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Life & Chemistry

Insects in Crime Scene Investigation: Forensic Entomology Insights

The work of the Forensic Entomology Service in the Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology at the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU) involves…

Life & Chemistry

Progenika Biopharma’s Biochip Enhances Blood Transfusion Safety

With the aim of guaranteeing safety during blood transfusions, Progenika has developed and validated 1,000 clinical samples in cooperation with the principal…

Social Sciences

Fashion as Art: Exploring Its Contemporary Significance

The thesis written by Luis Casablanca Migueles studies fashion as “a plural phenomenon, one of the most important contemporary artistic disciplines”. He has…

Health & Medicine

SNAP Trial: Exploring Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Pregnancy

The £1.3m clinical trial — Smoking, Nicotine and Pregnancy (SNAP) trial — will investigate whether nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is safe, effective and…

Health & Medicine

Innovative Strategies to Combat TB in the 21st Century

TB has always taken its toll on poor nations, but the way the epidemic is evolving — the growing link between TB and HIV that threatens to overwhelm…

Physics & Astronomy

Pierre Auger Observatory Shares Cosmic-Ray Data with Public

The international Pierre Auger Collaboration, which includes scientists from 17 countries, explores the origins of extremely rare ultra-high-energy cosmic…

Health & Medicine

South Asian Scots Face Higher Heart Attack Risks, Study Finds

At the University of Edinburgh, research funded by The Scottish Executive and led by Dr Raj Bhopal and Colin Fischbacher, linked information on individual…

Environmental Conservation

Exploring Life in Extreme Environments: Key Insights Unveiled

Investigating life processes in extreme environments not only can provide hints on how life first appeared and survived on Earth (as early earth was an extreme…

Health & Medicine

Innovative Tech Enhances Food Quality in EUROAGRI+ Project

Partners in the EUROAGRI+ GREENTEC project are working to improve the conservation of consumer-friendly vegetables. José Burnay at EUROAGRI+ GREENTEC…

Health & Medicine

Is the treatment of Parkinson’s disease possible with a new neurotrophic factor in the future ?

The research group led by professor Mart Saarma, Director of the Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, has discovered a novel neurotrophic factor…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Breast Cancer: Immune System and Mammary Gland Link

The researchers, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), found that cytokines, which have a central role in immune…

Health & Medicine

Paracetamol Overdoses Decline Without Package Size Laws

A University of Calgary, Canada team led by Dr. Robert Myers used administrative data to review over 1500 patients hospitalised for acetaminophen overdose…

Social Sciences

Celebrity Entrepreneurs: Selling Their Own Products Better

Celebrity entrepreneurs can sell their own products better than those stars who simply endorse those of other companies, according to business analysts writing…

Life & Chemistry

Prion Amplification Breakthrough: New Insights on Variant CJD

The work was carried out by scientists at the National CJD Surveillance Unit at the University of Edinburgh, the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service,…

Life & Chemistry

Simple Magnet Controls Liquid Color, Unlocking New Tech

University of California, Riverside nanotechnologists have succeeded in controlling the color of very small particles of iron oxide suspended in water simply…

Studies and Analyses

Periodontal Bacteria Detected in Amniotic Fluid Study

A study appearing in the July issue of the Journal of Periodontology found bacteria commonly found in the mouth and associated with periodontal diseases in the…

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