The research demonstrates for the first time that cannabinoid receptors called CB2, which can be activated by cannabis use, are present in human sensory nerves…
The team, led by Dirk Kok from the Institute of Automotive and Manufacturing Advanced Practice (AMAP), in partnership with the Centre for Process Innovation at…
The ecosystem will integrate national supercomputer centres (Tier-1), and leadership-class European HPC centres (Tier-0), as planned by the Partnership for…
Using integrated automation, instrumentation, drive and power distribution solutions, Siemens links all sequences of glass production. Services and solutions…
The anchovy, sardine and horse-mackerel are three species of great commercial interest to the Basque fishing fleet. However, all three have suffered…
Knowing the strength and path of hurricanes is critical for issuing timely warnings. Earth observation (EO) satellites are key means of providing synoptic data…
In an article in the September/October 2008 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Dutch researchers found that there is a substantial…
The new research findings are the first to describe a molecular link between cholesterol metabolism and malaria infection, and the new data could lead to new…
Climate change is also warming waterbodies, with implications for water quality, and in developing countries more and more people are reliant on groundwater…
Kajsa Åsling Monemi, paediatrician, the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, monitored more than 3,000 children in Bangladesh from the women’s…
Active tectonics comprise the most up-to-date deformation processes that affect the Earth's crust, resulting in earthquakes or recent deformations in the…
It has made global headlines recently: hospitals are facing a shortage of radio isotopes which means that patients will have to wait longer for cancer…
A new University of Reading study has shown that ‘expanding targets’ of this kind, which grow to twice their original size and provide a much larger area to…
A Manchester Metropolitan University study has found that taking carbohydrate and protein supplements just before and just after low-resistance exercise could…
With input from older people, researchers from the University of the West of England, Bristol, have identified ideas for innovative in-car information systems…
Sociologists at Mainz University investigate the educational opportunities of year four pupils in Wiesbaden relative to their social background. The results of…