Researchers develop effective method to diagnose pancreatic cancer
Thus, the prospects for early pancreatic cancer detection are of enormous importance. Innovation Fund Denmark has just granted 13.1 million kroner for new and promising...
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New studies can inform programs to prevent sexual violence among teens locally, globally
While most teens can define consent as saying 'yes,' their understanding of how consent translates into real life experiences varies PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Across cultures...
Abnormal proteins correlate with aggressive behavior in dementia
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have together with American colleagues studied deceased patients who were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or frontotemporal dementia. They observed...
Harmful compounds might be formed when foods containing the sweetener sucralose are heated
BfR opinion No 012/2019 of April 9, 2019 The available data show that harmful compounds, some with carcinogenic potential, might occur when Sucralose and especially...
Listeners immerse themselves in audiobooks in very different ways
In the future, a new brain research method could be used to study creativity Researchers at Aalto University analysed how listeners immerse themselves in audiobooks...
Scientists develop artificial chemical receptor to assist viral transduction for T cell engineering
Credit: CAI Lintao Engineered T cell immunotherapy, such as chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) and T cell receptor T cell (TCR-T) therapy, has emerged...
Study questions the sustainability of plant ingredients as fishmeal substitutes
Credit: University of Stirling Substituting fishmeal in aquaculture feeds with plant ingredients may not be as beneficial for the environment as many predict, according to...
Cooking for large numbers: Hygiene rules make foods from commercial kitchens safer
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and Federal Centre for Nutrition (BZfE) publish updated leaflet The BfR and BZfE have jointly formulated these as...
Fishy diagnostics for food allergy testing
James Cook University scientists in Australia have found material commonly used for fish allergy testing is unreliable - potentially putting lives at risk. A team...
Plant protection products — more openness and transparency
More openness and transparency in the assessment of the active substances contained in plant protection products -- on the basis of valid law No third...
Men sometimes act less interested in sex — in order to get it
Men tend to act less interested, while women tend to act a little more interested in sex When heterosexuals have casual sex, previous research indicates...
The interface makes the difference
ICIQ researchers and collaborators look in detail at the interfaces in perovskite solar cells to understand the differences observed in their performanceCredit: ICIQ A collaboration...
Experts provide new guidelines to athletes on protein intake
Credit: University of Stirling A review led by a sports scientist at the University of Stirling has set out new international guidelines for protein intake...
LSU Health New Orleans research finds new Rx target for childhood cancer
New Orleans, LA - Research led by Michael Lan, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, found that...
New meta-analysis of glyphosate-based plant protection products does not alter the assessment of the active substance
BfR Opinion No 008/2019 of April 3, 2019 In the meta-analysis, Luoping Zhang, University of California, Berkeley, and her team pursued the question of whether...
