The role of the human yolk sac in supporting early embryonic development and the first wave of the prenatal immune system has been mapped in a study published today (17 August) in Science.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 18, 2023
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New findings, out today, suggest children who tell blunt truths such as "I don't want this present—it's ugly!" are judged more harshly by adults than those who bend the truth to be polite or protect others.
Social Sciences
Oct 12, 2022
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257
As educators and industry mull strategies for attracting more young adults to math-oriented professions, a new study in the journal Child Development suggests that children's early experiences doing math homework and activities ...
Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2022
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Drug therapies that help older adults maintain their skeletal muscle mass and physical function for longer could be a step closer after researchers at the University of Birmingham identify a key mechanism that drives the ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 23, 2020
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(Phys.org) —Similarities in personal values and beliefs between an adult child and an older mother is what keeps that child in favor over the long-term, and that preference can have practical applications for mother's long-term ...
Social Sciences
Oct 15, 2013
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A team from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) has become the first to make adult cells from a living organism retreat in their evolutionary development to recover the characteristics of embryonic stem cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 11, 2013
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(Phys.org)—A comprehensive study at the University of Oregon, using cutting-edge genetic tools, shows that temperate and polar species of animals may be much more resilient to rapid climate change than previously expected.
Ecology
Oct 11, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have achieved a feat drug developers had thought difficult, if not impossible, discovering a compound that blocks the functioning of a key developmental protein by binding to an “undruggable” ...
Jan 19, 2009
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A new study from the University of Ottawa is providing insight into how different generations are interpreting the use of emojis in their communications, with older adults unsure of how to use them as frequently as younger ...
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2024
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20
Three out of four teenagers have seen online pornography—often before they even became a teenager. That's according to a new report from Common Sense Media that examines the role pornography plays in the lives of today's ...
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2023
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