Archive: 15/08/2016

Heading for a fall: Neuroscientists reveal how overconfidence can lead to poor decision making

The link between overconfidence and poor decision making is under the spotlight in an international study by scientists from Monash University and the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig.

Aug 15, 2016

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Researchers develop new strategy to limit side effects of stem cell transplants

Scientists in Germany have developed a new approach that may prevent leukemia and lymphoma patients from developing graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) after therapeutic bone marrow transplants. The researchers describe the ...

Aug 15, 2016

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Undermining host-cell defences

Ludwig Maximilian University researchers have discovered that a protein which is well known for its role as a tumor suppressor is also required for inhibition of the replication of the coronavirus that causes SARS.

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Hopes pinned on genetically gifted among cookie-cutter athletes

Humans are constantly evolving but a lack of progress in track and field athletics has a WA sports science expert asking why we're not getting any better as the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro enters its second week.

Aug 15, 2016

Homesickness and empty nest syndrome—coping with separation

Homesickness is not uncommon among young people heading off to their freshman year in college, and they might not be the only family members dealing with some separation anxiety. For many parents, empty nest syndrome is a ...

Aug 15, 2016

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Study confirms gene link to brain disorders

Brain scans have revealed how a genetic mutation linked to major psychiatric disorders affects the structure, function and chemistry of the brain.

Aug 15, 2016

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Cricket's famous 'legover' moment and why getting the giggles is so contagious

It is 25 years since cricket commentators Brian Johnston and Jonathan Agnew famously got the uncontrollable giggles on live radio, while reporting on that day's Test Match between England and the West Indies. The pair were ...

Aug 15, 2016

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Inside an Olympian's testosterone ordeal (Update)

The young athlete, now competing at the Rio Games, always considered herself to be a girl just like the others, a girl who loved to run. Then the governing body of track and field told her she was different, so different ...

Aug 15, 2016

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Treating diabetes with data, alum's app, software gain international acclaim

Like many good ideas, the idea behind Ed Deng's diabetes management app began at home.

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Can protein plus exercise improve type 2 diabetes?

Exercise has been shown to improve the health of people with type 2 diabetes. But the benefits of exercise vary greatly between people, meaning some benefit more than others. Now, researchers from Massey University's School ...

Aug 15, 2016

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