Bloggers
In Hidden Trenches
Within the deepest creases, out of sight, You glide along the ocean’s murky floor; Surviving in the darkest realms of night, Your body writhes above a sticky maw.
Dec 1, 2017
Bloggers
Selfies for developing identity: the influence of social media self-presentation and mindfulness
Social media has become a big part of our lives. Not a day goes by for most of us where we haven’t checked Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or any other medium.
Nov 11, 2017
Brain & Behavior
Blue lighting is scientifically proven to help us relax faster than white lighting after an argument
Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR), in collaboration with the School for Special Education San Rafael (Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God…
Nov 10, 2017
Bloggers
Comment: Why being ‘overweight’ means you live longer: the way scientists twist the facts.
OK, so a friend of mine recently posted a link on Facebook to an article entitled ‘Why being ‘overweight’ means you live longer: the way scientists twist the facts’. I can’t lie, just the title alone made my blood boil.
Oct 29, 2017
Health
Closest look yet at killer T-cell activity could yield new approach to tackling antibiotic resistance
In a study that could provide a roadmap for combatting the rising threat of drug-resistant pathogens, researchers have discovered the specific mechanism the body's T cells use to kill bacteria.
Oct 28, 2017
Health
Ordinance reduces violent crime near late-night bars by making owners part of solution
Kyle Burgason often heard about the prevalence of violent crime surrounding “private” bars and nightclubs when he lived in Little Rock, Arkansas, which is what…
Oct 25, 2017
Bloggers
Why damaging dogs is not an effective way to better diagnosis and treatments for people with osteoarthritis
To artificially create an arthritic-like knee in a perfectly healthy dog requires an awful instrument known as the dropping tower.
Oct 22, 2017
Bloggers
An Invisible Disorder
Your yellow petals shine with amber glow, And glisten in the cool autumnal breeze; Yet whilst I love the golden arcs you throw, It is not me you try so hard to please.
Oct 20, 2017
Technology
Flexible ‘skin’ can help robots, prosthetics perform everyday tasks by sensing shear force
If a robot is sent to disable a roadside bomb — or delicately handle an egg while cooking you an omelet — it needs to be able to sense when objects are slipping out of its grasp.
Oct 18, 2017
Bloggers
Citizens across the North invited to get moving and help heart research in UK digital health first
The University of Manchester’s Connected Health Cities and Nokia partner to organise an 8 week step challenge across the North Nokia and the Connected…
Oct 18, 2017
Brain & Behavior
Dietary supplement glucosamine dampens brain hyperexcitability seen in seizures, epilepsy
Seizure disorders -- including epilepsy -- are associated with pathological hyperexcitability in brain neurons.
Oct 14, 2017
Bloggers
A History of Soot Preserved in Feathers
When gliding through our old and rusty skies, You filtered out the wheezing, blackened air; A century of progress built on lies, Now captured in the feathered down you wear.
Oct 13, 2017
Life
Meet Madagascar’s oldest animal lineage, a whirligig beetle with 206-million-year-old origins
There are precious few species today in the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar that scientists can trace directly back to when all of Earth’s continents were joined together as part of the primeval supercontinent Pangea.
Oct 4, 2017
Health
Study Shows Genetically Modified Soybean Oil Causes Less Obesity and Insulin Resistance but Negatively Impacts Liver Function
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have tested a genetically-modified (GM) soybean oil used in restaurants and found that while it induces…
Oct 2, 2017