New insights into the mechanisms causing diabetes
Osaka, Japan – Wake up pancreas, it’s time for work! Researchers led by Osaka University have now identified a mechanism by which a lack of...
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Seeing clearly into a new realm – researchers prototype a new generation of quantum microscopy
While quantum computing seems like the big-ticket item among the developing technologies based on the behaviour of matter and energy on the atomic and subatomic...
Entomologists issue warning about effects of climate change on insects
In a new scientific review, a team of 70 scientists from 19 countries warned that if no steps are taken to shield insects from the consequences...
‘Insects need our help in a warming world, now’
‘If no action is taken to better understand and reduce the impact of climate change on insects, we will drastically limit our chances of a...
Intelligent materials for robotics and prostheses – Successful approval of the 2nd funding period of the DFG Research Training Group 2430
As a result, the simulation-based development of intelligent material combinations for so-called self-sufficient fibre composites shall be available. Actuators and sensors are already integrated into...
Adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with inactive inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease is a risk factor for giving birth preterm even when in apparent disease remission, a University of Gothenburg study shows. If corroborated,...
DNA barcoding reveals cancer cells’ ability to evade the immune system
Some cancer cells can deploy parallel mechanisms to evade the immune system’s defences as well as resist immunotherapy treatment, according to a new study from...
Artificial intelligence could help ease strain on hospitals
Pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) which automatically diagnoses lung diseases – such as tuberculosis and pneumonia – could ease winter pressures on hospitals, University of the...
Bivalirudin found to be safer and more effective than heparin for treating heart attack patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Bivalirudin is a safer and more effective anticoagulant than heparin for treating patients with the most serious type of heart attacks who undergo urgent percutaneous...
Oldest planetary debris in our galaxy found from new study
Credit: Credit: University of Warwick/Dr Mark Garlick New study led by University of Warwick puts an age to faint white dwarf star of over ten...
Shorter course of radiation therapy yields comparable results for patients with non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma
Patients with non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (STS) who need pre-operative radiation therapy can safely receive hypofractionated treatment over three weeks instead of five, with comparable...
New grant supports study of protein that builds muscle
A decade after discovering the role of a specific protein in muscle formation, a Kennesaw State University associate professor of biology has earned a $400,000...
Fluoride use was consequence of flawed nutritional guidelines, researcher says
Prominent organizations including the World Health Organization and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have dismissed low-carbohydrate diets that prevent tooth decay in favor of recommending...
Gates Biomanufacturing Facility announces manufacture of recombinant protein – Alzheimer’s disease vaccine for Institute for Molecular Medicine’s clinical trials
The Gates Biomanufacturing Facility (GBF) has announced the successful completion of the full cycle manufacturing of the recombinant Bulk Drug Substance (BDS) of the anti-Tau...
Endangered Devils Hole pupfish is one of the most inbred animals known
As its name implies, the Devil’s Hole pupfish lives in a truly hellish environment. Confined to a single deep limestone cave in Nevada’s Mojave Desert,...
