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Exploring the Potential of Metatorbernite in Uranium Remediation | Dr Caroline Kirk

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Although nuclear power is a clean alternative to fossil fuel combustion, this industry often causes uranium pollution in the local environment. The ge...

Investigating Fructans to Understand How Plants Can Survive Harsh Environments | Dr José Ordaz-Ortiz

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The molecules within plant tissues can tell us about how they can withstand harsh environmental conditions. The Agave [ah-gah-vay] tequilana [tuh-keel...

Establishing a Positive Control for CD4 Cells: A Vital Addition to the Research Toolkit

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Measurement of CD4 T cell-mediated immunity requires functional tests to be conducted with viable peripheral blood mononuclear cells, PBMC. Recently, ...

Translational Imaging Innovations: Accelerating Ophthalmic Research Through an Integrated Online Platform

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Led by Dr. Eric Buckland, Translational Imaging Innovations, Inc. (TII) provides purpose-driven software systems that drive such ophthalmic research f...

Revealing How Table Tennis Could Be Transformed into a Popular Spectator Sport

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rapid-fire rallies of short, fast shots are a defining feature of professional table tennis – but for many audiences, the excitement of these matche...

Improving the Outlook for Children with Congenital Heart Disease | Dr Marta Erlandson

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common birth defects across the globe. Although prospects and survival rates are improving, there is...

The Unease Modulation Model: Revolutionising Health, Stress Management and Public Policy

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stress is inherently prevalent in our lives and can have seriously deleterious impacts on individual health and well-being, as well as society more br...

Preventing Rabies: A Deadly but Neglected Disease | Dr Joanne Maki

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rabies is transmitted from animals to humans through the bite of an infected animal, all too often with fatal consequences, particularly in the develo...

Immigration, Epidemic Mortality and Demographic Recovery | Dr Pierre Galanaud

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Pierre Galanaud, an immunologist from Paris-Saclay University and Inserm UMR 996, analysed historical tax records to investigate the impact of epid...

Dream Warmer: An Innovative, Safe and Effective Complement to Skin-to-Skin Care for Neonatal Hypothermia | Dr Anne Hansen

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Anne Hansen is the Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Associate Chief of the Division of Newborn Medicine at Boston Children’...

Understanding Sudden Unexpected Infant Death: A Unique Collaboration

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When a supposedly healthy infant passes away, it can be hard to understand why. Juan Lavista Ferres (Microsoft), Dr Jan-Marino Ramirez and Dr Tatiana ...

Return of Baird’s Tapir: Blessing or Omen? | Dr LaRoy Brandt - Maggie Singleton

02 Mar 2022

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The destruction of jungle and forest habitats is a serious issue threatening species across the globe. Dr LaRoy Brandt and Maggie Singleton of Lincoln...

Confronting Challenges to the Uptake of Digital Healthcare | Paola Mattei

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Confronting Challenges to the Uptake ofDigital healthcare promises a wealth of benefits for current healthcare systems, yet its uptake has been remark...

Do Maternal Influences on Birthweight Influence Future Cardiometabolic Risk? | Dr Gunn-Helen Moen

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Adverse environmental factors in the mother’s womb and/or during the first years of life have traditionally been thought to be responsible for an in...

Using Machine Learning to Predict Bacterial Growth According to the Media Components | Dr Bei-Wen Ying

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bacterial growth depends on the complex interactions of a multitude of chemical components. Microbiologists have long attempted to predict bacterial g...

The Benefits and Costs of Legalising Same-Sex Marriage in the USA | Dr Kristina B. Wolff

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On the 26th of June 2015, the US Supreme Court legalised same-sex marriage across the USA, allowing same-sex couples to be legally recognised as marri...

Arendt’s Ethics of Otherness: Rethinking How We See Other People | Professor Andreea Deciu

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The 20th Century philosopher Hannah Arendt grounded ethics in aesthetics because she viewed art as a way of understanding how the world appears to dif...

Exploring the Surface Chemistry of Interstellar Dust | Albert Rimola

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Interstellar space may seem like the last place you would look when searching for the chemical origins of life. Yet on the surfaces of tiny dust grain...

How Cancer Cells Overcome the Obstacle of Senescence | Sebastian Igelmann

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cellular senescence [suh-NEH-Sns] is the process by which cells age and permanently stop dividing but do not die. While the process of senescence crea...

