Depression in young people affects the stomach, anxiety the skin
Mental disorders and physical diseases frequently go hand in hand. For the first time, psychologists at the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum have...
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UK launch of new Club of Rome report: ‘Reinventing Prosperity’
Credit: University of Surrey A new report from the Club of Rome is to be launched today. 'Reinventing Prosperity' by Graeme Maxton and Jørgen Randers...
Adult stem cell types’ heart repair potential probed
New research from New Zealand's University of Otago is providing fresh insights into how a patient's adult stem cells could best be used to regenerate...
Mechanism revealed for side effects of drug used in hematopoietic stem cell harvesting
Credit: Kobe University A team of Japanese researchers revealed the mechanism for side effects such as fever and bone pain caused by G-CSF, which is...
Turning sugar waste into light — and job opportunities
Credit: Elsevier Amsterdam, November 24, 2016 - From Britain to Mexico, countries are considering sugar taxes to reduce consumption and curb the global obesity epidemic....
A-LEAF, a full device for artificial photosynthesis
Project A-LEAF: "An Artificial Leaf: a photo-electro-catalytic cell from earth-abundant materials for sustainable solar production of CO2-based chemicals and fuels" receives funding from the FET...
Scientists step closer to halting spread of lung cancer
Scientists at the universities of York and Texas have found that a component of cancer cells, which acts like a 'cellular post office,' could be...
Tricky gene mutations detected by free, fast, easy-to-use new software
Scientists have developed an easy-to-use software tool that can detect important genetic mutations that previously needed to be identified by a separate test. The software,...
More reliable way to produce single photons for quantum information imprinting
Credit: University of Bath, Centre for Photonics and Photonic Materials. Physicists at the University of Bath have developed a technique to more reliably produce single...
The consumer of the future will use a mobile phone to monitor his environment
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has created the world's first hyperspectral mobile device by converting an iPhone camera into a new kind of optical...
Three rings stop cell division in plants
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University Arising from a collaboration between plant and animal biologists, and organic chemists at ITbM, Nagoya University, the group succeeded in developing...
The fusion reactor that employs a liquid metal shower
Credit: Dr. Junichi Miyazawa In a magnetic field confinement fusion reactor, we maintain the high-temperature plasma through the magnetic field lines by floating the plasma...
Game theory provides new insight on spreading environmentally conscious behavior
A new study published in the journal Ecological Modelling provides a unique new modelling framework, which translates findings from psychological research into a formula that...
Toxoplasma’s balancing act explained
Credit: Matthew Bowler/EMBL The parasite Toxoplasma gondii is a silent success. It infects up to 95% of people in many regions of the world, and...
Cholesterol an important piece of the puzzle for fat-burning
Gut bacteria play a little-understood role in the body's energy balance, which is influenced by diet. However, the crucial nutritional components are unknown. A team...
