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Exercise reduces caregiver’s burden in dementia care
New exercise programme does not only help patientsCredit: LVR, Matthias Jung The research group "geriatric psychiatry in motion" of the...
Major research in the Northern Netherlands into risk factors for coronavirus
Credit: University Medical Center Groningen This week, large-scale research into the risk factors for the coronavirus COVID-19 is being started...
Air pollution linked to dementia and cardiovascular disease
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman. People continuously exposed to air pollution are at increased risk of dementia, especially if they also suffer...
Nafamostat is expected to prevent the transmission of new coronavirus infection (COVID-19)
Credit: Image: 2020 The University of Tokyo. Nafamostat mesylate (brand name: Fusan), which is the drug used to treat acute...
Artificial intelligence can speed up the detection of stroke
Credit: Turku PET Centre Timely detection and accurate segmentation of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) lesions on magnetic resonance images (MRIs)...
World academies call for global solidarity on COVID-19 pandemic
The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) urges countries to collaborate, use and share science-based information, and help the developing worldCredit: Illustration of...
New world’s best practice for COVID 19 prevention and control
Credit: JBI, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, the University of Adelaide New recommendations for best practice for infection prevention...
Open Access multidisciplinary journal, All Life, launches
Taylor & Francis tackles the UN's Sustainable Development GoalsCredit: Taylor & Francis Launching today, a new multidisciplinary Open Access journal...
New therapeutic strategies proposed for some lung and kidney cancers
Study shows cancers with high levels of the SLC7A11 gene may respond to glucose transporter inhibitor treatmentCredit: The University of...
Unearthing gut secret paves way for targeted treatments
Scientists at Flinders University have, for the first time, identified a specific type of sensory nerve ending in the gut...
What are you looking at? ‘Virtual’ communication in the age of social distancing
First-of-its-kind study explores phenomenon of visual cues and live video interactionsCredit: Florida Atlantic University From health care to education to...
New tool exploring different paths the corona pandemic may take
Credit: Virginia Dignum Umeå University in Sweden is leading a team of researchers across Europe in the development of a...
Unique structural fluctuations at ice surface promote autoionization of water molecules
Direct experimental evidence for markedly enhanced surface proton activity inherent to water iceCredit: NINS/IMS Water ice is one of the...
Sturgeon genome sequenced
Credit: Andreas Hartl Sometimes referred to as the "the Methuselah of freshwater fish", sturgeons and their close relatives are very...
Using fiber optics to advance safe and renewable energy
Berkeley Lab to develop innovative technologies to make offshore wind and natural gas storage more reliableCredit: Berkeley Lab Fiber optic...
A ‘cardiac patch with bioink’ developed to repair heart
Credit: Jinah Jang (POSTECH) The heart is the driving force of circulating blood in the body and pumps blood to...
Microelectronics for birds
A tiny device to study the mechanism for avian magnetic orientationCredit: SPbU The scientists have discovered that magnetoreception in birds...
HKU team develops new wastewater treatment process
HKU researchers develop a novel wastewater treatment process to effectively remove health hazardous chemical contaminantsCredit: @The University of Hong Kong...
New metabolism discovered in bacteria
Researchers at Goethe University discover hydrogen cycling in the bacterium Acetobacterium woodiiCredit: Sarah Ciurus, Goethe University Frankfurt They make sauerkraut...
(Re)generation next: Novel strategy to develop scaffolds for joint tissue regeneration
Researchers in Japan develop a novel strategy for tissue regeneration, which is a better alternative to conventional tissue regeneration methodsCredit:...
