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(Afrikaanse weergawe) Health website: Boererate.com Media type: Afrikaans health and wellness site with natural medicine and medical reference sources – since 2008. Average number of readers / visitors...
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Tell me what languages you know and I’ll tell you how you read
The way bilingual people read is conditioned by the languages they speak. This is the main conclusion reached by researchers at the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL) after reviewing...
View ArticleThe music of speech
Researchers at UC San Francisco have identified neurons in the human brain that respond to pitch changes in spoken language, which are essential to clearly conveying both meaning and emotion. The study...
View ArticleSmartwatches that learn your every move
Scientists at the University of Sussex have invented a new algorithm that enables smartwatches to detect and record your every move, without being told beforehand what to look for. Current smartwatches...
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Algorithm uses Instagram posts to advise tourists
Programmers from ITMO University created a computer algorithm that allows tourists to find places of interest that are most popular with locals based on their instagram posts. To test the algorithm,...
View ArticleWays to counter misinformation and correct ‘fake news’
It’s no use simply telling people they have their facts wrong. To be more effective at correcting misinformation in news accounts and intentionally misleading “fake news,” you need to provide a...
View ArticleLanguages do not share a single history
Languages do not share a single history but different components evolve along different trajectories and at different rates. A large-scale study of Pacific languages reveals that forces driving...
View ArticleStrength training for endurance runners
Marathon runners want to be the classic vertical hyphen, with no extra muscles. Strength training, however, does have a role in the endurance runner’s overall training programme. It corrects muscle...
View ArticleDutch courage – alcohol improves foreign language skills
A new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool, Maastricht University and King’s College London, shows that bilingual speakers’...
View ArticleHome exercise vs gym exercise
Interesting information from research, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, based on a pooled population sample of over 80 306 adults, led by the University of Sydney: “The analysis also...
View ArticleThoughts on endurance running, form and technique
The best coaches in my area, most of them close to retirement, confirm that they can not train the modern athlete with techniques from 20 years ago. The modern person’s lifestyle constantly differs...
View ArticleEndurance training helpful in recovery from muscle inflammation
Endurance training can actually be helpful in dealing with muscle inflammation, according to a new paper co-written by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, and Karolinska...
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View ArticleWomen naturally more fit than men
Women can process oxygen more quickly than men when they start to exercise, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo. Quick oxygen uptake places less strain on the body’s cells and is...
View ArticleLanguage is learned in brain circuits that predate humans
It has often been claimed that humans learn language using brain components that are specifically dedicated to this purpose. Now, new evidence strongly suggests that language is in fact learned in...
View ArticleMind reading equipment close almost a reality
It may sound like sci-fy, but mind reading equipment are much closer to become a reality than most people can imagine. A new study carried out at D’Or Institute for Research and Education used a...
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Your brain reveals who your friends are
You may perceive the world the way your friends do, according to a Dartmouth study finding that friends have similar neural responses to real-world stimuli and these similarities can be used to predict...
View ArticleSmartphone use undermine interactions at dinner
While “Take your elbows off the dinner table,” is a common refrain for many families, people may soon add, “take your phone off the table” to the list, too. According to research people with...
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