Collaborate Disseminate
Researchers at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa have made a surprising first discovery: scalloped hammerhead sharks hold their breath like air-breathing marine mammals when they deep dive into cold waters to feed. The finding has improved our underst… Continue reading Hammerheads hold their breath to keep warm when deep-diving for food
Swiss scientists have discovered new cold-adapted microorganisms that can degrade different types of plastic at temperatures lower than currently required. The discovery is the first step towards developing a more cost-effective, industrial-scale metho… Continue reading Newly discovered cold-adapted microbes digest plastic at low temperatures
Overweight and obesity have been associated with many health problems, including cancer. A new study has found a link between excess weight and the risk of developing gastrointestinal cancer.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTa… Continue reading Weight gain across life stages linked to risk of gastrointestinal cancers
Most have heard of CRISPR/Cas9, the gene-editing technology that’s revolutionized biomedical research. Now, researchers have added another tool to the gene-editing toolbox after discovering a new way of using the technology that improves its editing ef… Continue reading Next-level CRISPR gene editing: No viruses required
Injecting antibodies from a healthy person into someone suffering from rheumatoid arthritis can reduce inflammation and slow bone degeneration, but how this occurs has remained largely unknown until now. Researchers have uncovered the molecular pathway… Continue reading Molecular discovery may mean new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has created a self-propelled, autonomous robot snake designed to explore extreme extraterrestrial terrain. Its first-of-a-kind propulsion system means it can boldly go where no robot snake has gone before.Continue… Continue reading NASA’s autonomous robot snake in search of life on an icy Saturn moon
Bowers & Wilkins’ iconic Nautilus loudspeaker is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and the company is celebrating with a stunning one-of-a-kind iteration of its award-winning speaker.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, TechnologyTags: Bowers … Continue reading Audiophiles, B&W ‘s iconic Nautilus has a 30th birthday surprise
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is growing more rapidly than any other neurological disease, which makes its early detection so important. Researchers have developed a new machine-learning tool that shows promise as a way of detecting the disease early.
Tags: Parkinson’s Disease, metabolism, Machine Learning, Neural Network, University of New South Wales, Boston University
Continue reading Machine learning tool may diagnose Parkinson’s years before symptoms appear
Global warming has caused many large whales to move from warmer waters, increasing the risk of being struck by ships. Norwegian researchers have converted existing fiber-optic cables into hydrophones, enabling them to track Arctic fin whales in real ti… Continue reading Tracking whales with existing fiber-optic cables may reduce ship strikes
Testing for protein clumps in spinal fluid is the conventional way of detecting Alzheimer’s disease, but it doesn’t provide information about the disease’s stage. In a new study, researchers were able to stage the disease using atomic force microscopy to visualize the size and shape of these clumps, which may provide a way of detecting the debilitating disease earlier.
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Brain, Protein, Empa, Dementia, Neural Network, Nanomedicine
Continue reading Protein size determines Alzheimer’s stage, may lead to earlier detection