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A simple test using a raisin can predict how well a toddler will perform academically at age eight, according to research conducted at the University of Warwick.

Using just the piece of dried fruit and a plastic cup they have devised a test based on how long a 20-month old child can wait to pick up a raisin in front of them. The toddlers were given a raisin that was placed under an opaque cup within easy reach. After three training runs toddlers were asked to wait until they were told (60 seconds) they could touch and eat the raisin. During the study it was found that those who...

NASA scientists are tracking the upcoming the flyby of a skull-like asteroid which will skim past earth today.

Asteroid 2015 TB145 was discovered on Oct. 10, 2015, by the University of Hawaii's Pan-STARRS-1 (Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System) on Haleakala, Maui, part of the NASA-funded Near-Earth Object Observation (NEOO) Program.

According to the catalog of near-Earth objects (NEOs) kept by the Minor Planet Center, this is the closest currently known approach by an object this large until asteroid 1999 AN10, at about 2,600 feet (800 meters) in size,...

Even though the economy is picking up again, healthcare across the nation is still struggling to afford adequate staff and essential supplies to meet the needs of patients. Doctors and nurses are in short supply and often work more hours than they should. Whether in private practice or within the NHS, there is no doubt that more doctors are needed if the healthcare needs of a growing population are to be met.

Number of Foreign GPs Rises

Within the past decade the number of foreign doctors working within the NHS has risen by 11%. At the moment family doctors from foreign...

It seems that over the coming year, the roads in the South West of England will be seeing an influx of dashboard cameras (dash cams) and it will be drivers themselves who are fuelling the demand for their journeys to be captured on camera, according to new research by GPS company Garmin.

The Garmin Driver Safety research found that attributing fault is the biggest problem for drivers in the South West region who find themselves involved in road accidents, with one in five (20%) stating that lack of evidence was to blame for a past claim going unsettled. Just under half (47%)...