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| Less than1% of the global population suffers from Schizophrenia, a potentially debilitating disease in which the patient loses the ability to distinguish between reality and fantasy. Schizophrenia usually manifests during adolescence, and brings with it a heavy financial and emotional burden for close family and friends. Previous research on twins has established that genetic factors are associ... more |
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| Smell detection plays an increasingly important role in numerous areas of daily existence, from sniffing out drugs at the airport to identifying diseases. Most of the time dogs trained to hone their sense of smell for these purposes, but even man’s best friend can have limited use in some situations. For example, dogs don’t always operate well without a handler, they may suffer reduced abilit... more |
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| Schizophrenia is a prevalent mental disorder characterized with typical symptoms include false beliefs, unclear or confused thinking, auditory hallucinations, reduced social engagement and emotional expression, and lack of motivation. As one of the mental diseases with extremely high incidence, the lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia worldwide is up to 1%. According to what people have known a... more |
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| Precisely how humans came to initially populate Asia is a matter of some contention. After migrating out of Africa, it is generally agreed upon that humans moved along the coastline, and settled along the way, eventually pushing inland. Another hypothesis posits that humans passed through the mountainous regions by following waterways. Asia is home to several great waterways, including the Meko... more |
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| Silkworms are both a staple of the textile industry and symbols of longstanding historical, economic and cultural significance in China, where the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori (B. mori) was domesticated nearly 5000 years ago. Today, China remains the world’s largest producer and exporter of B. mori cocoons and raw silk, which are primarily used in textile manufacturing. However, breakthroughs... more |
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