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Study Suggests Economic Growth Benefits Wildlife but Growing Human Populations Do Not

In a world first, researchers at ZSL and UCL compared changes in bird and mammal populations with socio-economic trends in low- and lower-middle income countries over the past 20 years.

NASA Catches Birth of Northwestern Pacific’s Tropical Storm Francisco

NASA’s Terra satellite used infrared light to gather temperature information from newly developed Tropical Storm Francisco.

Will Depression Treatment Work for Me? Research Shows That Brain Activity May Help Predict Success of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Depression affects more than 300 million people worldwide, and while Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) can be an effective treatment, it does not work for everyone (only 45% of patients).

Model Predicts Cognitive Decline Due to Alzheimer’s, Up to Two Years Out

A new model developed at MIT can help predict if patients at risk for Alzheimer’s disease will experience clinically significant cognitive decline due to the disease, by predicting their cognition test scores up to two years in the future.