The Holy Grail of Safer Opioids: Targeting Mu Opioid Receptor Splice Variants | Dr Ying-Xian Pan

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Despite their numerous side effects, opioid drugs and morphine-like agents have remained a pillar in the medical management of pain. Most clinically u...

Using Genetics to Diagnose Rare Metabolic Diseases | Dr Michael Wanger

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Identifying the cause of an illness in a sick baby or child is not always easy, particularly if the disease is rare. Throughout his career, Dr Michael...

Tackling Aggressive Brain Cancer With MicroRNA and Nanoparticles | Dr Hernando Lopez-Bertoni

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Glioblastoma multiforme is an aggressive and life-threatening form of brain cancer. Although some treatments are available to provide comfort and prol...

New Insights into the Effectiveness and Benefits of Student Self-Assessment

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

By asking their students to complete self-assessment exercises, educators can encourage the development of their students. These methods rely on a stu...

Promoting Global Education and Sustainable Development Through Animations

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the main priorities of the United Nations and other international organisations is to encourage the sustainable economic, social, and environme...

Scientific Societies Team Up to Foster a Diverse STEM Workforce | Dr Verónica A. Segarra

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) communities have a long history of exclusion and underrepresentation of women, African American,...

Controlling the Worldwide chaotic Spreading of COVID-19 Through Vaccinations | Dr Aldo Bonasera

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, we face challenges that require innovative and strategic responding. Dr Aldo Bonasera at Texas A&M University i...

How Soundtracks Shape What We See | Dr. Alessandro Ansani

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Music has the power to influence how we interpret the world around us. Dr. Alessandro Ansani from the Department of Psychology at Sapienza University ...

Exploring Cyberpunk as a Post-Utopian Genre | Professor Elana Gomel

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cyberpunk brings to mind neon lights, artificial intelligence and mega corporations. It is a subgenre of science fiction set in a dystopian, futuristi...

Exploring How Microbes Can Shed Light on Ancient Climate Conditions | Tor Einar Møller

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To study the climate of the ancient past, researchers look for its fingerprints in deep marine and lake sediments. Within these geological records are...

Linking Rockfalls to Thawing Mountain Permafrost | Dr Florence Magnin

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Permafrost is key to maintaining the stability of steep mountain slopes. Yet as the climate warms, this frozen ground is becoming increasingly prone t...

Conversational Prosodic Entrainment in Youths with Autism Spectrum Disorder

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often display unusual patterns of speech. Dr Heike Lehnert-LeHouillier and her colleagues from New Me...

START NOW: An Effective Mental Health Intervention | Dr. Robert Trestman

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Robert Trestman, at the Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, has co-developed START NOW, a successful group psychotherap...

Improving Taxonomy Research for Enhanced Conservation and Collaboration

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Identifying species with accuracy is important for numerous reasons; for instance, accurately knowing which organisms are present in an ecosystem is e...

Finding Reefs: Advances in Mapping Rare Marine Habitats

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The marine environment houses complex types of ecosystems that provide vital services and habitat to aquatic life. Areas of the seafloor where rocky o...

Dr Xander Wang – Adapting to Climate Change Using Regional Models

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As the impacts of climate change  become increasingly obvious worldwide, focused efforts to mitigate its  worst effects are becoming more ur...

Harnessing Water Fleas to Purify Wastewater

19 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Water-treatment processes are essential for water reuse in municipal, agricultural and industrial applications. Wastewater treatment ensures our safet...

Insect Juvenile Hormone: A Rich History of Surprising Discoveries

12 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The story of research into juvenile hormone, a fundamental chemical that regulates insect life history, follows the same thread as many other tales of...

Exploring the Evolution of Plant Chemical Defences - Dr Ella Katz

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When it becomes too cold or a predator draws near, animals can flee to nicer locales. Plants, on the other hand, do not have this luxury. Instead, the...

Exploring the Vast History of Chemical Space - Dr Guillermo Restrepo

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chemical space, a term referring to the catalogue of all known molecules, has been constantly expanding for over 200 years. Our understanding of this ...

Exploring How Mozambican Farmers Reinvent Crop-storage Practices - Dr Julia Bello-Bravo

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

International organisations have recently been trying to educate farmers in developing nations about optimal practices for growing and storing crops. ...

Telemedicine in South East Asia: Current Guidelines and Future Directions

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Telemedicine is increasing in utility and demand, not least due to the pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of healthcare. With this in ...

