Archive: 25/02/2015

Study identifies children at risk for persistent mathematics difficulties

A recent study published in the Journal of Learning Disabilities suggests early screening and intervention may prevent persistent math difficulties (PMD) for at-risk children.

Feb 25, 2015

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Scientists grow leg muscle from cells in a dish

A team of researchers from Italy, Israel and the United Kingdom has succeeded in generating mature, functional skeletal muscles in mice using a new approach for tissue engineering. The scientists grew a leg muscle starting ...

Feb 25, 2015

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Twitter could bring better understanding of vaccine refusal patterns

A team of researchers has developed a new way to understand vaccine refusal by drawing upon an unlikely resource: Twitter.

Feb 25, 2015

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Navigating nerve fibres take different shapes

An analysis of how nerve fibres make vital connections during brain development could aid the understanding of how some cognitive disorders occur.

Feb 25, 2015

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24 hour news amnesia—how the public swiftly forgets murderers and their victims

Almost eight out of ten people cannot recall the names of the UK's most notorious serial killers, paedophiles or their victims, despite the wall-to-wall media coverage of these cases over the past decade.

Feb 25, 2015

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Smoking for 75 minutes in a car could render you unconscious

It was announced earlier this month that drivers in England will be banned from smoking in their cars from October if they are carrying children as passengers.

Feb 25, 2015

Clarithromycin as an anti-cancer agent

An antibiotic may join the ranks of drugs suitable for repurposing as anti-cancer treatments, according to new research from the Repurposing Drugs in Oncology (ReDO) project published in ecancermedicalscience.

Feb 25, 2015

Jamaica decriminalizes small amounts of 'ganja'

(AP)—Marijuana has been pervasive but illegal in Jamaica for decades, consumed as a medicinal herb, puffed as a sacrament by Rastafarians and sung about in the island's famed reggae music.

Feb 25, 2015

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UK 1st country to allow creation of embryos from 3 people

(AP)—Britain has become the first country in the world to allow the creation of human embryos from the DNA of three people, a technique intended to help mothers avoid passing on genetically degenerative diseases to their ...

Feb 25, 2015

Scientists report bionic hand reconstruction in 3 Austrian men

Three Austrian men have become the first in the world to undergo a new technique called "bionic reconstruction", enabling them to use a robotic prosthetic hand controlled by their mind, according to new research published ...

Feb 25, 2015

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Archive: 25/02/2015

Study identifies children at risk for persistent mathematics difficulties

Scientists grow leg muscle from cells in a dish

Twitter could bring better understanding of vaccine refusal patterns

Navigating nerve fibres take different shapes

24 hour news amnesia—how the public swiftly forgets murderers and their victims

Smoking for 75 minutes in a car could render you unconscious

Clarithromycin as an anti-cancer agent

Jamaica decriminalizes small amounts of 'ganja'

UK 1st country to allow creation of embryos from 3 people

Scientists report bionic hand reconstruction in 3 Austrian men

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