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Migrants' children as well integrated as Swedes' children
Date: Jan-30-2014Children of immigrants have less education and get lower level jobs than children of the majority population. That is the impression one gets when looking at broad-based statistics. But REMESO researcher Alireza Behtoui has shown that when you break them down, the statistics tell another story."You can't compare apples and oranges. For the most part, children whose parents immigrated to Sweden in the 1960s and 1970s have a working-class background, while the children of the majority population come from working, middle and upper classes."Dr.
Migrants' children as well integrated as Swedes' children
Date: Jan-30-2014Children of immigrants have less education and get lower level jobs than children of the majority population. That is the impression one gets when looking at broad-based statistics. But REMESO researcher Alireza Behtoui has shown that when you break them down, the statistics tell another story."You can't compare apples and oranges. For the most part, children whose parents immigrated to Sweden in the 1960s and 1970s have a working-class background, while the children of the majority population come from working, middle and upper classes."Dr.
Evidence suggests our hard-wired belief in immortality may be the root of core religious beliefs
Date: Jan-30-2014Most people, regardless of race, religion or culture, believe they are immortal. That is, people believe that part of themselves - some indelible core, soul or essence - will transcend the body's death and live forever. But what is this essence? Why do we believe it survives? And why is this belief so unshakable?A new Boston University study led by postdoctoral fellow Natalie Emmons and published in the online edition of Child Development sheds light on these profound questions by examining children's ideas about "prelife," the time before conception.
Evidence suggests our hard-wired belief in immortality may be the root of core religious beliefs
Date: Jan-30-2014Most people, regardless of race, religion or culture, believe they are immortal. That is, people believe that part of themselves - some indelible core, soul or essence - will transcend the body's death and live forever. But what is this essence? Why do we believe it survives? And why is this belief so unshakable?A new Boston University study led by postdoctoral fellow Natalie Emmons and published in the online edition of Child Development sheds light on these profound questions by examining children's ideas about "prelife," the time before conception.
Cancer tumors safely targeted by DNA-built nanostructures
Date: Jan-30-2014A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has discovered a method of assembling "building blocks" of gold nanoparticles as the vehicle to deliver cancer medications or cancer-identifying markers directly into cancerous tumors. The study, led by Warren Chan, Professor at the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) and the Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research (CCBR), appears in an article in Nature Nanotechnology."To get materials into a tumor they need to be a certain size," explains Chan.
Cancer tumors safely targeted by DNA-built nanostructures
Date: Jan-30-2014A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has discovered a method of assembling "building blocks" of gold nanoparticles as the vehicle to deliver cancer medications or cancer-identifying markers directly into cancerous tumors. The study, led by Warren Chan, Professor at the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) and the Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research (CCBR), appears in an article in Nature Nanotechnology."To get materials into a tumor they need to be a certain size," explains Chan.
Falls in over 65's likely responsible for rise in traumatic spinal cord injuries in the US
Date: Jan-30-2014The number of serious traumatic spinal cord injuries is on the rise in the United States, and the leading cause no longer appears to be motor vehicle crashes, but falls, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.The same research shows, moreover, that rates of these injuries - whose symptoms range from temporary numbness to full-blown paralysis - are rising fastest among older people, suggesting that efforts to prevent falls in the elderly could significantly curb the number of spinal injuries.
Why motorcycles are a greater traffic hazard than cars
Date: Jan-30-2014"I didn't see it, because I wasn't expecting it there," might be the more accurate excuse for motorists who have just crashed into a bus or a motorcycle. The mere fact that such vehicles are less common than cars on our roads actually makes it harder for drivers to notice them, says Vanessa Beanland of The Australian National University. Beanland and colleagues conducted research at Monash University on how the so-called "low-prevalence effect" increases the likelihood of accidents. The study is published in Springer's journal Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics.
Falls in over 65's likely responsible for rise in traumatic spinal cord injuries in the US
Date: Jan-30-2014The number of serious traumatic spinal cord injuries is on the rise in the United States, and the leading cause no longer appears to be motor vehicle crashes, but falls, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.The same research shows, moreover, that rates of these injuries - whose symptoms range from temporary numbness to full-blown paralysis - are rising fastest among older people, suggesting that efforts to prevent falls in the elderly could significantly curb the number of spinal injuries.
Diabetes and high estrogen levels raise dementia risk for women
Date: Jan-30-2014New research suggests that older women who have both high estrogen levels and diabetes have a significantly higher risk of dementia, compared with older women who do not have these combined conditions. This is according to a study published online in Neurology.According to the Alzheimer's Association, more than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease - the most common form of dementia.Diabetes is a risk factor for dementia.
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