Studying Blazars with Multiwavelength and Multi-messenger Astronomy - Professor Markus Böttcher

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Blazars are some of the brightest and most vibrant objects known to astronomers: emitting high-velocity jets of matter, and producing gamma rays which...

Animated Educational Videos Promote Learning Among Farmers

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There are up to one billion people with low literacy globally, many of whom live in rural areas and only speak their region’s local language. In Afr...

‘Green Manure’: How Cover Crops Create Healthy Soils and Boost Crop Yields - Dr Lynn Brandenberger | Dr Joshua Massey

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In order to meet the demands of a growing human population, farmers across the globe are attempting to improve the yields and nutritional content of t...

Providing Effective Pest Management Education Through Animations - Dr Julia Bello-Bravo

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Integrated pest management describes effective and environmentally sensitive approaches to controlling agricultural pests, which are based on combinat...

Engineering the Path to New Semiconductors - Dr Yasuo Koide

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As fundamental components of our electronic and optical devices, semiconductors are essential to our modern way of life. Dr Yasuo Koide of the Nationa...

Causality: A Fundamental Necessity or Part of the Problem?

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For thousands of years, the notion of a one-way flow of cause-and-effect has underpinned virtually every scientific theory. Yet Dr Martin Tamm at the ...

Strategies and Tools for Studying Microglial-Mediated Synapse Elimination and Refinement

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Synapse elimination is a tightly regulated process, and an aberrant number of synapses both during the early stages of development or later in aging, ...

Uncovering The Trigger For Mars’ Global Dust Storms - James H. Shirley

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Enshrouding the Martian surface with thick clouds of dust, the Red Planet’s unique global dust storms have long mystified astronomers and planetary ...

The HBCU - HDI Women In STEM Conferences - Dr Sonya Smith

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Although the number of women enrolling in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) courses has increased over the past few years, women still ...

The Galapagos Initiative Saving The Enchanted Islands - Dr Stephen Walsh, University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Galapagos Islands are facing increasing danger. Local and global forces – including tourism and climate change – threaten the fragile island e...

The Benefits Of A High - Protein Diet Across The Lifespan - Dr Jamie I. Baum, University Of Arkansas

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Being overweight is a well-recognised risk factor for the development of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart diseases, and certain types of cance...

Superinsulators The Hideout Of Magnetic Monopoles

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Magnetic monopoles have long been dismissed as impossible by many physicists, but their existence has nonetheless been theorised for many decades. Thr...

Small But Mighty Game - Changing Nanopore Research - Dr Jean - Pierre Leburton, University Of Illinois At Urbana - Champaign

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The far-reaching benefits of nanopore research encompass fields as diverse as physics, healthcare, big data processing and environmental studies. At t...

Simulating Flows Between Clustered Galaxies - Dr Tom Jones, University Of Minnesota

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The spaces in between galaxies may be unimaginably vast, but within galactic clusters, they are far from empty. Rather, these expanses are home to a w...

Regenerative Agriculture Putting The Heart And Soul Back In Farming - Dr Hannah Gosnell, Oregon State University

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Modern industrial agriculture has helped farmers meet rising food demands, but these practices are contributing to a range of environmental problems. ...

Optimising Carbon - Hydrogen Bond Activation For Efficient Organic Synthesis - Dr Oscar Verho, Uppsala University

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Choosing which drug molecule to build is only one part of pharmaceutical research; medicinal chemists also need to know how to synthesise drug molecul...

Exploring the Evolution of Learning Fuelled by Mobile Technology - Dr Julia Bello Bravo, Purdue University

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Research investigating the adoption of new technologies can help to unveil global trends in learning and education. Researchers at Michigan State Univ...

Exploring the Potential of Mobile Learning for Farmers in Remote Regions - Dr Julia Bello-Bravo, Purdue University

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Despite advances in agricultural science, communicating best practices to farmers in remote areas remains difficult. Although mobile learning tools, s...

Investigating the Effect of Vitamin C on the Evolution of Insecticide Resistance - Dr Barry Pittendrigh, Purdue University

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dietary antioxidants, such as vitamin C, are known to reduce the negative effects of toxins in mammals by preventing cellular damage caused by reactiv...

Identifying an Achilles’ Heel in Insecticide Resistance - Dr Barry Pittendrigh, Purdue University

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Insecticide resistance is an ongoing challenge for agriculture and the control of insect-transmitted diseases. In a recent study at Purdue University,...

