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Submersible scooters have become one of the most popular gadgets for watersport enthusiasts, and the latest out to do the paddling for you is a compact pocket rocket from Japanese makers Surando Tech.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Wat… Continue reading This compact underwater scooter can even power your kayak
In a discovery that took researchers by surprise, a protein known to play a crucial role in cancer growth has for the first time been observed traveling into cell nuclei to flick switches that make cancers more mobile, aggressive and invasive.Continue … Continue reading New discovery could prove pivotal in stopping cancer spreading
A new stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease is one step closer to human trials after scientists were able to successfully rebuild neural damage in an animal model.
Tags: Cardiff University, Parkinson’s Disease, Parkinson, Neural Network, Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine
Continue reading Grow-your-own stem cells may repair Parkinson’s damage
The world is on track to outdo its previous hottest decade on record. Average temperatures hit a new high in early July, setting new benchmarks for hottest day and week, and the month looks like it may edge out June to claim another unenviable prize.Co… Continue reading A sweaty robot is helping us learn to deal with rising heat
The earliest base for a Southeast Asian curry has been identified on a sandstone slab excavated from the Óc Eo site in Vietnam.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Australian National University, Vietnam, Culture, Fossils, Archeology Continue reading The special on the menu tonight: A 2,000-year-old curry
The matriarchal structure of orca society is well known, with females potentially living up to 90 years and playing a crucial role in passing on knowledge to the younger animals. Previous research into why these females live so long after they stop rep… Continue reading Post-menopausal orcas are also overbearing helicopter parents
New analysis of a tool that dates back 300,000 years has revealed that our ancestors were skilled woodworkers that crafted useful hunting weapons, taking into account comfort, efficiency and longevity.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: U… Continue reading Proof our ancestors were expert woodworkers 300,000 years ago
Around a million Americans are living with Parkinson’s disease, the neurological condition that greatly, and most often progressively, affects the dopamine-producing powerhouse area of the brain, the substantia nigra. While there is no cure, medication is generally aimed at substituting or boosting dopamine, which can help lessen the movement-impairment that comes with the debilitating disease.
Tags: Northwestern University, Parkinson’s Disease, Genetics, Parkinson, Neurological, Cellular, Brain
Continue reading Parkinson’s discovery opens door to new targeted therapies
Reconstructing knees with kangaroo tissue is one step, or hop, closer to being a reality, with human trials set to get under way in 2024.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Macquarie University, Knee injury, Tendon, kangaroo, Animal science… Continue reading Kangaroo tendons could rebuild human knees better, stronger
In 2009, one frisky parrot put a spotlight on his species when he mounted zoologist Mark Carwardine’s head and proceeded to show the world his finest mating ritual skills, as amused (and bemused) presenter Stephen Fry looked on.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Rare ‘shagging parrot’ is back on home soil after nearly 40 years