Genetic Evidence for African Britons

First evidence of Africans having lived among "indigenous" British people for centuries and found that their descendants were unaware of their black ancestry.

Genetic Evidence for African Britons

Learning and Forgetting Languages

Two new studies shed light on the process of learning new languages.


Learning and Forgetting Languages

Treating Homeless Young People Produces Results

Innovative new research to establish the best ways of engaging with homeless young people who are without parents or carers has found that a comprehensive intervention program can dramatically improve their mental health and life circumstances.

Treating Homeless Young People Produces Results

Shamrock Seeds

Our gardening site (GardenGuide.biz) had an enquiry about Shamrock seeds. The first problem is deciding on what one means by 'shamrock'. It could be one of at least 5 different species. See the article on the following BBC page and another interesting article about Shamrock. Having decided which you want, you can do a search using the botanical name. You could also try http://www.wildflowers.ie/ for seeds.

Needle Exchange and Drug Treatment

Needle exchange programs are an important part in linking drug users with treatment.

Needle Exchange and Drug Treatment

Cancer Care

Women with breast cancer who are obese, less educated or have lower household incomes may be more likely to receive reduced doses of chemotherapy thereby jeopardizing their survival.

Cancer Care

Lifestyle and Type II diabetes

Changing to a healthier lifestyle appears to be at least as effective as taking prescribed drugs in reducing the risk of developing Type II diabetes.

Lifestyle and Type II diabetes

Whiter Than White

New research by the University of Exeter and Imerys Minerals Ltd. published in Science has found that the shell of the little known Cyphochilus beetle could hold the answer to manufacture of brilliant white ultra-thin materials.


Whiter Than White

Why Do We Hate Contact Centres?

A recent survey of over 1600 UK consumers found that moving house was the only thing rated more stressful than having to call a contact centre.

Why Do We Hate Contact Centres?

Women Still Do Most Cooking and Shopping

A new study finds that three-quarters of women do most of the cooking and shopping for food in their households. The study of nearly 200 British men and women in their early 30s found that, although half of the women worked full time, they were still responsible for this aspect of family life.

Women Still Do Most Cooking and Shopping

Why is Laughter Contagious?

A new study shows a possible mechanism for contagious laughter. Positive sounds like laughter trigger a response in the area of the listener's brain activated when we smile, as though preparing facial muscles to laugh.

Why is Laughter Contagious?

Why Do We Never Forget a Face?

Vanderbilt University researchers have found that we are able to remember more faces compared to other objects and that faces are retained best in our short-term memory. They suggest that our expertise in remembering faces allows them to be packaged better for memory.

Why Do We Never Forget a Face?