Duke University
Smartphone app can detect autism symptoms in kids
Autism screening in young children is presently done in clinical settings, rather than the child's natural environment.
Disabled boy to receive experimental therapy using little brother's stem cells
Seven-year-old Jay Shetty is all set to fly to the United States for an experimental stem cell treatment using his little brother's cells.
US childhood obesity rates rising again
Parents can create a bastion of protection for children in the home, by keeping junk foods out.
Bonobos prefer bullies over 'nice guys'
The findings suggest that one of the characteristics that makes people from apes is the tendency to avoid people who mistreat others.
Stem cell transplant offers hope for scleroderma patients
Scleroderma hardens the skin and connective tissues and in its severe form leads to fatal organ failure, most often the lungs.
Childhood lead exposure not linked to criminal behaviour in adulthood
The team analysed 553 individuals from New Zealand born between 1972-1973 and were followed up to age 38 from all socioeconomic groups.
Child abuse victims more likely to dropout of school
Policies to reduce violence or assist children in coping with it will have the additional benefit of lowering the national dropout rate.
Artificial muscle patch can mend broken hearts
Unlike some human organs, the heart cannot regenerate itself after a heart attack.
High-speed quantum encryption could stop hackers: study
To fight back against the common security attacks, scientists have created a high-speed encryption system to stop hackers.
Corals developing taste for plastics: Study
Researchers conducted their two-part study using corals collected from waters off the North Carolina coast.