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Brain Folds Formed During Foetal Stage Could Affect Onset Of Dementia

Frontotemporal dementia begins relatively early compared to other forms of dementia.

Durable Coating Kills COVID Virus, Other Germs In Minutes

Polyurethane locks in the antimicrobial power of tea tree and cinnamon oils. The new technology could start making public spaces safer within a year.

Visualizing Nanoscale Structures In Real Time

Open-source software enables researchers to see materials in 3D while they're still on the electron microscope

Earth’s Magnetic Poles Not Likely To Flip: Study

The emergence of a mysterious area in the South Atlantic where the geomagnetic field strength is decreasing rapidly, has led to speculation that Earth is heading towards a magnetic polarity reversal.

Researchers Uncover Basics of Common Industrial Catalytic Processes

The images compare experimental (left) and simulated (right) reaction intermediate in the formation of a benzene-like compound with single bonds.

Air Pollution from Wildfires, Rising Heat Affected 68% of U.s. West

Unhealthy air in downtown San Francisco due to the Napa Glass fire, one of the many large wildfires in 2020. Photo by Bjorn Bakstad

3D Printing for Materials Innovation

Researchers, led by Professor Amit Badyopadhyay, center, have led efforts to use 3D printing for designing alloys. Photo pre-2020.

High Protein Diets Could Harm Polar Bears, Shorten Lifespans

A captive Polar Bear in the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, OH, shows identical fat, carbohydrate/ protein ratio preferences with polar bears in the wild as it selects from purified lard blocks and blocks of seal meat. Photo courtesy of Devon Sabe, Columbus Zoo.

The Tumour Environment Can Affect Breast Cancer Prognosis

The environment in which breast cancer arises –the interplay between the patient’s BMI, tumour size and cancer-specific proteins –is of importance for the prognosis.

New Research On Dust Mites And Respiratory Infections

When asthmatics’ respiratory tracts are exposed to dust mites, their immune response becomes less effective, which can lead to a weaker immune system.

Researchers Reprogram Human Skin Cells To Aged Neurons To Study Neurodegenerative Disorders

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new method for studying age-related brain disorders.

Researchers Develop The First AI-Based Method For Dating Archeological Remains

By analyzing DNA with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), an international research team led by Lund University in Sweden has developed a method that can accurately date up to ten-thousand year-old human remains.

Researchers Find Ten Billion-Year Old “Ghost Stars” From Swallowed Galaxy

Astronomers at Lund University in Sweden have found a group of stars in the Milky Way disk, that are most likely remnants from an unknown baby galaxy that was swallowed by the Milky Way over 10 billion years ago.

Blood Test Detects Alzheimer’s In People With Down Syndrome

Around 80% of people with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer’s disease, often when they are between 40 and 50 years old.

WSU-Designed, Nano-Engineered Sealer Leads to More Durable Concrete

Comparison of a concrete sample coated with nano-modified sealer (left) versus untreated concrete (right)

New Treatment Could Result In More Donor Lungs

A large amount of lungs donated cannot be used for transplantation.

Study Reveals Flaws In Popular Genetic Method

The most common analytical method within population genetics is deeply flawed, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden.

Strawberries Were Smaller When Bees Ingested Pesticides

Solitary bees that ingested the pesticide clothianidin when foraging from rapeseed flowers became slower

A Programming Language For Hardware Accelerators

Researchers created Exo for writing high-performance code on hardware accelerators.

Better Living Through Multicellular Life Cycles

Researchers reveal how an algae-eating bacterium solves an environmental engineering challenge.