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Jeffry A. Simpson – Taking The Long View On Wellness

Nature vs. nurture is one of the oldest debates in biology. Are people’s lives determined by their genes, their upbringing, or both? Nearly 30 years ago at the onset of the human genome project, scientists believed that once all human genes were known, all of human...

Dr Frances M. Sladek – Turning The Tables On ‘Healthy’ Fats

Dr Frances Sladek is a world leader in molecular biology research. Here she talks to us about her latest research, how soybean oil affects health and what the molecular mechanisms that underlie these outcomes may be. What is your research background and what triggered...

Dr Shin-Siung Jung – Bringing Adhd Into Focus With Nonpharmaceutical Treatment

Dr Shin-Siung Jung, of the Everspring foundation in Taiwan, has pioneered the use of sensory-motor integration training in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as a non-pharmaceutical alternative treatment. The training comprises a series of...

Professor Ulrich Schnyder – Transcending Trauma: Understanding And Hope For Refugees

The present refugee crisis will likely be one of the defining features of the current era. By the end of 2015, worldwide refugee numbers exceeded 65 million and growing, surpassing displacement numbers seen at the end of World War II. At present, nearly one out of...

William Hunt Ralph Hartley – Breaking Free The Stones Of The Past

Professor William Hunt and Ralph Hartley are both experienced archaeologists and anthropologists within the Department of Anthropology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. They have recently returned from the islands of Southeast Alaska, having set out to identify...

Dr Mirjam Knörnschild – Bats In Translation

Dr Mirjam Knörnschild and her group at the Free University Berlin study the acoustic communication and social behaviour of wild bats to understand the evolutionary interplay of social and vocal complexity, the functional significance of culturally transmitted song...

Professor Allen J. Moore – Uncovering The Evolutionary Origins Of Parental Care

Parental care is relatively uncommon in the animal kingdom, and most young are left to fend for themselves at birth. However, parenting behaviours have evolved multiple times in the history of life and are seen in diverse groups of animals. In recent years, biologists...

Professor Elizabeth Adkins-Regan – Social Behaviour In Birds: What Makes Them Tick?

Professor Elizabeth Adkins-Regan of Cornell University investigates the physiological mechanisms underlying social and reproductive behaviour in birds, including the life-long bonds formed by monogamous pairs, parental behaviours and the influence of parents on...

Associate Professor Hiroaki Oguro – The Future Of Dementia Therapies?

Efficacy of Ferulic Acid for the Treatment of Dementia Associate Professor Hiroaki Oguro and his colleagues at Shimane University study the effects of plant antioxidants on dementia symptoms. Specifically, Professor Oguro is interested in the effect of Ferulic Acid on...