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China’s New Two-Child Policy Unlikely To Lead To Population Boom
The effect of China's two-child policy on the shrinking workforce and rapid population aging may not be felt for two decades.
Caregiver Depression: Worse For Daughters Or Daughters-In-Law?
Researchers have found that the emotional relationship between dementia patients and their caregivers may contribute to the caregivers' depression.
First Korean Genome Sequenced
This genome sequence, the most contiguous and complete human genome mapped to date, may be beneficial to the field of precision medicine.
50% Of Myanmar’s Population Has High Cholesterol
Unhealthy lifestyles have been blamed as hypertension and high cholesterol rates in Myanmar rise to worrying levels.
Even Small Scale Agriculture Threatens Rainforests: Study
It's not just big palm oil plantations that are bad. Small-scale farming that puts short term profits ahead of sustainability also damages the rain forest, study says.
Gene Therapy Reduces Heart Failure In Mice
By inhibiting the production of ANGPTL2, researchers were able to reduce the progression of heart failure in mouse models.
The Science Of Funny
Do scientists have a sense of humor? Just ask the guys who named an ample-bottomed beetle Scaptia beyonceae.
Tasuku Honjo Wins 2016 Keio Medical Science Prize
Honjo was recognized for his discovery of PD-1, a negative regulator of immune responses, as well as his subsequent work in the field of immunotherapy.
Easy As One, Two, Three? Kids Learn Quantifiers In Order, Despite Language
No matter what language they speak, children learn words of quantity such as ‘all’, ‘some’ or ‘none’ in the same order.
