Supporting organizations to quickly respond to the Covid-19 pandemic
Credit: African Academy of Sciences "In this global crisis, it is important for organizations on the frontlines of responding to...
Scientist proposes clinical trials with low-dose rapamycin to protect elderly from COVID-19
Friday, 3rd of April, 2020, London, UK - The Biogerontology Research Foundation, a registered UK charity supporting and promoting aging...
Making stronger concrete with ‘sewage-enhanced’ steel slag
A by-product of steel making can be used to both treat wastewater and make stronger concreteCredit: RMIT University Researchers have...
Lancaster academic sees positives in first published clinical trial of COVID-19 treatment
Credit: Lancaster University A Lancaster University statistician who worked on the first published large randomised clinical trial for a potential...
Curbing the rising toll of adults with complex care needs
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Efforts to control livestock disease PPRV should focus on herd management style, not age
Credit: Rod Waddington/Flickr UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The risk of transmitting the virus PPRV, which produces a highly infectious and...
What is the Asian hornet invasion going to cost Europe?
Credit: Prof. Franck Courchamp Since its accidental introduction in 2003 in France, the yellow-legged Asian hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) is...
Synthesis against the clock
Novel radiopharmaceutical for the diagnosis of tumor-relevant transport proteins developedCredit: HZDR/ Bodo Tiedemann Radiolabeled molecules, so-called radiotracers, help nuclear physicians...
Surgical masks good for most COVID-19 treatment: McMaster
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (April 6, 2020) - The N95 respirator masks should be preserved for health-care workers involved...
Invasive species with charisma have it easier
Credit: Jonathan Jeschke It's the outside that counts: Their charisma has an impact on the introduction and image of alien...
APS tip sheet: First results from the Belle II experiment
The Belle II experiment reports its first measurementsCredit: KEK / Belle II Collaboration At the SuperKEKB Collider, scientists have performed...
The ocean responds to a warming planet
New research indicates that upper ocean water masses are shrinking in a changing climateCredit: Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences We're...
X-rays reveal in situ crystal growth of lead-free perovskite solar panel materials
Credit: G. Portale, University of Groningen Lead-based perovskites are very promising materials for the production of solar panels. They efficiently...
Tiny marine organisms as the key to global cycles
New ways to understand the functioning of marine phytoplanktonCredit: Tom Deerinck, Mark Ellisman, Alexandra Worden Marine microorganisms, such as bacteria...
Condensed matter: Bethe strings experimentally observed
Long-standing prediction of quantum physics now provenCredit: HZB The regular arrangement of atoms in a crystal allows complex interactions that...
Oil spill: where and when will it reach the beach? Answers to prevent environmental impacts
Credit: ©Svitlana Liubartseva, CMCC Foundation In October 2018, the Tunisian Ro-Ro passenger ship "Ulysse" rammed into the hull of the...
Insect wings hold antimicrobial clues for improved medical implants
Credit: Professor Bo Su, University of Bristol Some insect wings such as cicada and dragonfly possess nanopillar structures that kill...
The human body as an electrical conductor, a new method of wireless power transfer
Published by Marc Tudela, Laura Becerra-Fajardo, Aracelys GarcÃa-Moreno, Jesus Minguillon and Antoni Ivorra, in Access, the journal of the Institute...
Cranfield University helps create new low-cost, simple ventilators for COVID-19 patients
Credit: Georgia Tech A simple, low-cost Bag Valve Mask (BVM) ventilator to help critically-ill COVID-19 patients has been rapidly designed...
Shorter radiotherapy treatment for bowel cancer patients during COVID-19
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