STEM News from Around The World

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  Why Women Get More Migraines

  August 16, 2018

  Women are disproportionately affected by migraines – and we may finally have an answer as to why that’s the case. After conducting a thorough literature review, a team of researchers believes that oestrogen has a [...]
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  Africa’s first online database on education research

  July 29, 2018

  A database on education research conducted by Africa-based researchers has been launched to raise the visibility and impact of such research. The database, which has about 2,000 education research including theses and working papers on 49 African countries, [...]
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  Modified Form of Botox Could Replace Opioids as Treatment for Chronic Pain

  July 21, 2018

  A modified form of botulinum toxin gives long-lasting pain relief in mice without adverse effects and, in time, could replace opioid drugs as a safe and effective way of treating chronic pain, according to research [...]
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  Mum’s Microbiota Determines Autism Risk in Mouse Model

  July 20, 2018

  • The mother’s microbiome, the collection of microscopic organisms that live inside us, determines the risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders in her offspring, new research from the UVA School of Medicine shows. • [...]
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  Sunken Cost Fallacy: Study finds both lab animals and humans stick with their bad decisions

  July 17, 2018

  The behavior of people who remain committed to a choice, even when it is clear that an alternate choice would be a better option, has been a perplexing phenomenon to psychologists and economists.  For example, [...]
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  Rare Meteorite Recovered In Botswana

  July 12, 2018

  A meteorite has been recovered from a remote area of Botswana. The event is one of a kind as the meteor was identified before entering the atmosphere, and its fall and retrieval documented. It’s only the second [...]