Aston University academics made fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Credit: Aston University Professor Sergei Turitsyn and Dawn Bonfield MBE to be made fellows Fellows are nominated by their peers based on their engineering...
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Statin use not justified for healthy people with high cholesterol
TAMPA, Fla. (Sept. 20, 2022) – About 40 million adults in the United States regularly take statins to lower their cholesterol levels and reduce their...
Cancer in adolescent and young adult women before pregnancy does not increase risk for stillborn births, according to UTHealth Houston research
Adolescent and young adult women who were diagnosed with cancer and received chemotherapy treatment prior to pregnancy did not have a higher risk of stillbirth,...
NSF awards more than $1 million to interdisciplinary research team to study chronic low back pain
La Jolla, CA — A multidisciplinary team led by researchers at UC San Diego has received $1.2 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to...
Discovery illuminates how Parkinson’s disease spreads in the brain
Aggregates of the protein alpha-synuclein spread in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease through a cellular waste-ejection process, suggests a new study led by...
Fundamental research improves understanding of new optical materials
Research into the synthesis of new materials could lead to more sustainable and environmentally friendly items such as solar panels and light emitting diodes (LEDs)....
Epigenetic treatment in mice improves spinal cord regeneration after injury
Currently, spinal cord injury does not have any effective treatments; physical rehabilitation can help patients regain some mobility, but for severe cases the outcomes are...
Drumming in woodpeckers is neurologically similar to singing in songbirds
Researchers led by Matthew Fuxjager at Brown University, U.S. and Eric Schuppe at Wake Forest University, U.S. have found regions in the woodpecker forebrain that...
WVU engineers aim to improve safety with autonomous robotic inspection system for coal waste storage facilities
Two West Virginia University engineers are developing new technologies for coal waste storage facilities that will detect and prevent potential failures like leakage of hazardous materials into...
Researchers test hybrid, soft/hard nanocarriers to deliver drugs to the brain
AMES, Iowa – Rizia Bardhan made a fist with one hand then covered it with her other hand, like a baseball player catching a ball...
Women facing food insecurity could be at high risk for addiction to highly processed food
Philadelphia, September 20, 2022 – A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, published by Elsevier, finds that women experiencing...
Radical new treatment system lights up cancer therapy
Tokyo, Japan – One approach to treating cancer is photodynamic therapy using photo-uncaging systems, in which light is used to activate a cancer-fighting agent in...
Advanced imaging sheds light on immune escape of shape-shifting fungus
Fungal pathogens have a major global impact upon human health – they are often difficult to diagnose and treat, and there is an urgent need...
Gel treats gum disease by fighting inflammation
A topical gel that blocks the receptor for a metabolic byproduct called succinate treats gum disease by suppressing inflammation and changing the makeup of bacteria...
Nerves on the spot
Tokyo, Japan – Our skin forms the physical boundary between us and the outside world, yet it still holds a surprising number of secrets. Now,...
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