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Grey Hair And Wrinkles At An Early Age Led Researchers To New Treatment For Rare Cancer

CANCER Sarcoma is a rare and complex type of cancer of i.a. the bones and muscles. Now researchers have found a way to predict which sarcoma patients will benefit the most from a potential new treatment.

Search For Axions From Nearby Star Betelgeuse Comes Up Empty

Results significantly narrow the range of possible places to find the hypothetical dark matter particles.

Which Came First: the Reptile or the Egg?

The earliest reptiles, birds and mammals may have borne live young, researchers from Nanjing University and University of Bristol have revealed.

Bartender Model Predicts How Drugs Affect Each Person

RESEARCH A model based on numerous studies of people with type 2 diabetes can make a new type of prediction: how a certain drug would affect each person at the molecular biological level.

Why Cancer Cells Waste So Much Energy

MIT study sheds light on the longstanding question of why cancer cells get their energy from fermentation.

NHS Policies on Patient's Weight and Access to Hip Replacement Surgery Are Inappropriate, Study Finds

Weight and body mass index (BMI) policies introduced by NHS commissioning groups in England are inappropriate and worsening health inequalities, according to a new study published in BMC Medicine today [13 June] that analysed nearly 490,000 hip surgeries.

Model Analyzes How Viruses Escape The Immune System

Using this computational system, researchers can identify viral protein sequences that could make better vaccine targets.

Skipping Evolution: Some Kangaroos Didn’t Hop, Scientists Explain

Extinct kangaroos used alternative methods to their famous hop according to comprehensive analysis from University of Bristol and the University of Uppsala scientists.

Hormone Predicts Ability To Maintain Weight Loss

OBESITY The appetite hormone neurotensin released by the intestine upon eating may predict our ability to maintain weight loss, new study from the University of Copenhagen concludes.

Study Provides Insight into Miscarriages in Tsetse Flies

Tsetse are biting flies that transmit the parasites causing sleeping sickness in humans and Nagana in animals.

Mark Vogelsberger Wins 2020 Buchalter Cosmology Prize For Simulating A “Fuzzy” Universe

Associate professor of physics shares the honor with colleague Phillip Mocz for their novel dark matter research.

Machine-Learning Method Used for Self-Driving Cars Could Improve Lives of Type-1 Diabetes Patients

The same type of machine learning methods used to pilot self-driving cars and beat top chess players could help type-1 diabetes sufferers keep their blood glucose levels in a safe range.

Brain Receptor Patterns Separate Sensory and Cognitive Networks, New Study Finds

Receptor patterns define key organisational principles in the brain, scientists have discovered.

Scientists Discover Critical Factors That Determine the Survival of Airborne Viruses

Critical insights into why airborne viruses lose their infectivity have been uncovered by scientists at the University of Bristol.

Brain Waves Guide Us In Spotlighting Surprises

The brain uses different frequency rhythms and cortical layers to suppress expected stimulation and increase activity for what’s novel.

Modern Horses Have Lost Their Additional Toes, Scientists Confirm

The distant ancestors of modern horses had hooved toes instead of a single hoof, which vanished over time, according to researchers.

Neuroscientists Identify Brain Circuit That Encodes Timing Of Events

Findings suggest this hippocampal circuit helps us to maintain our timeline of memories.

Animals Go Extinct On Mauritius. That Puts The Ecosystem At The Island At Risk

ECOSYSTEMS When an ecosystem is threatened, new species cannot necessarily replace those that disappear, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen.

One In Ten NHS Healthcare Workers Experienced Suicidal Thoughts During Pandemic, Study Finds

Approximately one in ten NHS healthcare workers experienced suicidal thoughts during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a new University of Bristol-led study published in PLOS ONE today [21 June].