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Dietary fiber found to protect against COPD Dietary fibre may be a new tool in the prevention of progressive lung...

32 million funding boost for Smart Cities research in Tallinn and Helsinki

Smart Cities Centre of Excellence to be establishedCredit: Mikko Raskinen Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) and Aalto University, along with...

Cathinone color test is now on the market

A color test developed at University of Technology Sydney that can accurately detect the presence of all cathinones has been...

Parental behaviour affects the involvement of children in cyberbullying

Andalusian researchers demand the involvement of families and training in prevention programmes Experts from the Universities of Seville and Cordoba...

TTI heat map shows relationship between traffic-related air pollution and childhood asthma

Asthma cases attributable to traffic-related air pollution dramatically decreased between 2000 and 2010Credit: Texas A&M Transportation Institute April 5, 2019...

DFG to fund 6 new Research Units

Topics range from resilience in religion and spirituality to adaptive polymer gels and cytomegalovirus; approximately €18 million for first funding...

Mutation stands in the way of healthy blood cell maturation

In the veins, stem cells constantly mature and develop into different blood cells that are necessary for the body to...

Experts call for strategies to address public health crisis of opioid, ID epidemics

Citing the spread of infections linked to rising rates of opioid use across the country including HIV, viral hepatitis, skin...

Scientists develop methods to validate gene regulation networks

Findings reveal how plants respond to key nutrient in fertilizer A team of biologists and computer scientists has mapped out...

Research identifies genetic causes of poor sleep

The international collaboration, led by the University of Exeter and published in Nature Communications, has found 47 links between our...

Mystery of negative capacitance in perovskite solar cells solved

On the verge of outcompeting current thin-film solar cells, perovskite solar cells seem to embody an ideal solar cell: highly...

John A. Kanis named winner of IOF Olof Johnell Science Award

Prestigious award recognizes one of the bone field's most distinguished researchers for his achievements in musculoskeletal research and policy implementation...

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology will host 2020 ICPC finals

The Russian capital has been selected as the venue for the International Collegiate Programming Contest in June 2020. ICPC is...

Screen time — even before bed — has little impact on teen well-being

Data from more than 17,000 teenagers show little evidence of a relationship between screen time and well-being in adolescents. The...

Mass drug administration reduces scabies cases by 90% in Solomon Islands' communities

Largest study of its kind provides important evidence for global strategy on scabies control Mass drug administration (MDA) of two...

Durability vs. recyclability: Dueling goals in making electronics more sustainable

Credit: John Toon The falling cost of solar power has led to a boom in recent years, with more and...

Unlocking the female bias in lupus

New research on the X chromosome from the School of Veterinary Medicine points to an abnormality in the immune system's...

Compound that kills drug-resistant fungi is isolated from ant microbiota

A project conducted by researchers in Brazil and the US investigated bacteria living in symbiosis with insects as a source...

New hope for treating childhood brain cancer