Research Shows Babies Are Relaxed By Lullabies Even in Foreign Languages: The Frí¨re Jacques Response
Harvard researchers show that American infants relaxed equally when played lullabies that were in an unfamiliar foreign language.
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It's a Myth That Adults Can't Learn Languages as Easily as Kids - Benefits Multiply if Families Learn Together
Making a home a bilingual one gives parents the same speed of language learning as children, and learning as a family speeds that up.
Until Death Do Us Part: Europeans Were Buried With Their Dogs 2,200 Years Ago
People from ancient Italy were buried with dogs and horses which may indicate an enduring companion relationship they had with their animals.
New Synthetic Compound Can Kill Superbugs Resistant to Antibiotics
A Harvard team has created an antibiotic that can overcome many drug-resistant infections, which have become a deadly global health menace.
Hand-held Test for Breast Cancer Uses Your Saliva and Gives Accurate Readings in 5 Seconds
A new test for breast cancer uses an inexpensive hand-held device that reads saliva on a test strip to give accurate results in 5 minutes.
America Has a Higher Percentage of Bilingual Citizens Than the French, Italians, or British
Visits to Milano, Paris, or Amsterdam may have given generations of Americans the wrong idea about Europeans' talent for languages.
New Spiral-Shaped Lens is Massive Improvement for Eyewear: 'Potentially Revolutionizing Ophthalmology'
This phenomenon, known as an 'optical vortex,' creates multiple clear focus points, which allow the lens to focus at different distances.
Slow Moving Tai Chi is 'More Effective Than Aerobic Exercise' For Reducing High Blood Pressure
The ancient Chinese movements of Tai Chi were more effective in reducing high blood pressure than aerobic exercise, says new study.
Stem Cells in Menstrual Blood Have Thrilling Potential for Health, Including Diagnosing Endometriosis
Long overlooked, menstrual stem cells have turned out to be a valuable source of important medical applications.
Buck Institute Scientists Discover a Potential Way to Repair Synapses Damaged in Alzheimer's Disease
The protein is called KIDRA, and along with being produced in the kidney, Tracy and her team identified its throughout brain synapses.
Traditional Chinese Herb Delivered by IV Improves Stroke Victims' Recovery, Shows Large Scientific Study
A Chinese herbal remedy made from the Ginkgo tree was shown to aid in the recovery of stroke victims, according to a new study.
Sea Otters Returned to a Degraded Coastline Ate Enough Crabs to Restore Balance and Cut Erosion by 90%
Against all odds, a distressed California coastal ecosystem is on the mend, thanks to the insatiable appetite sea otters have for marsh crabs.
Ancient Lake Sediment on Mars Builds Excitement for Evidence of Life in the Perseverance Rover Samples
An ancient lake bed on Mars may hold evidence of life on the planet, revealed a study of the Perseverance Rover's ground-penetrating radar.
T-cell Fountain of Youth Moves a Step Closer-And it May Work After Just One Treatment
The fountain of youth has eluded explorers for ages. It turns out, the anti-aging elixir might have been inside us all along-as T cells.
Astronomers Discover Blockbuster Star They Nicknamed Barbenheimer Because 'We've Never Seen Anything Like This'
SDSS astronomers have discovered an enormous celestial star so unusual they named it 'the Barbenheimer Star'
This Tiny Moon of Saturn Is the Smallest Case of a Subsurface Ocean Ever Found in the Solar System
Think of a glacier shaped like a ball the size of California or Spain and you have some idea of what Mimas looks like.
Scientists Discover Genetic Cause of Lupus, a Chronic Autoimmune Disease
Researchers used CRISPR to identify a genetic cause of the autoimmune disease lupus, which can lead to new treatments.
Genetic Heart Conditions Could be Cured for First Time with Single Jab - It's a 'Defining Moment'
Genetic cardiomyopathies is a group of diseases that are genetically passed on to offspring and often strike young people down in their 20s.
Revolutionary CRISPR-based Genome Editing System Destroys Cancer Cells 'Permanently' in Lab
A Tel Aviv University team shows their CRISPR genome editing system can improve survival rates by 80% in mice with metastatic ovarian cancer.
CRISPR Gene-Editing Experiment Partly Restores Vision In Legally Blind Patients
An experimental trial of seven patients with LCA, regained some of their vision after being legally-blind, through CRISPR gene-editing.
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