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Genes not solely to blame for different types of autism

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

Scientists have revealed a new cause of autism spectrum disorders that has nothing to do with your DNA. These disorders share similar modifications in the brain that are independent of genetic activity.

The study, conducted at the Genome Institute of Singapore, showed that nearly 70% of individuals with both rare and common types of autism spectrum disorder display a similar pattern of histone acetylation.

Histone acetylation is the chemical change of the scaffold around which DNA wraps itself....

Beauty eShop Iparfumerie and Beautyspin is Rebranding to Notino!

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

With the best beauty products being sold in fourteen different countries, Notino is one of the most popular options in the world for fragrances.

Notino is one of the most popular options in the world for fragrances and beauty products. It isn't surprising, though, that you might not have heard of them. Why? Because up until recently, Notino has gone by a few different names in each country. Does Beautyspin ring a bell? What about eShop Iparfumerie? The popularity and mass production of the...

Scientists teach computers to read mammograms

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

Today, when we visit the website of many companies dealing in consumer goods (e.g. - banks), we are greeted by a chat "representative" on the home page. We tell this "representative" the reason for our visit (for e.g. - I am looking to get a new credit card) and we are redirected to the page where we would find relevant information. Some companies go a step further and ask a series of questions (for e.g. spending habits, preferences) and try to determine which product would work best for us.

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Scientists teach computers to read mammograms

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

Today, when we visit the website of many companies dealing in consumer goods (e.g. - banks), we are greeted by a chat "representative" on the home page. We tell this "representative" the reason for our visit (for e.g. - I am looking to get a new credit card) and we are redirected to the page where we would find relevant information. Some companies go a step further and ask a series of questions (for e.g. spending habits, preferences) and try to determine which product would work best for us.

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The same hormone could be responsible for love and aggression

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

In our day-to-day lives we are called upon to make instantaneous "engage or avoid", snap judgments when encountering new people; these judgments may play significant roles in our future interactions, such as choosing a potential mate, for example, or sidestepping or taking on conflict. Behavioral and social cognition research, including a recent study published by a team at the University of Bonn in Germany and the University of Electronic Science and Technology in Chengdu, China led by Prof....

The dancing cells make the embryo

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

A powerful study in embryology by a team from European Molecular Biology Labs (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany and Institut Curie, Paris reveals what drives cells in becoming the fetus rather than the placenta very early in mouse embryo development.

Soon after the sperm and egg meet forming an embryo, it divides into a mass of cells. According to the lead author at Institut Curie, Dr. Jean-Leon Maître, "In the very first days of our development, cells make their very first decision of either...

Reading literary fiction is good for your social skills

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

For most of us, our childhood includes visits to the libraries with our parents. As we were growing up, perhaps for some of us reading a book like Sherlock Holmes, Famous Five, The Great Gatsby or The Hitchhikers Guide to Galaxy became a ritual every night before we went to sleep. Interestingly, we have heard similar stories from numerous friends and acquaintances. Parents encouraged our reading practices because they felt like it was a "good habit".

Now new research shows that reading fiction...

Heart nano-patch makes a small bionic footprint

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

Heart disease is one of the biggest concerns for the aging populations. Someone has a heart attack every three minutes in the UK, with 30% of these attacks being fatal. New technologies to help patients recover from a heart attack are desperately needed, which is where a new paper by Harvard researchers focuses on.

The paper published in Nature Nanotechnology, by Dr. Charles M. Lieber and others at Harvard University describes how nanotechnology could help medicine, treat people with heart...

Scientists uncover remarkable protein diversity in corn

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

Corn, or maize as it is otherwise known, is a major food source of the world, and now a whole new aspect of corn has been discovered. The implications of the discovery are large for the agricultural community as well as for the world where so many depend on corn for sustenance and food.

The corn plant is much more diverse and complex than previously thought! It is like finding a long lost chapter to a historical text- it gives new meaning to the book, or in this case, plant.

Professor Doreen...

Clean your workplace to sharpen your brain

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

Ever felt bogged down right at the start of the day as you approach your cluttered desk? A recent study finds a link between long-term cognitive well-being and an unclean workplace.

Previous work has shown that working in an environment polluted with toxins such as mold and lead or a noisy unstimulating atmosphere, has a negative effect on brain health of people during aging; scientists have been debating about which factor is more important.

This study by a team of international researchers...

Das Burnout: The Emotional Impact of Stress at Work

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

Everyone has felt stress at work at some point, it's natural. Whether it be working to deadlines, an important meeting or even just working hard to get that much-needed promotion and pay rise. However, when the occasional work stress turns into daily work stresses then this this stress can have seriously adverse impacts on your health and you may find yourself coming dangerously close to burning yourself out. In Germany, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, stress at work is becoming so bad...

Touching a cause of autism

May 11, 2025 • 10:30 AM

When Arjun (name altered to maintain patient confidentiality) was about eight years old, one of his teachers decided to tickle him along his arm, when he was playing. Normally kids enjoy such interactions, often accompanied by peals of laughter. But it was not the case for Arjun.

Arjun flinched, pushed her hand away sharply, recoiling at this interaction and avoided her for sometime.

Arjun is afflicted with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As the name suggests, ASD alludes to a range of...

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