Neurodevelopmental Disorders Arising From Histone Methylation Malfunctions - Dr Shigeki Iwase, University Of Michigan

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Neurodevelopmental disorders range from those on the relatively common autism spectrum to much rarer disorders such as KDM5C-disorder and Weidemann-St...

Mapping Brain Networks To Understand Epilepsy - Dr Victoria Morgan, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Epilepsy is one of the most common causes of disability worldwide, but for many patients, treatment fails to be effective. Dr Victoria Morgan and her ...

Improving Patient Outcomes In Traumatic Brain Injury - Dr Jack Jallo, Thomas Jefferson University

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with high rates of disability and even mortality. Understanding the relationship between patient out...

Improving Biodiversity Monitoring Today For Better Conservation Tomorrow - Dr Marta Jarzyna, The Ohio State University

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Natural levels of biodiversity support healthy, resilient ecosystems, and thus also support valuable ecosystem services – such as providing clean wa...

Examining Behavioural Changes During COVID-19 Lockdowns

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed how people work, travel, spend their free time, and interact with each other. This change was in large ...

The Frequency and Impact of Chlamydia Pneumoniae Infection in Chronic Asthma Patients - Dr David L. Hahn

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chlamydia pneumoniae (or Cp for short) is a respiratory bacterium that causes treatable lung infections in humans and has been linked to the developme...

Exposure to Commonly Used Pesticides May Harm Health - Professor Kathleen Susman

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Conventional agricultural practices have greatly increased the yield and efficiency of modern farming, allowing us to better feed a growing population...

A Statistical Approach to the Reproducibility Crisis

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Many fields of experimental research are now facing a daunting challenge: despite the fact that separate research teams may work on the same system, t...

Illuminating New Insights Into Lightning Initiation Through Interferometry -Dr Xuan - Min Shao, Los Alamos National Laboratory

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Radio frequency inteferometric lightning maps are important tools for researchers exploring the electrical processes that unfold within storm clouds. ...

Humanitarian Engineering Training Engineers To Best Serve Communities - Colorado School Of Mines

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Engineering is one of the most impactful and transformative fields of teaching, research, and practice, as it shapes the world we live in and ensures ...

Hookah Smoking Understanding User Perceptions And Health Risks -Professor Mary Rezk - Hanna, University Of California

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hookah smoking is the least regulated tobacco form. It is rapidly gaining in popularity to the extent that we are now facing a contemporary epidemic o...

Herbivore Helpers Using Livestock To Manage Rangelands - Dr John Walker, Texas A&M University

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Domestic herbivores – such as cattle, sheep, and goats – are remarkably important to ecosystems. Their feeding behaviours aid the management of na...

Glycomimetic Peptides As Immune System Activators In The Treatment Of Cancer And Viral Infections - Susavion Biosciences

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Immune system cells express a number of receptors that bind to sugar ligands. This binding initiates the activation of T-cell lymphocytes and natural ...

Professor Gemmy Cheung – The Translational Asian Age-related Macular Degeneration Program: Improving Age-related Macular Degeneration Outcomes

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an increasingly common disease that causes significant visual impairment. The implications include socioecon...

GANP An Immunoactive Protein with a Key Role in Tumourigenesis - Dr Yasuhiro Sakai and Dr Kazuhiko Kuwahara

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Investigating the role of an immune system protein, GANP, and its coding gene, ganp, Dr Yasuhiro Sakai and Dr Kazuhiko Kuwahara (Fujita Health Univers...

Fighting Fire Blight in Organic Orchards - Dr Kenneth Johnson, Oregon State University

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The bacteria that causes fire blight in apple and pear trees is notoriously difficult to control without antibiotics. With new regulations in the US p...

Exploring Winds in the Polar Thermosphere - Dr Ying Zou, University of Alabama in Huntsville

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Beginning 80 kilometres above Earth’s surface, and extending to the edge of the atmosphere, the thermosphere occupies a large proportion of Earth’...

Exploring the Neural Mechanisms of Speech and Language to Inform Clinical Practice - Dr Jessica Galgano, New York University

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The neural mechanisms behind speech and voice production are intricate but not yet fully characterised. For speech and vocal disordered populations, u...

