REsolution: Opening the gates for new medicines
The new REsolution consortium is a public-private research partnership, supported by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), with nine partners from academia and the pharmaceutical industry....
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Bar-Ilan University researchers increase life expectancy in mice by an average of 30%
The mechanism through which the protein SIRT6 acts as a 'fountain of youth' allows old mice to conduct the same level of vigorous activity as...
Metamaterial improves sensitivity of infrared absorption spectroscopy 100 times
KIMM and UNIST develop metamaterial that improves infrared spectroscopic detection signal 100 times; low-cost technique revolutionizes detection of harmful substances and biomolecules A local research...
Sick bats also employ ‘social distancing’ which prevents the outbreak of epidemics
New study from Tel Aviv University reveals that bats also resort to isolation which can assist in preventing mass contagion The Covid-19 pandemic has introduced...
Corruption in healthcare worsens the health of patients and the quality of nutrition
This is evidenced by the experience of post-communist countries, including Russia Bribery in the public healthcare does not solve the problem of poor quality of...
Trust the machine — it knows what it is doing
New theoretical insights provide a physically sound understanding of machine learning-based simplified climate models Machine learning, when used in climate science builds an actual understanding...
ALS development could be triggered by loss of network connections in the spinal cord
ALS is a very severe neurodegenerative disease in which nerve cells in the spinal cord controlling muscles and movement slowly die. There is no effective...
What could possibly go wrong with virtual reality?
YouTube is a treasure trove of virtual reality fails: users tripping, colliding into walls and smacking inanimate and animate objects. By investigating these "VR Fails"...
Safe distance: How to make sure our outdoor activities don’t harm wildlife
Spending time outdoors is good for a person's body and soul, but how good is it for the wildlife around us? Outdoor recreation has become...
Browning could make lakes less productive, affecting food webs and fish
Increasing darkness without increasing nutrients will limit plant growth in lakes TROY, N.Y. -- As more dissolved organic matter enters lakes across the northeast United...
Artificial intelligence enables smart control and fair sharing of resources in energy communities
Energy communities will play a key role in building the more decentralised, less carbon intensive, and fairer energy systems of the future. Such communities enable...
Air quality improved during India lockdown, study shows
Research by scientists from University of Southampton (UK) and the Central University of Jharkhand (India) and has shown the first COVID-19 lockdown in India led...
Getting stoned: Revealing the mysteries of stonefish venom
University of Queensland scientists working to unlock the mysteries Australia's deadly stonefish have made a discovery which could change how sting victims are treated in...
Equipment to reduce vibration and shaking of load in transportation was developed
Expectation for transportation of biological medical products and vibration sensitive products Tamagawa Seiki Co. Ltd., developed a non-shaking system for transportation sector with support of...
Scientists identify protein that activates plant response to nitrogen deficiency
Nitrates are critical for the growth of plants, so plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to ensure sufficient nitrate uptake from their environments. In a new...
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