Cambridge Core BlogPatient ethnicity proves to have no impact on detention under the Mental Health Act
A study led by researchers at Warwick Medical School has shown that a patient’s ethnicity does not impact the likelihood of detention under the Mental Health Act.…
Archive for June 2013
Taking the pulse of eye-movement research: Special issue of Studies in Second Language Acquisition
Posted on behalf of Aline Godfroid, Paula Winke and Susan Gass Understanding how languages are learned involves investigating the cognitive processes that underlie acquisition.…
How the Drake Equation contributed to the search for life beyond Earth
To celebrate the publication of a special issue of International Journal of Astrobiology, two articles are being made freely available to the public. This special issue of the journal offers a selection of nine papers presented at a workshop dedicated to the Drake Equation.…
Jitterbug: New software cleans up images on an atomic scale
Photographing atoms isn’t easy. In fact, trying to capture images of these tiny, nearly invisible particles that fit 200,000 abreast on a human hair is far from straightforward.…
The heat is coming to the street
If your next change of car is due in 2020, the new model you drive away from the dealership should boast some revolutionary features that will change forever the way vehicles use energy.…
An interview with Peter Phillips, CEO of Cambridge University Press
Please describe what it is like to lead Cambridge University Press. What do you like best about it? What are the challenges, the highs and the frustrations?…
Inside African Anthropology. Monica Wilson and Her Interpreters
Drawing on a massive personal archive, ‘Inside African Anthropology. Monica Wilson and Her Interpreters‘ offers rare insights into the history and making of southern African anthropology through an analysis of the life and work of Monica Wilson, amongst South Africa’s most distinguished anthropologists.…
The effectiveness of prebiotics in modifying the gastrointestinal microbiota for the management of digestive disorders
The June Nutrition Society Paper of the month is the Sir David Cuthbertson Medal Lecture published in Proceedings of the Nutrition Society and is entitled ‘ Mechanisms and effectiveness of prebiotics in modifying the gastrointestinal microbiota for the management of digestive disorders’ The gastrointestinal (GI) microbiota is a complex and metabolically active ecosystem that plays an important role in health and disease.…
Renaming schizophrenia
The name “Schizophrenia” is the subject of a new Forum in the journal Psychological Medicine. An article written by Bill George and Aadt Klijn, Foreign Affairs co-coordinators for Anoiksis (the Dutch association of and for people with a psychotic vulnerability), has been reflected on by various commentators.…
Effect of foster care on language learning: Findings from the Bucharest Early Intervention program
Post written by Jennifer Windsor, University of Minnesota, USA based on an article from the latest issue of Journal of Child Language Many young children live in institutional and orphanage care across the world.…
Sharks worth more in the ocean than on the menu
Sharks are worth more in the ocean than in a bowl of soup, according to researchers from the University of British Columbia.…
An interview with the new Editor of English Today
The new Editor of English Today, Emeritus Professor Clive Upton of Leeds University, answers a few questions about the future direction of the journal as it takes on a new editorial team and introduces new features.…