Abnormal proteins correlate with aggressive behavior in dementia
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have together with American colleagues studied deceased patients who were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease...
Harmful compounds might be formed when foods containing the sweetener sucralose are heated
BfR opinion No 012/2019 of April 9, 2019 The available data show that harmful compounds, some with carcinogenic potential, might...
Listeners immerse themselves in audiobooks in very different ways
In the future, a new brain research method could be used to study creativity Researchers at Aalto University analysed how...
Scientists develop artificial chemical receptor to assist viral transduction for T cell engineering
Credit: CAI Lintao Engineered T cell immunotherapy, such as chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) and T cell receptor T...
Study questions the sustainability of plant ingredients as fishmeal substitutes
Credit: University of Stirling Substituting fishmeal in aquaculture feeds with plant ingredients may not be as beneficial for the environment...
Cooking for large numbers: Hygiene rules make foods from commercial kitchens safer
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and Federal Centre for Nutrition (BZfE) publish updated leaflet The BfR and BZfE...
Fishy diagnostics for food allergy testing
James Cook University scientists in Australia have found material commonly used for fish allergy testing is unreliable - potentially putting...
Plant protection products — more openness and transparency
More openness and transparency in the assessment of the active substances contained in plant protection products -- on the basis...
Men sometimes act less interested in sex — in order to get it
Men tend to act less interested, while women tend to act a little more interested in sex When heterosexuals have...
The interface makes the difference
ICIQ researchers and collaborators look in detail at the interfaces in perovskite solar cells to understand the differences observed in...
Experts provide new guidelines to athletes on protein intake
Credit: University of Stirling A review led by a sports scientist at the University of Stirling has set out new...
LSU Health New Orleans research finds new Rx target for childhood cancer
New Orleans, LA - Research led by Michael Lan, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans...
New meta-analysis of glyphosate-based plant protection products does not alter the assessment of the active substance
BfR Opinion No 008/2019 of April 3, 2019 In the meta-analysis, Luoping Zhang, University of California, Berkeley, and her team...
Singapore and Australian scientists build a machine to see all possible futures
Credit: NTU, Singapore. In the 2018 movie Infinity War, a scene featured Dr. Strange looking into 14 million possible futures...
Clear sight in the data fog with PAGA
The fate of individual cells in the body is relevant in many ways. Researchers want to study developmental processes and...
Neutral Zinc-air battery with cathode NiCo/C-N shows outstanding performance
Credit: Qingfeng Yi et al. In a paper to be published in the forthcoming issue in NANO, a team of...
Thunderstorms half a world away significantly contribute to heat waves in central California
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Heavy rain over the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia and the eastern Pacific Ocean is...
Knowing how cells grow and divide can lead to more robust and productive plants
A large portion of a plant is hidden below the ground. This buried root system is essential for the plant:...
CD30: From witness to culprit
The study, which was supported by the German Cancer Aid, suggests that vaccination against EBV might reduce the risk of...
Harnessing microorganisms for smart microsystems
Vorticella autonomously converts its linear motion to rotationCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. A research team...
