Infant and childhood food allergy has now been linked to a mix of environmental and genetic factors that must coexist to trigger the allergy, reports a new study. Those factors …read more Source:: Science
Month: April 2018
Open source isn’t the community you think it is
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•By Matt Asay Name your favorite open source project, and the odds are good—very good—that a small handful of contributors account for the vast majority of significant development thereof. The odds are just …read more Source:: OpenSource
Three-quarters of COPD cases are linked to childhood risk factors that are exacerbated in adulthood
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•Three-quarters of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cases have their origins in poor lung function pathways beginning in childhood. These pathways are associated with exposures in childhood, and amplified by …read more Source:: Science
Older adults grow just as many new brain cells as young people
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•Researchers show for the first time that healthy older men and women can generate just as many new brain cells as younger people. …read more Source:: Science
Computer system transcribes words users ‘speak silently’
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•Researchers have developed a computer interface that can transcribe words that the user verbalizes internally but does not actually speak aloud. Electrodes in the device pick up neuromuscular signals in …read more Source:: Science
Lessons from lemurs: To make friends, show off your smarts
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•Researchers show that clever lemurs — some of our earliest primate relatives — gain social standing as the result of their problem-solving skills. …read more Source:: Science
Bonobos share and share alike
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•Bonobos are willing to share meat with animals outside their own family groups. This behavior was observed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is documented in a new …read more Source:: Science
Pesticides give bees a hard time
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•Scientists have investigated the impact of a new pesticide on the honeybee. In high doses, it has a negative impact on the insects’ taste and cognition ability. …read more Source:: Science
A vaccine for edible plants? A new plant protection method on the horizon
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•Novel technologies are being sought to replace the traditional pesticides used to protect plants, particularly edible plants such as cereals. A new project is shedding light on the efficacy of …read more Source:: Science
Human-engineered changes on Mississippi River increased extreme floods
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•A new study has revealed for the first time the last 500-year flood history of the Mississippi River. It shows a dramatic rise in the size and frequency of extreme …read more Source:: Science