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Is your child seriously ill?
Respiratory infections in children are very common. This is also a common reason that parents take children to see their GP.
Parents, for the most...
Breakthrough research using quantum cryptography addresses security in 5G networks
Recent advances in software engineering and commodity computing advances have revolutionized the telecommunications industry in the past decade. Different kinds of network communications services...
Could genetic breakthrough finally help take the sting out of mouth ulcers?
Mouth ulcers affect up to 25 percent of young adults and a higher proportion of children. In a past study, scientists have demonstrated that...
Undergraduate reconstructs the skulls of two species of ancient reptile
Clevosaurus was a lizard-like reptile, an early representative of an ancient group of reptiles called Rhynchocephalia. It was particularly widespread and diverse, surviving the...
Unraveling secrets of diamond formation
Carbon is a key component of all known life on Earth, representing approximately 45-50% of all dry biomass. It is taken into Earth’s interior...
Study reveals why the zebra got its stripes
The function of zebra stripes has been a source of scientific interest for over 150 years generating many hypotheses. A new study by the University...
Satellite images reveal interconnected plumbing system that caused Bali volcano to erupt
The previous eruption of Agung in 1963 killed nearly 2,000 people and was followed by a small eruption at its neighboring volcano, Batur.
In September...
Future sea level rise could be much lower than previously feared
Two papers distributed in Nature this week call into uncertainty ongoing forecasts of unavoidable Antarctic ice sheet collapse. The first paper proposes that continued...
Mystery solved: how birds evolved to have colorful feathers
We’re captivated when we see something in nature with a multitude of colors or when the colors seem to change depending on our point...
Abused women more likely to seek emergency contraception
Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is a major public health problem, with devastating consequences for the women who experience it. It is known to significantly...
More adults are using complementary and alternative medicine in England
In 2005,12% of the English population visited a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioner. A new study by the University of Bristol's Centre for Academic...
Domestic violence is widely accepted in most developing countries, study
Women experience violence in many ways, from physical abuse to sexual assault and from financial abuse to sexual harassment or trafficking. Whatever form it...