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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
So far, the mechanisms involved have been poorly understood, and there has been little research into the alterations that might occur during childhood.Dr…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Medical and healthcare applications are the fastest growing branch of nanotechnology. Nearly on a daily basis, new groundbreaking results from basic research…
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…
Scientists at the Georg-August-University Göttingen produced different monoclonal antibodies directed against phosphorylation sites of CCR5. These antibodies…
The research, undertaken by the University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE) and the University of Warwick, found that savings made through reduced…
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…