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Personal reflection triggers increased brain activity during depressive episode

Research by the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester has found that people experiencing depressive episodes display increased brain activity when they think about themselves.

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain imaging technologies, scientists found that people experiencing a depressive episode process information about themselves in the brain differently to people who are not depressed.

Researchers scanned the brains of people in major depressive episodes and those that weren’t whilst they chose positive, negative and neutral adjectives to describe either themselves or the British Queen – a figure significantly removed from their daily lives but one that all participants were familiar with. (more…)

Study: Catholic schools not superior to public schools

Education

A national study led by a Michigan State University economist suggests Catholic schools are not superior to public schools after all.

Math scores for Catholic students dropped between kindergarten and eighth grade, while math scores for public school students increased slightly. In addition, Catholic students saw no significant increase in reading scores or better behavioral outcomes between kindergarten and eighth grade. (more…)

Dogs likely originated in Europe more than 18,000 years ago, UCLA biologists report

Nature, Science

Wolves likely were domesticated by European hunter–gatherers more than 18,000 years ago and gradually evolved into dogs that became household pets, UCLA life scientists report.

“We found that instead of recent wolves being closest to domestic dogs, ancient European wolves were directly related to them,” said Robert Wayne, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology in UCLA’s College of Letters and Science and senior author of the research. “This brings the genetic record into agreement with the archaeological record. Europe is where the oldest dogs are found.” (more…)

Zerissenheit und Misstrauen in Nepal

Politics

Am 19. November wird in Nepal eine Verfassungsgebende Versammlung gewählt. Dem Land steht eine schwierige Zeit bevor.

Die maoistische Rebellion und der Bürgerkrieg in Nepal zwischen 1995 und 2006 mit über 16‘000 Toten fanden in den internationalen Medien grossen Widerhall. Der darauf folgende brüchige Friede mit dem Übergang von der absoluten Monarchie zur republikanischen Demokratie bewirkte dagegen weniger Aufmerksamkeit. Jetzt steht die Nation am Fusse des Himalaya erneut vor einer wichtigen Entscheidung. (more…)

The science of living better, longer

Health

Did you ever wonder what science is doing to help us age more comfortably, in better health, doing the things we care about, for a longer span of time? (more…)

Apple is ahead of the rest

Technology

The world of technologies doesn’t cease to surprise. This time we have an innovation from Apple. It should seem, there only was a fuss about the new iPhone 5, and now we have the news about the brand-new iPhone 5S. Is there a big difference between these two models and how many people are going to buy the latest one?
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Experimental drug shows encouraging results in treating most common form of lung cancer

Health

An experimental cancer drug that has shown promise in the treatment of melanoma has also shown early potential as an effective treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death among men and women worldwide.

Dr. Edward Garon, director of thoracic oncology at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, presented the preliminary results of a Phase 1B study of the new drug, called MK-3475, on Oct. 29 at the World Conference on Lung Cancer in Sydney, Australia. (more…)

Russland: Greenpeace-Aktivisten sollen länger in Untersuchungshaft bleiben: Behörden fordern drei Monate mehr Zeit für Ermittlungen

Environment

Hamburg/St. Petersburg, 15. 11. 2013 – Die russischen Ermittlungsbehörden haben heute angekündigt, einen Antrag auf Verlängerung der Untersuchungshaft für die in Russland inhaftierten 28 Greenpeace-Aktivisten und zwei Journalisten zu stellen. Die sogenannten Arctic 30 sollen drei weitere Monate in Untersuchungshaft bleiben. Die Anträge sollen in der kommenden Woche vor Gericht verhandelt werden.

Bislang sind beim zuständigen Kalininsky Bezirksgericht sechs Anträge auf Verlängerung eingegangen. Greenpeace erwartet, dass heute und am Montag weitere Anträge folgen.

Den Anwälten der Greenpeace-Aktivisten wurde mitgeteilt, dass die Ermittlungsbehörde die Haft um drei Monate verlängern will, um weitere Untersuchungen durchzuführen. Sollte das Gericht dieses abweisen, müssen die Inhaftierten freigelassen werden. (more…)