The tabloids were screaming at new parents this week desperately yelling at them not to share a bed with their newborn because it could be lethal, causing sudden infant death syndrome, or cot death. The research said so. SIDS is tragic, of course, but a little composure, please. As NHS Choices explains: “The researchers estimate [...]SIDS, cot death absolute risks is a post from the science blog of David Bradley, author of Deceived Wisdom Subscribe to our Email Newsletter

  Growing up may be optional, but growing old is not and brings with it the increased risk of developing a neurodegenerative disease. Characterised by the progressive loss of neurons in the brain, such diseases can lead to a multitude of debilitating problems including memory loss, reduced motor control, and even death. Parkinson’s disease (PD) — one of the [...]The post Gene Therapy Gets a Protein Piggyback Across the Blood-Brain Barrier appeared first on Oxbridge Biotech.

A couple of weeks ago I found myself in a beautiful rural home that belongs to my parents’ friends, a slim and sophisticated couple who enjoys bird watching and international travel. I was meeting this pair—let’s call them George and Marsha—for the first time. I’m inherently nosy, so while the rest of the group chatted, [...]

OBR would like to announce one of our partners’ exciting events: the Emerging Technologies Event sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry. What do you get if you have a room full of scientific developers, entrepreneurs, academics, investors and industrialists? A real buzz of creativity, innovation and opportunity. RSC’s Emerging Technologies Event highlights innovation as a critical [...]The post RSC Emerging Technologies Event: For the chemistry entrepreneur in you. appeared first on […]

In addition to crop management, understanding vernalization could be used to identify plant communities at risk from climate change.Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)The post Some Like It Cold appeared first on AoB Blog.