In a bacterial strain, scientists at the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have found an enzyme which…
The study provides strong evidence that storing excess fat around the waist poses a significant health risk, even in people not considered to be overweight or…
The study, published online in Europe’s leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction today (Thursday 13 November), looked at real and placebo…
In other words, although many patients with anxiety disorders have orally reported very intense physiological symptoms in surveys and questionaires, they are…
The REDUCE (Reduction by DUtasteride of prostate Cancer Events) trial is a 4-year, phase-III placebo-controlled study that evaluates whether the drug…
Are happy or unhappy people more attracted to television? This question is addressed by a new 30-year analysis1 of US national data of nearly 30,000 adults by…
The 'Black Hole Universe' network will study black holes and their role in the universe, from the collapsed remnants of stars to their giant cousins (up to…
The study by Dr. Erik Andersson and Dr. Örjan Bodin at the Department of Systems Ecology, and Stockholm Resilience Centre, both at Stockholm University, is…
Sea level rise in one of the major consequences of global warming, but it is much more difficult to model and predict than temperature. It involves the oceans…
Protection of the knee for disabled people with prostheses may be one of the first applications. The work is part of a macroproject coordinated by the…
With an initial budget of 3 million euros and the participation of twelve European members, the Laysa project (Multifunctional Layers for Safer Aircraft…
During her doctoral degree studies she became President of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease as the first African and the first…
There may be less than 20,000 rhinoceros in the world, with one species perhaps already extinct and another with possibly only four animals remaining in the…
This completely unexpected discovery will deepen our understanding of these lost marine species as well as providing precious data about the coastal…
The findings of a study funded by the National Environment Research Council and led by Dr Louise Allcock at Queen’s School of Biological Sciences and…
The MAGNO programme is a national consortium with a total budget of €30 million over 4 years, made up of 12 companies (4 corporations and 8 SMEs) and 11…