Identification with model conducive to learning, study suggests
©Christine Langer-Pueschel/shutterstock.com (Relaxnews) – In non-verbal contexts, learning occurs primarily through the observation and imitation of a model. In a recent study on this process in...
View ArticleBreastfeeding may protect against heart disease: study
The World Health Organisation describes breastfeeding as “one of the most effective ways” to ensure child health and survival. ©Marlon Lopez MMG1 Design /shutterstock.com (PARIS-AFP) – People who had...
View ArticleReading and sleeping are keys to keeping mentally fit: study
Getting just the right amount of sleep and reading have been identified as important lifestyle habits for keeping mentally fit in old age in a Spanish study. ©auremar/shutterstock.com (Relaxnews) –...
View ArticleWorld-first dialysis machine for infants is born
Until now, babies with kidney failure were treated with machines built for adults, with smaller filters and other imprecise adaptations that tend to withdraw too much or too little of the waste fluid...
View ArticleGlobal pop-up ‘Pestaurant’ event to serve mealworms and crickets
A pest control company will be hosting pop-up ‘Pestaurant’ events around the world Wednesday.©p.studio66/shutterstock.com (Relaxnews) – A special pop-up restaurant concept taking place in cities around...
View ArticleScientists create ‘mini-retina’ in lab dish
Rod photoreceptors (in green) within a “mini retina” derived from human iPS cells in the lab©Image courtesy of Johns Hopkins Medicine (PARIS-AFP) – In another step towards reversing degenerative vision...
View Article2014 World Cup ball has better aerodynamics: NASA
The Adidas FIFA World Cup ball “Brazuca”©AFP PHOTO/CHRISTOF STACHE (LOS ANGELES-AFP) – The official 2014 World Cup game ball should make players happy, NASA said after its own aerodynamics testing...
View ArticleMicro-implant could revolutionize cataract surgery, glaucoma treatment
A micro-implant designed to monitor eye health could help those with a risk for glaucoma. ©Jacek Bieniek/shutterstock.com (Relaxnews) – An innovative high tech information center for the eye is in the...
View ArticleUS goes soccer crazy as team eyes second round
US soccer fans watching from the pier at Hermosa Beach, California, celebrating US player Clint Dempsey’s opening goal against Ghana on June 16.©AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN / FILES (LOS ANGELES-AFP)...
View Article3D imaging detects more breast cancer than mammography
Currently, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends women get one mammogram per year starting at age 40.©Tyler Olson/shutterstock.com (WASHINGTON-AFP) – The largest study of...
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