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Life & Chemistry

VIB and Johnson & Johnson set up a new Fund to identify projects with potential for commercialization

The primary goal of the Fund is to foster VIB proof-of-concept research (technologies, molecular mechanisms of disease …). The Fund focuses on collaborations…

Physics & Astronomy

ILL Secures Spot on ESFRI Roadmap for Facility Upgrade

The ILL ’s current programme, incorporating a major upgrade of its facilities, is one of the 35 initiatives highlighted in the Roadmap: “the most…

Automotive Engineering

How Car Technology Distracts Drivers and Impacts Safety

Mobile phones should be banned from cars altogether, according to Dr Graham Hole, senior lecturer in psychology. Dr Hole has highlighted the worrying…

Health & Medicine

Health Education Alone Won’t Fix Europe’s Obesity Crisis

The two-year study, which involved collecting the views of key stakeholders in nine EU countries that all show rising obesity, calls for a package of measures…

Transportation and Logistics

Jet Engine Display Celebrates Queen’s Birthday at Science Day

The University of Manchester display is one of only a select handful to appear at a special Science Day in London as part of the Queen’s 80th birthday…

Life & Chemistry

MIT Unveils New Technique to Examine Red Blood Cells

For the first time, researchers at MIT can see every vibration of a cell membrane, using a technique that could one day allow scientists to create…

Studies and Analyses

Empowering Women Over 50: Addressing Safety Concerns

The Australian Active Ageing (Triple A) Study has shown women need and want to protect themselves against violence as they get older.QUT Associate Professor…

Life & Chemistry

New Biochip Speeds Drug Development for Muscle Disorders

In the near term, the biochip could speed scientific research, which could accelerate drug development for muscle and nerve disorders like epilepsy and help…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Enzyme Profile That Promotes Tumor Growth

“Using a combination of enzyme activity and metabolite profiling, we determined that this protein-whose function was previously unknown-serves as a key…

Health & Medicine

High Bread Intake Linked to Renal Cell Carcinoma Risk

The study published online October 20, 2006 in the International Journal of Cancer, the official journal of the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), and…

Life & Chemistry

Cilia Formation in Early Embryos: Key Insights Unveiled

Now, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies take a step back and illuminate the molecular process that regulates formation of cilia in early…

Environmental Conservation

Amphibian Eggs Employ Defense Against Deadly Water Molds

Boston University (BU) scientists have discovered that several species of amphibians use defense mechanisms to protect themselves against deadly water molds…

Earth Sciences

NASA and NOAA Confirm Double Record Ozone Hole Depletion

The ozone layer acts to protect life on Earth by blocking harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun. The “ozone hole” is a severe depletion of the ozone layer high…

Earth Sciences

UW Scientist: We’re Not Running Out of Oil Anytime Soon

“The most common question I get is, 'When are we going to run out of oil.' The correct response is, 'Never,'” said Eric Cheney. “It might be a heck of a lot…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Asian Soybean Rust Detected in Virginia, No Crop Threat

“Fortunately for our soybean producers in Virginia, this year's crop is out of danger,” said David Holshouser, associate professor and Extension soybean…

Earth Sciences

NASA Unveils New Technique to Track Greenland Ice Sheet Changes

Using a novel technique that reveals regional changes in the weight of the massive ice sheet across the entire continent, scientists at NASA's Goddard Space…

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