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What were the risks and patterns of childhood deaths before and during the COVID-19 pandemic?

A new study describes the pattern of childhood deaths over 2019-21, the first two years of the pandemic, hoping to help identify the risks associated with these events.

10 Jan 2023

Ubiquigent appoints Dr Xavier Jacq to Scientific Advisory Board

Ubiquigent Limited (Ubiquigent), a drug discovery and development company harnessing novel deubiquitinase (DUB) modulators as new therapeutics for areas of high unmet medical need, today announced the appointment of Dr Xavier Jacq to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).

10 Jan 2023

Rare protein variant may hold the key to boosting effectiveness of breast cancer treatment

A rare variant of a protein present in nearly all human cells may hold the key to improving the effectiveness of breast cancer treatment, according to new research funded by Breast Cancer Now.

10 Jan 2023

Daily intake of almonds changes the metabolism to recover faster after exercise

A new randomized controlled trial showed that participants who daily ate 57g almonds over four weeks had a 69% higher level of the beneficial oxylipin molecule 12,13-dihydroxy-9Z-octadecenoic acid in their blood after a 90 minute session of eccentric exercise than control volunteers.

10 Jan 2023

Wellcome Sanger Institute launches new initiative to better understand respiratory viruses

A new initiative to better understand respiratory viruses has been launched today (10 January 2023) by the Wellcome Sanger Institute.

10 Jan 2023

New Bruker-Biognosys collaboration aims to deliver advanced proteomics CRO services

Bruker Corporation and Switzerland-based Biognosys AG today announced a strategic partnership, in which Bruker has made a majority-ownership investment in Biognosys. Financial details were not disclosed. J.P.Morgan acted as exclusive financial advisor to Biognosys.

From Bruker BioSpin Division 10 Jan 2023

Understanding cat locomotion could help develop better treatment for human spinal cord injury

Cats always land on their feet, but what makes them so agile? Their unique sense of balance has more in common with humans than it may appear.

9 Jan 2023

Researchers discover a protein that makes melanoma more aggressive

Research led by Queen Mary University of London, King's College London and the Francis Crick Institute has identified a protein that makes melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, more aggressive by giving cancer cells the ability to change the shape of their nucleus – a characteristic which allows the cells to migrate and spread around the body.

9 Jan 2023

York researchers shed new light on the sex differences in obesity

A newly published study from York University sheds light on the biological underpinnings in sex differences in obesity-related disease, with researchers observing "striking" differences in the cells that build blood vessels in the fatty tissue of male versus female mice.

9 Jan 2023

Study uncovers molecular features responsible for the development, progression of metastatic breast cancer

A multi-institutional national study has identified unique molecular features responsible for the development and progression of metastatic breast cancer.

9 Jan 2023

Study finds alarming number of older women facing late-stage cervical cancer diagnoses and death

A new study conducted by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers shows an alarming number of California women 65 and older are facing late-stage cervical cancer diagnoses and dying from the disease.

9 Jan 2023

Circulating microparticle proteins predict placenta accreta spectrum before delivery

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports reported that circulating microparticle (CMP) proteins predict pregnancies complicated by placenta accreta spectrum (PAS).

9 Jan 2023

Study suggests that long-COVID is associated with physical inactivity

In a recent study published in the Scientific Reports journal, researchers in Brazil assessed the association between post-acute sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (PASC) and physical inactivity.

9 Jan 2023

Research explores whether the eye influenced the development of language

Eyes provide us with most information about the surrounding world. Yet, the eye, especially that of a human, enables not only to receive stimuli but also to transfer this information outside.

9 Jan 2023

Machine learning can predict the risk for poor glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes

The risk for poor glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes can be predicted with confidence by using machine learning methods, a new study from Finland finds.

9 Jan 2023

Study opens a new view about the science of consciousness

What it means to be conscious is more than just a philosophical question. Researchers continue to investigate how conscious experience arises from the electrochemical activity of the human brain.

9 Jan 2023

New smart soft contact lenses can monitor intraocular pressure for 24-hour cycles to detect glaucoma

Optometrists, ophthalmologists and their patients will benefit from new, high-tech tools to detect glaucoma at its earliest stages thanks to a startup that will commercialize smart contact lenses developed at Purdue University.

9 Jan 2023

More than 90% of the world's population may face increased risks from compound drought–heatwave events

More than 90% of the world's population is projected to face increased risks from the compound impacts of extreme heat and drought, potentially widening social inequalities as well as undermining the natural world's ability to reduce CO2 emissions in the atmosphere - according to a new study today from Oxford's School of Geography.

9 Jan 2023

New survey shows increase in COVID-19 vaccine acceptance across 23 countries in 2022

Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines increased globally, from 75.2% in 2021 to 79.1% in 2022, according to a survey in 23 countries that represent more than 60% of the world's population.

9 Jan 2023

Novel combination of AI and production techniques could revolutionize nanomedicine

A novel combination of artificial intelligence and production techniques could change the future of nanomedicine, according to Cornell researchers using a new $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to revolutionize how polymer nanoparticles are manufactured.

9 Jan 2023

Research News and Research

What were the risks and patterns of childhood deaths before and during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Ubiquigent appoints Dr Xavier Jacq to Scientific Advisory Board

Rare protein variant may hold the key to boosting effectiveness of breast cancer treatment

Daily intake of almonds changes the metabolism to recover faster after exercise

Wellcome Sanger Institute launches new initiative to better understand respiratory viruses

New Bruker-Biognosys collaboration aims to deliver advanced proteomics CRO services

Understanding cat locomotion could help develop better treatment for human spinal cord injury

Researchers discover a protein that makes melanoma more aggressive

York researchers shed new light on the sex differences in obesity

Study uncovers molecular features responsible for the development, progression of metastatic breast cancer

Study finds alarming number of older women facing late-stage cervical cancer diagnoses and death

Circulating microparticle proteins predict placenta accreta spectrum before delivery

Study suggests that long-COVID is associated with physical inactivity

Research explores whether the eye influenced the development of language

Machine learning can predict the risk for poor glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes

Study opens a new view about the science of consciousness

New smart soft contact lenses can monitor intraocular pressure for 24-hour cycles to detect glaucoma

More than 90% of the world's population may face increased risks from compound drought–heatwave events

New survey shows increase in COVID-19 vaccine acceptance across 23 countries in 2022

Novel combination of AI and production techniques could revolutionize nanomedicine

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