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New Study On Pathogenic Leishmania Parasite Sheds Light On The Evolution Of Cell’s Force-Producing Machinery

Finnish and French scientists have revealed how the actin cytoskeleton in cells is controlled in an evolutionarily distant, pathogenic Leishmania parasite. The results also provide tools to fight leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis.

Interacting Brains Sync Without Physical Presence

Researchers from the University of Helsinki demonstrated that the brains of people playing an online game together were synchronised without physical presence

Pandemic Mood: Much Worse Than A Bad Monday

Study uses social media to measure how much sentiment has been affected by the Covid-19 crisis, worldwide.

Mining In Shallow Marine Areas Endangers Sustainability Goals

According to a study completed at the University of Helsinki, mining in shallow marine areas conflicts with international conservation and sustainability goals, bringing with it great environmental risks.

A Fabric That “Hears” Your Heart's Sounds

Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals.

Researchers Discover Dozens Of Genetic Defects Important For Immune Defence - Relevant For Patients With Rare Diseases

Researchers from the Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, pioneers in identifying the first patient mutations on the NFkB1-gene, cooperated with international clinicians to identify and characterise a plethora of unreported NFKB1 variants on patients with immune system related illnesses.

Better Neuroscience with quantum computing

Unlike classical computing, which uses bits to represent information as either 0 or 1, quantum computing uses quantum bits, or qubits, which can represent multiple states simultaneously.

Diabetes And Oral Diseases Affect Each Other And Hinder Treatment

Research shows that common chronic diseases and problems associated with oral health have a detrimental and long-term reciprocal effect on each other. To achieve the best possible treatment outcomes, the general and oral health of patients should be considered as a whole.

New Power Sources

Thirty-six million people in the U.S. use an energy system developed by a handful of activists in the 1990s. An MIT scholar examines this unusual story.

Common Lung Diseases Can Be Difficult to Treat – but There May Be Hope

Pneumonia is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world. But – as shown in a new study from the University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet and Hillerød Hospital – our understanding of the disease may have been mistaken. The new knowledge may provide better treatments in the future.

A Nudge To Resume Economic Activity

MIT experiment finds people will respond to cues from neighbors about activities and risk preferences.

“Hey, Alexa! Are You Trustworthy?”

MIT experiment finds people will respond to cues from neighbors about activities and risk preferences.

Resistant Bacteria Are a Global Problem. Now Researchers May Have Found the Solution

A new substance has proven useful for treating staphylococcus infections in people with skin lymphoma. This is good news for the patients, but also for the global threat of antibiotics resistance.

New Malaria Study Is Good News for Pregnant Women

Each year, 13 million pregnant women get malaria, and as drug resistance increases, the disease is hard to control. A new study provides the WHO with new knowledge on prevention and treatment.

Ingestible “Electroceutical” Capsule Stimulates Hunger-Regulating Hormone

The device, which uses electricity to boost hormone production in the stomach, could help to ease nausea and counteract appetite loss.

A Simple Paper Test Could Offer Early Cancer Diagnosis

The new diagnostic, which is based on analysis of urine samples, could also be designed to reveal whether a tumor has metastasized.

Researchers 3D Print A Miniature Vacuum Pump

The device would be a key component of a portable mass spectrometer that could help monitor pollutants, perform medical diagnoses in remote areas, or test Martian soil.

Can Robots Have Morals? Robots’ Decisions On Forced Medication Evoke Doubts

People accept human nurses overruling patient autonomy and deciding on forced medication, but this trust does not extend to nursing robots.

A Spoonful Of Honey Reveals The Secret Life Of Bees

A new study carried out in Finland and Sweden demonstrates that DNA traces preserved in honey are like an open book narrating the activities of the bees that make it.

Genetic Scissors Helping Cancer Research: Removing Binding Sites For An Oncogene Can Slow Down Cancer Cell Growth

Researchers have identified a mechanism by which an oncogene commonly activated in cancer patients affects the growth rate of cells. In the future, the findings can help in developing new treatments that could prevent cancer genes from inducing tumor growth.