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Asthma seems to start before birth

August 1, 2014 in Health
People with asthma, hay fever and eczema probably developed their ailments in the womb. Researchers think the future may bring ways of averting these afflictions.
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  • A new path towards quantum computers

    November 30, 2013 in Technology
    The supercomputer of the future operates with quantum bits, but quantum systems are fragile and they degrade easily. Now Danish scientists have managed to turn this degradation into an advantage, making it easier to create the special quantum states required for a quantum computer.

  • Meal hosts awaken patients’ appetite

    November 29, 2013 in Health
    A small research project has shown that hospital patients eat more and food waste is reduced when so-called patient meal hosts are used.

  • Too many taking flu vaccine?

    November 29, 2013 in Health
    Health personnel and other hardy souls risk lower resistance to future pandemics if they vaccinate themselves for seasonal influenza year after year.

  • Excessive funding for popular research creates science bubble

    November 28, 2013 in Society & Culture
    Research grants are increasingly being awarded to the same few popular research fields. This results in homogenised projects that rarely deliver what they promise. The phenomenon is similar to real estate bubbles, argue two Danish philosophers.

  • Chronic fatigue syndrome across time?

    November 28, 2013 in Health
    People suffered from chronic fatigue as early as the 1800s, but people didn't call it that. Instead, it was known as neurasthenia.

  • Your visual experiences remain stable over time

    November 27, 2013 in Health
    One would imagine that we – without knowing it – see physical objects differently depending on how old we are. But this does not appear to be the case, new study finds.

  • Red figures for Oslo - Stockholm fast train

    November 27, 2013 in Technology
    The bottom line figures flash as red as a stoplight when using a new method of calculating the profitability of a prospective high-speed rail between the Norwegian and Swedish capitals.

  • The best way to remove substances from rainwater

    November 26, 2013 in Environment
    Is rainwater clean? Can it be harmful to aquatic life? And what happens when rainwater from cities is discharged to the aquatic environment?

  • Criminals risk an early grave

    November 26, 2013 in Society & Culture
    Crime doesn’t pay. In fact, it's a deadly business. Even registered offenders who are jailed for something less risky than narcotics crimes or drunken driving are on average three times more likely to die than others in their age group.

  • Heart attacks hit women hardest

    November 25, 2013 in Health
    Swedish analyses show that women are more apt than men to die shortly after a heart attack.

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