Two Canadian studies have found gene mutations that are linked to deadly brain tumors and could help scientists understand the causes of childhood brain cancer. In the first paper, researchers found mutations in a gene called ACVR1 in 20 per cent of a highly aggressive and difficult to treat childhood brain tumour, called diffuse intrinsic […]
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Hockey a major cause of youth concussions
A recently published study tracked 2,112 concussion patients under the age of 18 arriving at a London, ON health centre between 2006 and 2011. It found that nearly half of all concussions were caused by sports, and that more than a third of these were from hockey alone. Two thirds of the concussions occurred in […]
Portrayals of animals in children’s books
A new study shows that children who read books where animals were described using anthropomorphic language (e.g. talking, arguing) or images (e.g. wearing clothes) were more likely to attribute anthropomorphic characteristics to real non-human animals that those who heard a story with realistic language or images. The authors say that such books impact children’s […]
