Physical activity within physical education: Time for a rethink?

Physical education (PE) in the United States may be failing both teachers and children, suggests new…

All in the eyes: What the pupils tells us about language

The meaning of a word is enough to trigger a reaction in our pupil: when we…

Support in childhood makes midlife the prime time of life

There is a tendency to highlight the importance of cognitive achievements and the family’s socioeconomic background…

Security and privacy in electronic healthcare systems

All over the world, digital tools are increasingly being used to improve and streamline healthcare services.…

Influenza virus can overcome potentially crippling mutations

The effectiveness of flu vaccines and therapies could be improved thanks to new research, report scientists.

Study questions whether mistaken antibodies led cancer research down a 20-year dead end

For nearly two decades researchers have sought a way to target an estrogen receptor in the…

Widespread snowmelt in West Antarctica during unusually warm summer

An area of West Antarctica more than twice the size of California partially melted in 2016…

A mechanical trigger for toxic tumor therapy

Cell-killing chemotherapies are designed to shrink cancerous tumors by accumulating in their ill-formed blood and lymph…

Animal evolution: Hot start, followed by cold shock

The initial phases of animal evolution proceeded faster than hitherto supposed: New analyses suggest that the…

Blood cell discovery identifies patients with aggressive prostate cancer

Patients who have aggressive prostate cancer could be identified by a highly accurate and simple blood…