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Life & Chemistry

Measuring Forest Stress: Insights from University Research

A research team from the University of the Basque Country have analysed the substances that are triggered in plants to protect themselves, with the goal of…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Biofilms: Bacteria’s Chemical Defense Strategies

Bacteria rarely come as loners; more often they grow in crowds and squat on surfaces where they form a community together. These so-called biofilms develop on…

Awards Funding

Sugar Boosts Stem Cell Science Insights for Health Advances

All cells that make up the tissues of the body – such as skin, liver, brain and blood – are surrounded by a layer of sugars that coat the cells.These sugars…

Medical Engineering

New Visualization Software Enhances Prostate Cancer Detection

More than 35,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year in the UK alone – and approximately 10,000 deaths per year are associated with this form of…

Earth Sciences

Unique Fossil Discovery Reveals Antarctic’s Warmer Past

The discovery by an international team of scientists is published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. It involved researchers from the University of…

Health & Medicine

Small Birth Size Linked to Cardiovascular Changes in Kids

So far, the mechanisms involved have been poorly understood, and there has been little research into the alterations that might occur during childhood.Dr…

Studies and Analyses

Unveiling Cognition: How Magic Enhances Mind Understanding

A new study concludes that elements of human cognition and perception that are not yet fully understood by scientists may receive greater insight by analysing…

Event News

ESOF 2010 Transfer Ceremony: From Barcelona to Turin

At a ceremony held at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion at the Fira in Barcelona, Jordi Hereu the Major of Barcelona and Enric Banda the ESOF2008 Barcelona…

Health & Medicine

Breast Cancer Study: Family History Doesn’t Predict Risks

The study in the open access journal BMC Cancer shows that a family history of breast cancer does not give a useful indication of the likelihood that a woman…

Health & Medicine

Heart Disease Linked to Cognitive Decline and Dementia Risk

The study also found that the longer ago the heart disease had been diagnosed, the worse was the person’s cognitive performance and this effect was…

Health & Medicine

Innovative Cartilage Repair Gel Set to Enhance Quality of Life

The £135K project, funded by AGT and partly by Yorkshire Forward began three years ago, and whilst the gel is not at clinical trial stage yet, the University…

Event News

Nanotechnology Transforming 21st Century Healthcare Solutions

Medical and healthcare applications are the fastest growing branch of nanotechnology. Nearly on a daily basis, new groundbreaking results from basic research…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Pre-Treated Wood Enhances Wood Plastic Composites

Wood plastic composite (WPC), which are subject to a strongly rising demand, might be pushed ahead: innovative pre-treated wood reduces water absorption in WPC…

Technology Offerings

New Monoclonal Antibodies Target CCR5 Phosphorylation Sites

Scientists at the Georg-August-University Göttingen produced different monoclonal antibodies directed against phosphorylation sites of CCR5. These antibodies…

Studies and Analyses

Nursing Teams in Care Homes: Reducing Hospital Admissions

The research, undertaken by the University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE) and the University of Warwick, found that savings made through reduced…

Materials Sciences

Improved Machine Vision System Enhances Tile Quality Control

The system would detect imperfections such as pinholes, crazing, rough or dull glazes, even on tiles with a texture or relief pattern, saving the industry time…

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