Rural coal-mining families show resilience against divorce when faced with the economic downturns common in the industry, a new study suggests. Researchers found that rural counties with higher levels of coal jobs […]
Why Rural Coal Families Are Less Likely To Divorce
Scientists Figure Out How Timer For Cell Division Works
Human cells use a timer to divide: each cell gets at least 30 minutes to divide its genetic material between the nuclei of two daughter cells. Researchers at KU Leuven have unravelled […]
Poorer Health Influences Muscle Strength In Later Life
Older people with poorer health are more likely to have weaker muscles and experience a decline in muscle strength more quickly than their healthier peers, according to a new study carried out […]
Hearing An Opinion Spoken Aloud Humanizes The Person Behind It
People attribute more humanlike qualities to those expressing opinions they disagree with when the opinions are spoken as opposed to written, according to new research in Psychological Science, a journal of the […]
Double-duty Textile Developed By Stanford Researchers Could Warm Or Cool
Clothing made from a reversible fabric could warm or cool wearers and keep them comfortable, bringing down buildings’ energy costs. Stanford researchers have developed a reversible fabric that, without expending effort or […]
November 27, 2017: The Future Leadership Institute Media Lunch Followed By Oxford Seminar “Mediatising Religious Education”
Event: The Future Leadership Institute Media Lunch followed by Oxford Seminar “Mediatising religious education: BBC radio and television for children and schools, c.1920s-1970s” Date: 27 november 2017 Venue: The Future Leadership Institute […]
What Happens When Mixed Race Couples Have Children Of Their Own?
A new study by a sociologist at the University of Kent reveals how mixed-race British parents draw from their ethnic and racial backgrounds in identifying and raising their children. While mixed race […]
Sheep Are Able To Recognise Human Faces From Photographs
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 […]
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 […]
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