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20 Million Supercomputing Hours Boost Scientific Research

Every four months the Access Committee, formed by 44 well-know external scientists, evaluate individually each received project to be executed in the following…

Business and Finance

Discover Disposable Credit Card Numbers for Enhanced Security

Writing in a recent issue of the Inderscience publication International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics Mohammed Assora, James Kadirire…

Physics & Astronomy

Can We Change Earth’s Orbit to Avoid Solar Destruction?

Dr Robert Smith, Emeritus Reader in Astronomy, said his team previously calculated that the Earth would escape ultimate destruction, although be battered and…

Studies and Analyses

Study Highlights Emotional Strain on Hospital Caregivers

A study carried out at the Department of Social Anthropology of the University of Granada and led by lecturer Rafael Briones Gómez, shows that Spanish…

Medical Engineering

New Device Measures Organ Health Before Transplant

By means of a microelectrode that measures the impedance and temperature of the tissues, the system enables the state of any organ to be monitored from the…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Boosting Agricultural Productivity for Food Security in Developing Nations

Three out of four poor people in developing countries live in rural areas and most depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Increasing agricultural…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

University of Leeds Secures £500K to Combat Plantain Pests

Professor Howard Atkinson and Dr Peter Urwin from the University of Leeds’ Faculty of Biological Sciences have been awarded £500,000 through the £7 million…

Awards Funding

Student Wins Award for Insightful Ant Research Article

Jo-Anne Nina Sewlal, from Trinidad, was awarded the accolade for her article ‘Ants: Who is Using Whom?’ which explains how a variety of plants and animals…

Environmental Conservation

Zoologists challenge longstanding theory that ‘eyespots’ mimic the eyes of predators’ enemies

Many animals possess protective markings to avoid predation, including patterns to reduce the risk of detection (camouflage), to indicate that the animal is…

Health & Medicine

Venlafaxine vs. SSRIs: A Study on Depression Treatment

A new study published in the February 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry set out to compare two popular classes of antidepressants, the newer serotonin and…

Health & Medicine

Vitamin E Linked to Tuberculosis Risk in Male Smokers

Previous studies had suggested that vitamin E might improve the immune system. In animal studies vitamin E seemed to protect against various infections.Harri…

Health & Medicine

Ketamine’s Role in Rapid Depression Relief: New Research Insights

Ketamine, a drug used in general medicine as an anesthetic, has recently been shown to produce improvements in depressed patients within hours of…

Earth Sciences

Journey to the centre of the Earth – Imperial scientists explain tectonic plate motions

Scientists hope their description of how plates collide with one sliding below the other into the rocky mantle could potentially improve their ability to…

Physics & Astronomy

Edinburgh Astronomers Launch Origins Camera for Submillimetre Detection

Rather than detecting visible light, SCUBA-2 will detect submillimetre radiation, which is sensitive to the heat emitted by extremely cold dust in the…

Information Technology

Analogue Logic Enhances Quantum Computing Potential

Modern computing is digital, a series of 1s and 0s that, once combined, create powerful information processing systems. The system is so simple – on or off,…

Health & Medicine

How Regular Dips May Help Fibromyalgia Sufferers

Fibromyalgia is a common, painful syndrome, with no known cause and no accepted cure. Symptoms usually involve chronic and severe pain and tenderness in…

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