The authors of new research say supporting children and young people’s mental health is as important as supporting their academic progress, and that particular attention should be paid to the fact that some young people have struggled more than others. Findings from their study, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, focused on the connections […]
You enter a room and quickly scan the crowd to gain a sense of who’s there—how many men versus women. How reliable is your estimate? Not very, according to new research from Duke University. In an experimental study, researchers found that participants consistently erred in estimating the proportion of men and women in a group. […]
A study by German researchers provides a link between the Neanderthal genome and a severe course of Covid-19-infections. The gene segment to bear eight per cent of Europeans. A Bay of lübeck scientist is questioning the results of the study, however. A Neanderthal inherited genotype could increase section risk for a severe course of the […]
Still, the exact origin of the novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is unclear. Sometimes a fish market in the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan as a place of origin. A bat-lab stand for a time in suspicion. The renowned virologist Christian Drosten, however, comes to a very different evaluation. Although the Virus was a bat Virus, said Drosten […]
COVID-19 has left parents grappling with the challenges of online learning, entertainment and work. It’s natural the amount of time children spend using screens will now increase. But that’s OK. Screen time recommendations we’ve enforced for so long no longer apply to our situation. There are ways to make the best of kids’ increased use […]
