Octopus, crabs and lobsters feel pain: How we found out
Does a lobster feel pain when you pop it in a pot? The UK government asked us to find out.
Plants & Animals
Dec 17, 2021
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Four reasons why physically punishing school children doesn't work
When I was a child I went to school in South Africa. This was the late 1970s. At school, the teachers would hit us. It was called getting the cane, the cane being a long, flexible stick. This tradition, exported from a Dickensian ...
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2021
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Nanotechnology offers pain relief for tooth sensitivity
In an Australian first, researchers from the University of Queensland have used nanotechnology to develop effective ways to manage tooth sensitivity.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 23, 2021
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Decades of research show common stem cells could fuel advances in regenerative medicine
Could naturally occurring stem cells throughout the body hold the key to unlocking the next generation of advances in regenerative medicine?
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 18, 2021
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Designing less addictive opioids through chemistry
What if there was a way for pain patients to get all the pain-relieving power of opioids with none of the addicting side effects?
Biochemistry
Jul 19, 2021
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Studying social media can give us insight into human behaviour—it can also give us nonsense
Since the early days of social media, there has been excitement about how data traces left behind by users can be exploited for the study of human behaviour. Nowadays, reseachers who were once restricted to surveys or experiments ...
Social Sciences
Jul 12, 2021
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Updated feline senior care guidelines for the veterinary community
The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) has released the updated 2021 AAFP Feline Senior Care Guidelines to be published in the July issue of the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. This update provides ...
Veterinary medicine
Jun 29, 2021
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Seeking a treatment for IBS pain in tarantula venom
For patients who have inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBS), the condition is literally a pain in the gut. Chronic—or long-term—abdominal pain is common, and there are currently no effective treatment options for this debilitating ...
Biochemistry
Jun 23, 2021
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Japan's hands-off formula in disciplining schoolchildren works. Is it worth a try elsewhere?
A study examining Japanese schools' hands-off approach when children fight showed it could create opportunities for autonomy and encourage ownership of solutions, suggesting a new strategy in handling kids squabbles in other ...
Education
May 28, 2021
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Video: Can we make opioids less addictive?
Opioids are the most powerful painkillers we have, but they're incredibly addictive.
Other
May 6, 2021
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