What they found was a molecular alarm system that serves as a sentinel to monitor the integrity of skin — the body's essential protective barrier. The fatal…
A pair of Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have developed a mathematical tool that could help health experts and crisis managers determine in real…
The identified changes are more numerous and long-lasting than previously thought, which may provide a biological explanation for why cocaine addiction is so…
As a consequence of the new launch date, the Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite is currently undergoing final flight…
Professor Ed Galea, from the University of Greenwich in London, and a team of international colleagues have won a grant of 2 million Euros from the European…
The coal gasifiers, each with a thermal capacity of 500 megawatts, are destined for the Ningxia coal-to-polypropylene (NCPP) plant in Ningxia Province in…
The Americans are still the world champions in energy consumption, but global warming is causing people to change their way of thinking in the USA too. At…
Now, however, European researchers from the COMET (COnverged MEssaging Technology) project say help is on the way. The researchers aimed at developing and…
Dr Cameron Alexander and PhD student George Pasparakis in the University's School of Pharmacy have used polymers — long-chain molecules — to construct…
Menopause is a natural period in the ageing process of a woman. On ceasing the ovary function, the body gradually stops producing eggs and female sex hormones…
Carried out by Queen’s PhD student Brendan Sturgeon, the ongoing research examines the impact of anti-social behaviour on older people in Northern Ireland.Brendan said: “Society and the media tend to portray older people as being weak, fragile and alone – a stereotype that makes them ‘easy targets’ for the cowards who engage in anti-social behaviour. …
Sports scientist, Dr Joanna Scurr, who is setting up Britain’s first Research Group for Breast Health, is undertaking a ground breaking study looking at the…
“There is no romantic adventure or skullduggery at work here,” said Professor Fred Dobbs from Old Dominion University, Virginia, USA. Ships pump water in and…
More than half of the world population lives in urban areas by now – rising continues. As a consequence the challenges in the fields of infrastructure, energy…
“Wherever man boldly goes his microbial fauna is sure to follow,” said Lewis Dartnell, an astrobiologist at University College London. The Russian space…
As the second anniversary (May 29) of the eruption on the Indonesian island of Java approaches, scientists have also found that the centre of the volcano –…
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