the rapidly growing animal was going to become a chicken, a