This is one of the key findings of the latest 24-7 survey – a national research project conducted by the Work Life Balance Centre, Leicestershire, UK, and the…
The nanostructuring of battery materials is likely to be common practice in the future, but it is not always performance-enhancing. The research findings have…
The review study consolidated the results of four African trials involving more than 6,000 women. It showed conclusively that using ITNs reduced the number of…
They will help 11-14-year-old children to take advantage of the very latest in hand-held computer technology — both in the classroom and at home.The project…
What exactly do bacteria learn from the signal substances? There have been two theories: the release of signal substances is understood to be either a…
These findings, identified by researchers at the University of Bristol and colleagues at University College London, aid the understanding of why an imbalance…
The founder company members of the new Diet and Health Research Industry Club are: Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd, Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association,…
Dr Jo Bright and Dr John Hancock of the University of the West of England have found evidence that nitric oxide (NO) and nitrite is released by pollen grains,…
Arthropods face much the same dilemma, as they cannot migrate long distances to avoid low winter temperatures – so why are they not killed off by the cold? Dr…
But new research has concluded that this reduction may not have been a result of the change in the law. The study, by Oliver Morgan and colleagues from the…
In the current issue of PLoS Medicine Andrew Hattersley and colleagues from the Peninsular Medical School, report the findings from a study of 108 individuals…
It was produced following the fourth in a series of special seminars entitled ‘Engaging Citizens’, organised by the ESRC in collaboration with the National…
They are also an important outgroup for understanding the evolution of bony vertebrates such as human and teleost fishes. In a new study published online this…
The ban led to more aggressive anti-poaching campaigns and increased investment in wildlife protection, and set African elephants on the road to recovery. But…
? Specially developed procedure for the analysis of individual eurons from fixed brain cross sections is applicable for a multitude of other cell types and…
You might think that the science of boiling had been worked out some time ago, but it still has some mysteries, particularly at the nanometer scale. As water…