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Obesity is one of the most serious global health problems. Obesity increases the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, fatty liver diseases, and certain cancers, which...

The University of Luxembourg will establish a new interdisciplinary centre (IC) for researching complex environmental systems. In an ideas competition or “Concours d'idées”, the University...

A typical gut bacterium that can spread through the body and cause a serious infection resists natural immune defenses and antibiotics by enhancing its protective...

Today, astronomers seek to observe the faintest and most distant objects possible. Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs), with apertures in the order of several dozen meters,...

Combining high-quality research and a wide range of educational offerings is something the Fritz Bauer Institute does very well despite its limited staffing. That is...

OCBC Bank and Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) today announced that they have embarked on a S$5 million research collaboration over the next five...

The North American southwest has been suffering through weather extremes in recent years ranging from searing heatwaves and scorching wildfires to monsoon rainfalls that cause...

LOUISVILLE, KY (November 10, 2022) – Although asthma is one of the most common respiratory conditions for children, kids don’t always carry their inhalers, or...

LOUISVILLE, KY (November 10, 2022) – According to the 2018 U.S. Census, smart phones are present in 85% of American households. They are reportedly viewed...

Researchers at UC Riverside are paving the way for diabetes and cancer patients to forget needles and injections, and instead take pills to manage their...

Navigating an unfamiliar place is uniquely challenging for people with disabilities. People with blindness, deafblindness, visual impairment or low vision, as well as those who...

Pearl oysters are an important aquaculture animal in Japan, as they produce the beautiful pearls that are sought after for necklaces, earrings, and rings. In...

Weather and climate modelers understand pretty well how seasonal winds and ocean currents affect El Niño patterns in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, impacting weather...

A research team from the Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics of Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Poland) has analyzed vaccination schedules published by 29 countries at the...

Cephalopods — which includes octopus, squid, and their cuttlefish cousins — are capable of some truly charismatic behaviors. They can quickly process information to transform...