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Bugs and Allergies in Pregnancy Linked to Child Developmental Disorders, Including ADHD and Autism
A new study suggests activation of a mother’s immune system during pregnancy, such as during an allergic response, may affect fetal brain development.
This could influence...
Facebook Collected Your Android Call History and SMS Data For Years
Facebook knows a lot about you, your likes and dislikes—it's no surprise.
But do you know, if you have installed Facebook Messenger app on your...
U.S. Charges 9 Iranians With Hacking Universities to Steal Research Data
The United States Department of Justice has announced criminal charges and sanctions against 9 Iranians involved in hacking universities, tech companies, and government organisations...
Israeli : how turn garbage into plastic gold
UBQ patents a process to convert household trash into reusable plastic that can make any product carbon neutral
Hawks, vultures and storks circle overhead as...
First proof a synthesized antibiotic is capable of treating superbugs
A "game changing" new antibiotic which is capable of killing superbugs has been successfully synthesised and used to treat an infection for the first...
Obesity rates keep rising for U.S. adults
Obesity rates have continued to climb significantly among American adults, but the same hasn't held true for children, a new government report finds.
Obesity among...
LSEV: 3-D printing for automobiles on a bolder scale
Are you ready for a future car-buying option of picking out a 3-D printed, cozy, inexpensive automobile?
The day is not far, considering the recent...
Flexible ultrasound patch could make it easier to inspect damage in odd-shaped structures
esearchers have developed a stretchable, flexible patch that could make it easier to perform ultrasound imaging on odd-shaped structures, such as engine parts, turbines,...
Never-Ending Space Missions at Earth and Mars with Air-Breathing Thruster Paves Way
For the first time, the European Space Agency (ESA) has tested a novel air-breathing electric thruster that could allow near-Earth orbiting satellites to stay...
Researchers discover a security chief that sounds the alarm against infections
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified a key molecule that serves as a "security chief" to help the immune system quickly recognize...
Analyzing past failures may boost future performance by reducing stress
Insights from past failures can help boost performance on a new task—and a new study is the first to explain why.
US researchers report that...
Reproductive System: Functions & Diseases
he reproductive system is a collection of internal and external organs — in both males and females — that work together for the purpose...
Research : Cockroaches Can Survive Just About Anything
Cockroaches have been one of humanity’s most unwanted, yet admirably persistent, roommates for thousands of years.
But despite our reluctant intimacy, there’s still a lot...
The Brain Learns Completely Differently that We’ve Assumed Since the 20th Century
The brain is a complex network containing billions of neurons, where each of these neurons communicates simultaneously with thousands of other via their synapses...
Shedding Light on the Perception of Motion
A team of biologists has deciphered how neurons used in the perception of motion form in the brain of a fly —a finding that...
