Discovery of 'Achilles heel' of viruses paves way for drugs to combat flu, yellow fever and Ebola
A new class of drugs capable of targeting an array of different viral infections is on the horizon, after scientists discovered the Achilles heel of viruses ranging from influenza to Ebola. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 8, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Health News Source Type: news
Motion capture technology to end 'stiff and unrealistic' on-screen animals
Actors are warned about working with animals but scientists have now found a way of working with cats, dogs and horses without the risk of unreliable results. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 7, 2015 Category: Science Tags: News Source Type: news
Scientists develop blood test that estimates how quickly people age - and their risk of Alzheimer’s
Scientists have developed a blood test to estimate how quickly someone is ageing. They believe it could be used to predict a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease as well as the “youthfulness” of donated organs for transplant operations. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 6, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Health News Source Type: news
Scientists develop blood test to work out how old your body really is – and your risk of developing Alzheimer’s
Scientists have developed a blood test to estimate how quickly someone is ageing. They believe it could be used to predict a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease as well as the “youthfulness” of donated organs for transplant operations. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 6, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Health News Source Type: news
Scientists develop blood test that estimates how quickly people age – and their risk of Alzheimer's
Scientists have developed a blood test to estimate how quickly someone is ageing. They believe it could be used to predict a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease as well as the “youthfulness” of donated organs for transplant operations. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 6, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Health News Source Type: news
Your cats don't care about you as much as you'd like to think
Cats, you know 'em. They roam around your home aloof and determined to live how they please. The giving and receiving of affection takes place on their terms. Their rejection can make a pet owner, otherwise accustomed to the unconditional allegiance of a dog, feel like an emotionally needy human crying out, "Why won't you just love me?!" (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 5, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Sea sickness could be cured by a mobile phone app
A mobile phone app that applies a small electric current to the scalp through a headset could soon be used to alleviate sea sickness and other kinds of motion nausea, scientists believe. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 4, 2015 Category: Science Tags: News Source Type: news
Marijuana use among US college students at 35 year high, says study
A new study presents a finding that may seem obvious to college students, but not to people of an older generation: for the first time in 35 years, daily marijuana use has surpassed daily cigarette use among students at American universities. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 4, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Americas Source Type: news
Sexist toys stop girls choosing to study sciences at school, says top academic
Girls are still being put off science and engineering and it starts in early childhood with sexist toys and attitudes, according to one of Britain’s leading women scientists. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 3, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Overly-controlling parents cause their children lifelong psychological damage, says study
Parents who exert too much control over their children could be causing them lifelong psychological damage, according to a study which tracked a group of people born in the 1940s until the present day. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 3, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Health & Families Source Type: news
Each hour schoolchildren spend watching television sees their GCSE results fall by equivalent of two grades, says new research
Each hour that schoolchildren spend in front of the television or computer every day sees their GCSE results fall by the equivalent of two grades, warns new research by the University of Cambridge. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 3, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Education News Source Type: news
Each hour schoolchildren spend watching television sees GCSE results fall by equivalent of two grades, says new research
Each hour that schoolchildren spend in front of the television or computer every day sees their GCSE results fall by the equivalent of two grades, warns new research by the University of Cambridge. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 3, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Education News Source Type: news
New music notation system could render modern instruments 'useless', researcher claims
There are an infinite number of musical notes, the ancient Greeks discovered, yet we use just a fraction of them because of the limitations of modern instruments. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 3, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Earth has 'lost more than half its trees' since humans first started cutting them down
The planet of the trees has given way to the planet of the apes. The Earth has lost more than half of its trees since humans first learned how to wield the axe, scientists have found. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 2, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Environment Source Type: news
Skeletons of Scottish prisoners provide evidence of child soldiers in English Civil War
Physical evidence that children were used as soldiers in Britain’s mid-17th century civil wars has been discovered by archaeologists. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 2, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Archaeology Source Type: news
