Collaborate Disseminate
A new study has found that short bursts of vigorous physical activity lasting just a few minutes incorporated into daily activities reduce cancer risk. It’s great news for people who don’t have time to – or don’t want to – go to the gym to work out.Con… Continue reading Short bursts of (gym-free) daily physical activity reduce cancer risk
Scientists using quasars as cosmic clocks have observed that when the universe was just a billion years old, time ran five times slower, helping to confirm Einstein’s general theory of relativity and the expansion of the universe.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Cosmic clocks show that time passed more slowly in the ancient universe
Researchers have created a device that uses photonic radar to remotely and accurately monitor breathing, even distinguishing between more than one patient. They say their device might one day be used in hospitals, aged care facilities and at home to pr… Continue reading Photonic radar can remotely monitor breathing without privacy concerns
Despite the risks associated with opioid use, they’re commonly prescribed as a first-line treatment for acute lower back and neck pain. Researchers have found that, compared to opioids, a placebo is more effective in reducing acute – short-term – back … Continue reading Placebo proves better than opioids at treating acute back and neck pain
Astronomers have discovered a planet that seems to have somehow survived an apocalyptic scenario. The “Hot Jupiter” closely orbits a giant star that by all logic should have engulfed it, but the team has a few hypotheses about how it’s still standing.C… Continue reading Zombie planet somehow survives apocalypse Earth will eventually face
By focusing on the interaction between neurons, researchers have been able to uncover much about the way our brains operate. A new study, though, has zoomed out a bit and found larger swirling patterns that seem to help the brain organize itself across… Continue reading Newly found whirlpool-like currents could organize our brains
By digging up and eating sown wheat seeds, mice can have a huge impact on farmers’ crops. In an eco-friendly effort to stop the rodents from doing so, scientists are now using wheat germ oil to make entire fields smell appetizing.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading To stop mice from eating seeds … make everything smell like seeds?
Researchers have built a lung in a lab that more accurately emulates the human lung than traditional models, opening the door to the fast-tracking of the discovery and development of drugs and a reduction in our reliance on animals for testing.Continue… Continue reading Lab-made lungs fast-track drug testing, can replace animal test subjects
Nanowire networks mimic the networked structure of the human brain. But can they learn and remember like a human brain can? New research indicates they can.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Nanowires, Brain, Memory, Learning, University of Sydney Continue reading Nanowire networks can learn and remember like a human brain
As one of the most commonly used plastics in the world, polypropylene presents a global environmental problem because of issues related to its recycling. Researchers have developed a new way of breaking down this troublesome plastic by enlisting the he… Continue reading Plastic-eating fungi could solve polypropylene pollution problem