All News

Materials Sciences

Acrylic glass made of sugar – new enzyme could revolutionise production of plastics

In a bacterial strain, scientists at the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have found an enzyme which…

Studies and Analyses

Waist Size Linked to Doubled Risk of Premature Death

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…

Health & Medicine

Placebo Acupuncture Boosts IVF Success Rates, Study Finds

The study, published online in Europe’s leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction today (Thursday 13 November), looked at real and placebo…

Health & Medicine

Anxiety Disorders: Misconceptions About Physiological Symptoms

In other words, although many patients with anxiety disorders have orally reported very intense physiological symptoms in surveys and questionaires, they are…

Health & Medicine

Prostate Health Insights: Link to Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

The REDUCE (Reduction by DUtasteride of prostate Cancer Events) trial is a 4-year, phase-III placebo-controlled study that evaluates whether the drug…

Communications Media

Television’s Impact: Do Happy People Watch More?

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…

Physics & Astronomy

University of Southampton Joins EU Network to Study Black Holes

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…

Environmental Conservation

Preserving Urban Biodiversity Through Small Habitat Networks

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…

Earth Sciences

Measuring Water from Space: Insights on Sea Level Rise

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…

Health & Medicine

UPC Student Advances Collagen Nanofibers for Synthetic Knee Cartilage

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…

Materials Sciences

TECNALIA’s Laysa Project Boosts Aircraft Safety with Composites

With an initial budget of 3 million euros and the participation of twelve European members, the Laysa project (Multifunctional Layers for Safer Aircraft…

Health & Medicine

100,000 Lives Saved from Tuberculosis: A Landmark Achievement

During her doctoral degree studies she became President of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease as the first African and the first…

Life & Chemistry

Live Rhinoceros Birth from Frozen-Thawed Semen Achieved

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…

Life & Chemistry

Ancient Marine Plankton Discovered in Amber: A Key Find

This completely unexpected discovery will deepen our understanding of these lost marine species as well as providing precious data about the coastal…

Life & Chemistry

Queen’s University Belfast researchers trace octopuses’ family tree

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…

Materials Sciences

Light Transport Innovations for Crisis Management: MAGNO Programme

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…

Feedback