To beat toxic bacteria, break up their party
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Bacteria communicate to decide when they have enough density to produce toxins together effectively—a finding that could help beat infections.
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Health & Medicine - Mar 2, 2012 13:20 - 1 Comment
Artificial womb reveals embryo’s growth
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Engineers have created a soft polymer bowl that mimics the soft tissue of the mammalian uterus in which the embryo implants. (more…)
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Nicotine patches don’t work during pregnancy
NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Nicotine patches in standard dose fail to help pregnant women quit smoking, a large clinical study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 9, 2012 14:18 - 0 Comments
Spoon-fed babies may become fatter kids
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Babies fed solid finger food may be less likely to become overweight as children than those who are spoon-fed pureed food. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 27, 2011 11:06 - 3 Comments
Manuscript details Ben Jonson’s ‘lost’ trek
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — The chance discovery of a manuscript hidden among papers in an ancient family archive is shedding light on the life and career of Ben Jonson, William Shakespeare’s biggest rival. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 1, 2011 10:08 - 1 Comment
Bilingual brain translates in an instant
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) —The bilingual brain is able to process two languages automatically without forethought, even when they are very different. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 29, 2010 15:13 - 1 Comment
Fluid fractures like a solid
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Stretch it slowly, it flows like liquid. Add some speed, it fractures like a solid. This newly observed behavior in a type of “complex fluid” suggests new physics. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 19, 2010 16:00 - 0 Comments
Cigarettes: Out of sight, out of mind
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Putting tobacco out of sight in stores can change young people’s attitudes about smoking, but won’t hurt retailers’ bottom line. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 14, 2010 17:16 - 1 Comment
Elderly often silent victims of abuse
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK)—Because most domestic violence surveys tend to focus on younger women, older women who suffer or have suffered domestic abuse are historically a silent section of society. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 15, 2010 14:11 - 0 Comments
Shakespeare’s lost work?
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK)—A literary detective who claims to have found evidence of a ‘lost play’ by William Shakespeare has won the backing of the acclaimed Shakespeare publishers, Arden, with the publication of his new book, Double Falsehood, or the Distressed Lovers. (more…)
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