Sheep can be trained to recognise human faces from photographic portraits – and can even identify the picture of their handler without prior training – according to new research from scientists at […]
Sheep Are Able To Recognise Human Faces From Photographs
Streptococcus Vaccine ‘Could Prevent Over 100,000 Baby Deaths Worldwide’
Group B Streptococcus infection causes an estimated 150,000 preventable stillbirths and infant deaths every year. 21.7 million pregnant women carry this bacteria according to the first global study of Group B Strep […]
Corporate Incubation – Giving Innovation a Space to Flourish
Think about this. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Report (2016) indicates that twenty two percent (22%) of people across sixty four economies intend to start a business within the next three years. That […]
Why ‘New Beats Old’ Is Just A Fallacy
Large organisations can be as entrepreneurial as Silicon Valley darlings, says LBS expert Gary Hamel Every organisation should feel like a little start-up in Silicon Valley, said Gary Hamel, Visiting Professor of […]
Researchers Probe Brain Disease-causing Proteins At The Atomic Level
A change in a single amino acid determines which species are vulnerable, study finds. Researchers studying a protein that causes a hereditary degenerative brain disease in humans have discovered that the human, […]
Scientists Identify 27 Novel Cancer Genes
Researchers from KU Leuven and the Francis Crick Institute have pinpointed 27 novel genes thought to prevent cancer from forming. Their findings could help develop personalised cancer treatments that target these genes. […]
Intensifying Winds Could Increase East Antarctica’s Contribution To Sea Level Rise
Totten Glacier, the largest glacier in East Antarctica, is being melted from below by warm water that reaches the ice when winds over the ocean are strong — a cause for concern […]
The Complexities Of Innovation
Innovation isn’t as simple as choosing from a menu – it depends on a company’s organisational structure, says new paper co-authored by Professor Stylianos (Stelios) Kavadias of Cambridge Judge Business School. […]
High-stakes Exams Can Put Female Students At A Disadvantage
A new study suggests that women are more heavily influenced than men by test anxiety, and points to ways to help close the gender gap. Research has long shown that women who […]
Silk Could Be Used To Repair Damaged Spinal Cords
Modified silk from Asian wild silkworms could be used in a strategy to repair damaged spinal cords, according to scientists from the universities of Aberdeen and Oxford. The researchers, working in collaboration […]
Mental Wellbeing Of Generation X Directly Linked To Childhood
Childhood disadvantage is strongly associated with poorer adult mental wellbeing for Generation X, according to a UCL study. This remained the case even if they were able to overcome their childhood circumstances […]
Study: Junk Food Almost Twice As Distracting As Healthy Food
Even when people are hard at work, pictures of cookies, pizza and ice cream can distract them — and these junk food images are almost twice as distracting as health food pictures, […]
Gender-Based Double Standards Persist Even in a Performance Driven Industry, According to New Research From Columbia Business School
Many people argue that women are held to unfairly high standards and must outperform men with similar qualifications to receive equal evaluations. New research coming from Columbia Business School and Yale School […]
Fact Checkers Outperform Historians Evaluating Online Information
A new report from the Stanford History Education Group finds that fact checkers read less but learn more – far outpacing historians and top college students. How do expert researchers go about […]
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