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Kangaroo Dads

Fathers can establish a closer bond with their infant child through skin-to-skin contact or Kangaroo care, reports researchers from Australia and the United Kingdom.

Your Students Hate Math? Try Gestures

Gestures and hand motions can help engage and enhance students learning and understanding of mathematics, suggest researchers from China, Iran and Australia.

Dengue Risk Could Decrease In Warmer Climates: Study

Contrary to current belief, researchers predict that the risk of dengue could in fact go down in a warmer climate.

Blood Clot Drug Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s

Able to scavenging free radicals and inhibit Tau hyperphosphorylation, the stroke drug Edaravone might also be useful in Alzheimer's disease.

Diabetics Benefit From High-Protein Diets

A study shows that obese people with diabetes can lose weight on high-protein diets and see improvement in cardiovascular and renal health.

Caspase-2 May Be Important In Suppressing Lymphoma

Researchers have found that a specific gene plays an important role in suppressing lymphoma, a type of blood cell cancer.

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of Botulinum Toxin

Rieter Venter explains what botulinum toxin, or Botox, does to the body and why its possible presence in milk formula is cause for concern.

Break A Sweat To Lower Stroke Risk

New research finds a link between the frequency of exercise and stroke risk.

Immune Cells Essential For Establishing Pregnancy

Researchers have shown that immune cells are critical for fertility because they create a healthy hormone environment in the uterus.

Babies Whose Mothers Eat Junk Food Are Born Addicted, Study

Research in rats suggests that mothers who eat junk food while pregnant give birth to babies who are addicted to a high fat, high sugar diet.