Exploring the Links Between Oxidative Stress, RNA Damage and Disease - Professor Marino Resendiz, University of Colorado Denver

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When the concentration of antioxidants and free radicals in your cells is out of balance, they experience oxidative stress. This may, in turn, result ...

Catalysing Agriculture with Enzymes - Dr Zachary Senwo

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Enzymes make life as we know it possible. These active proteins are vital in nutrient cycling, metabolism, and cell functioning. With their diverse ra...

Building Community Resiliency through Horticultural Innovation

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Food insecurity directly impacts a third of the world’s population and perpetuates a cycle of hunger and malnutrition that is inherited through gene...

Agricultural Research Today for a Better Future Tomorrow - Dr Dennis Busch and Dr Andrew Cartmill

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How to support the expanding human population is one of the greatest societal challenges in the 21st century. To meet the demand for food, fuel and fi...

A Hydrogel with the Ability to Recover Heart Function

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The human heart is a muscle, and like all types of muscles, it can be injured. In humans, heart muscle is not able to regenerate after injury, and thi...

A Human-centric Approach to Near-eye Display Engineering - Dr Gordon Wetzstein, Stanford University

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Virtual and augmented reality technologies are now rapidly gaining traction in our society. Yet even as they improve, these devices continue to face m...

Improving Livestock Through Reproductive Technologies - Dr Curtis R. Youngs

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Reproductive biotechnologies have contributed to many major advances in livestock production, and the proper application of these technologies can lea...

Redefining Sustainability Standards To Improve Lives And Livelihoods

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The International Labour Organisation refers to agriculture as ‘one of the most hazardous of all economic sectors’. Improving labour conditions ha...

China’s Belt And Road Initiative: An Epochal Initiative Connecting The World

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In 2013, the Chinese Government launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a massive global infrastructure-building initiative, to increase trade by...

Cutting-edge Technology Developing the Hardest Material on Earth

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Because of its extreme hardness, diamond is used as a cutting material in a multitude of fields, from aerospace engineering to geothermal energy. Usin...

Decision-Making in a Global Crisis

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Despite overwhelming evidence calling for urgent action, climate change continues unabated.  Understanding why society’s leaders are failing to...

The Influence of Stress on the Development and Recovery of Alcohol Use Disorders - Dr Sara Blaine, Auburn University

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorders represents a serious concern given the deleterious impacts observed on individuals, their families, and societ...

Iodine Nutrition in Pregnancy and Breast Feeding to Prevent Iodine Deficiency Disorders - - Professors Creswell Eastman, Mu Li and Gary Ma

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Severe iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs) caused by lack of iodine during pregnancy  and early life can result in irreversible brain damage but a...

Dr Arun Swaminathan – Improving the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurological Diseases

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Medical conditions that affect the brain can have severe impacts on people’s lives. Many of these conditions can be difficult to treat, including ep...

Dr Gerhard Haerendel – Exploring the Vibrant Dynamics of Near-Earth Space

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The region of space in which Earth’s magnetic field interacts with flowing charged particles is home to a rich array of physical processes – but s...

Dr Charles Vite – Naturally Occurring Diseases in Dogs and Cats Help to Develop Treatments for Inherited Neurological Disorders

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Many inherited neurological diseases are rare but can have severe outcomes, frequently resulting in disability and even death for children. New treatm...

Dr Patrick C. Still – Using Plants as a Source of Anti-Cancer Compounds for Undergraduate Research Experiences

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cancer, in all its forms, is one of the major causes of death across the world and we are in urgent need of more effective interventions for this glob...

ADAPT: Cultivating Skilled Manufacturers in Rural Wisconsin

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The manufacturing industry has long been central to the livelihoods of people in rural Wisconsin. Increasingly, however, the speed of change and innov...

Intriguing Molecular Discoveries in Display Materials -Professor Masahito Oh-e , National Tsing Hua University

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It is a widely-accepted scientific fact that the motions of molecules increase as their temperature rises. However, Dr Masahito Oh-e at the National T...

Rethinking Strategies For Increasing Salmon Survival – Dr David Welch, Kintama Research Services

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a long-held belief that a series of dams in the Snake River in Northwest USA constructed nearly 50 years ago has led to serious declines in Chi...

Dr Nicholas Spitzer – Neurotransmitter Switching: A New Form of Brain Plasticity

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The discovery that the brain can change and reorganise itself revolutionised our understanding of neuroscience. Termed neuroplasticity, the field has ...