When pigs get hit with significant illnesses during key stages of pregnancy, their immune response may negatively affect developing piglets, making them less productive on the farm. New research from the University of Illinois ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 2, 2021
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The sperm of older rats differs from that of younger rats in ways that may affect embryo development, according to recently published research.
Evolution
Mar 16, 2021
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The lack of certain genes in the BEC/TCEAL cluster could be related to alterations associated with autism spectrum disorder, according to a preclinical study published in the journal Genome Biology and led by Professor Jordi ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 26, 2020
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A strong association between the genes influencing cattle temperament and autism in humans has been discovered by University of Queensland researchers.
Plants & Animals
Aug 27, 2020
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Two political science students at the University of Alberta have written a background report to help social workers, psychologists and other practitioners prevent involuntary celibates, or "incels," from turning to violence.
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2020
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Adolescents are consistently identified as perpetrators of violence against family members. We know this from a decade of Victorian court and police data. Victoria's Royal Commission into Family Violence also highlighted ...
Social Sciences
Mar 3, 2020
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is the fastest growing developmental disability in the United States. According to the American Psychiatric Association, this disability is characterized by "persistent deficits in social communication ...
Education
Nov 13, 2019
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An autistic man walks out of a store without paying for a toy he picked up. He's followed by a storekeeper demanding he come back inside. The situation quickly escalates, and police are called.
Other
May 24, 2019
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Inside the body, disease and injury can leave behind quite the mess—a scattering of cellular debris, like bits of broken glass, rubber and steel left behind in a car accident.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 4, 2019
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141
Parents have experienced how newborns grab their finger and hold tight. This almost instantaneous response is one of the sweetest involuntary movements that babies exhibit. The newborn's nerves sense a touch, process the ...
Computer Sciences
Dec 18, 2018
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