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Life & Chemistry

Gene that lowers cell stress could protect against Parkinson’s disease

Research led by Dr L.Miguel Martins of the MRC Toxicology Unit at the University of Leicester and Dr Julian Downward of the Cancer Research UK London Research…

Physics & Astronomy

GMES Space Component Program Hits New Milestone

Oversubscription of the programme by the ESA Council at ministerial level in 2005 was confirmed, with oversubscription to phase 2 of 116%, giving a total…

Earth Sciences

International Polar Year Concludes in Norway: Key Insights

After two mid-way conferences, one in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2008 and one in 2009 where the location is not yet determined, the International Polar Year…

Earth Sciences

New Insights from Siberian Research on Deluge Traces

Researchers of the Irkutsk State University and Institutes of the Earth’s Crust and Geochemistry (Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences) have recently…

Earth Sciences

Earthquake Observation Diary: Insights from 1982 to 1993

The analysis proved that between 1982 and 1993, earthquake frequency reduced drastically, the foci of earthquakes being located at the depth of less than 70…

Life & Chemistry

IRB Barcelona Uncovers Key Mechanism Against Colon Cancer Spread

Researchers at IRB Barcelona under the direction of Eduard Batlle, ICREA researcher and head of IRB Barcelona’s Oncology Programme, have discovered a new…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights into Life’s History from Protein Architectures

In the study, researchers at the University of Illinois describe contemporary protein architectures as “molecular fossils” or “historical imprints” that mark…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Nature-Inspired CO2 Storage: Insights from Iceland Scientists

Carbon dioxide turning into calcite is a well known natural process in volcanic areas and now the scientists of the University of Iceland, Columbia University…

Medical Engineering

Innovative Environmental Solutions in Medical Technology

Long before the terms “climate change” and “energy efficiency” were on everyone’s lips, Siemens was working hard to systematically improve the impact of its…

Life & Chemistry

Schizophrenia Risk Genes Impact Healthy Individuals’ Health

While many people who possess these “risk alleles” do not end up with schizophrenia, this does not mean they are unaffected by the presence of the risk allele….

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomers Discover Dust Reservoir in Cosmic Disc

A team of European astronomers has used ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer and its razor-sharp eyes to discover a reservoir of dust trapped in a disc…

Physics & Astronomy

Discovering the Flat Cosmic Disc with ESO’s Telescope

Using ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer and its unique ability to see small details, astronomers have uncovered a flat, nearly edge-on disc of…

Automotive Engineering

New Night-Vision System Enhances Safety and Reduces Car Accidents

This is largely due to the reduced visual acuity and field of vision at night as a consequence of the illumination from the headlights — these factors are…

Life & Chemistry

Public-Private Funding Boosts Biopharmaceutical Innovation

The Bioprocessing Research Industry Club (BRIC), a public-private collaboration between two Research Councils and the UK biopharmaceutical community, has…

Life & Chemistry

Queen’s injects new hope for skin cancer patients

Pharmacy student Desmond Morrow working alongside Dr Paul McCarron and Dr Ryan Donnelly from the Queen’s Medical Biology Centre have demonstrated that a novel…

Life & Chemistry

Swedish pasturelands save Europe's butterflies

In the latest issue of the journal Biodiversity and Conservation, Karl-Olof Bergman, a researcher in conservation biology, and his colleagues publish the…

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