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Studies and Analyses

Children With Cancer Face Social Isolation, Study Finds

This study, led by Arturo Álvarez Roldán, aspired to understand the implications of cancer for children diagnosed with the disease as well as their families,…

Earth Sciences

New Geomorphological Index Enhances Mountain Tectonics Study

Now, researchers from the Universities of Granada and Jaen, alongside scientists from the University of California (Santa Barbara, USA), have developed, based…

Studies and Analyses

Health Care Burnout Linked to Poor Sleep Among Doctors

According to experts, job burnout is currently considered one of the psychosocial risks to which health professionals are exposed. The study analysed the…

Life & Chemistry

Altruism in Social Insects: Kin Selection Explained

A team led by Dr Bill Hughes of the University’s Faculty of Biological Sciences studied 'kin selection' – the theory that an animal may pass on its genes by…

Studies and Analyses

Antibiotic Prophylaxis Ineffective for VUR Complications in Kids

This result stems from a randomized controlled trial led by the Institute of Child Health Burlo Garofolo (ICHBG) in Trieste (Italy) that lasted 6 years (2…

Physics & Astronomy

Explore the Scanning Photon Microscope by Fraunhofer IPMS

The Fraunhofer IPMS presents an alternative with its “Scanning Photon Microscope”. It works on a similar principle but uses a two-dimensional resonant…

Life & Chemistry

Enhancing Stroke Care: Simulation Tools for Patient Support

Simulation is an important tool for computer-based development and pretesting of materials, helping eliminate expensive, dangerous mistakes. Computer-based…

Physics & Astronomy

Phoenix Landing Data: Insights from Mars Express Communication

The data from the Mars Express Lander Communication system (MELACOM) that tracked Phoenix was received on Earth soon after the Phoenix landing. As Mars Express…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Unveil Acute Artificial Compound Eyes Inspired by Insects

Insects have inspired scientists to transfer features which have been optimized over millions of years to present-day products. Research scientists at the…

Medical Engineering

Wireless Vision Implant: A Breakthrough in Eye Technology

For twelve years, experts from different disciplines in the fields of microelectronics, neurophysics, information engineering, computer science, materials…

Health & Medicine

Rapid Wound Healing Innovations Transform Patient Care

In Germany alone, about three million – mostly elderly – patients suffer from poorly healing large-area wounds caused by complaints such as diabetes, burns or…

Process Engineering

Unlocking Glass Potential: Innovative Cutting Techniques

Glass is a versatile, popular material for a wide range of applications. Cutting the glass is key to obtaining high-quality products. In the conventional…

Business and Finance

Firms Launch Initiative to Develop Security Management Blueprint

The industry-wide research initiative aims to develop best practice in managing security. It was launched today (Friday 30 May) and will provide a security…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Printed Biochips: Advancements in Peptide Arrays

Peptides are protein fragments consisting of up to 50 amino acids. However, peptides with a length of 15 to 20 amino acids arranged in arrays are sufficient…

Studies and Analyses

Applied Tension Release Enhances Biathlon Shooting Skills

The method is called Applied tension release (ATR) (or TASP, an acronym based on its name in Swedish) and was developed by Jan Lisspers, a professor of…

Information Technology

Belgian Researchers Unveil Affordable Desktop Supercomputer

Using this super PC, which mainly consists of gaming hardware and costs less than 4000 euro, they can carry out their computations on three-dimensional images…

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