Bluebells may fail to flourish as warmer days speed start of spring
Carpets of bluebells have long been a feature of spring woodlands - but the flowers may not be at their best in years to come...
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Mitochondrial lipids as potential targets in early onset Parkinson’s disease
A team of researchers led by Patrik Verstreken (VIB-KU Leuven) have identified an underlying mechanism in early onset Parkinson's. Using flies, mice and patient cells,...
NTU to develop smart technologies to enhance workplace safety and courtroom procedures
Smart technologies, such as sensors to improve workplace safety and artificial intelligence to aid courtrooms, could emerge from a new research partnership between Nanyang Technological...
Quest to settle riddle over Einstein’s theory may soon be over
Astronomy experiments could soon test an idea developed by Albert Einstein almost exactly a century ago, scientists say. Tests using advanced technology could resolve a...
Traffic light in the brain
Credit: Photo: Michael Veit Whether the brain responds to an external stimulus or not depends significantly on the balance between areas of excitation and inhibition...
Price of a pill – professor’s new book examines affordable medicines
Credit: University of Huddersfield COUNTRIES both rich and poor are confronted with the challenge of making sure that medicines -- including new and costly treatments...
Los Alamos research on cancer’s origins key part of huge grant
Credit: Cancer Research UK LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Feb. 9, 2017 -- Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher Ludmil Alexandrov has been announced as a member of...
Brazilian peppertree packs power to knock out antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Credit: Emory University The red berries of the Brazilian peppertree -- a weedy, invasive species common in Florida -- contain an extract with the power...
Falsifying Galileo satellite signals will become more difficult
Credit: European Union The European Union activated its Galileo satellite navigation system in December 2016. The EU is dedicated to setting this system apart from...
One step closer to personalized antibiotic treatment
Taking antibiotics to fight an infection won't necessarily solve your problems. Often, natural occurring bacteria in the gut harbor several resistance genes. This means that...
Cancer research UK announces grand challenge teams to answer biggest questions in cancer
Credit: Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK today (Friday) announces that four international teams are the first recipients of its global £100m Grand Challenge competition,...
Gas hydrate breakdown unlikely to cause massive greenhouse gas release
Credit: Photograph was taken by the Deep Discoverer remotely operated vehicle in April 2014 and is courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Ocean...
RIT researcher gets NIST award to develop security measures for deeply-embedded systems
Mehran Mozaffari Kermani, a faculty member at Rochester Institute of Technology, recently received a grant to design security measures for computing systems that will protect...
New method of genetic engineering indispensable tool in biotechnological applications
Credit: Behnam Enghiad and Huimin Zhao, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign Research by Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Huimin Zhao and graduate student Behnam...
New, long-lasting flow battery could run for more than a decade with minimum upkeep
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new flow battery that stores energy in organic...
