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Your Alcohol Consumption Could Put Your Liver In Danger – But This Tool Warns You

LIVER DAMAGE Two or three drinks every day could put your liver in danger. Led by University of Copenhagen, researchers now present a revolutionizing tool to predict whether an individual has alcohol-related liver disease and if the disease progresses in the individual patient.

Cutting Edge Transistors For Semiconductors Of The Future

Transistors that can change properties are important elements in the development of tomorrow’s semiconductors.

Alarming Antibiotic Resistance Discovered In War-Torn Ukraine

Researchers led by Lund University in Sweden have assisted microbiologists in Ukraine in investigating bacterial resistance among the war-wounded patients treated in hospitals.

Shedding Light on Past Human Histories

Research team reconstructs genetic histories and social organisation in Neolithic and Bronze Age Croatia

Oldest Genome from Wallacea Shows Previously Unknown Ancient Human Relations

International research team isolates DNA from modern human buried 7,000 years ago on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi

Central European Prehistory Was Highly Dynamic

Frequent cultural, genetic, and social change epitomises the history of central Europe from the Stone Age to the Early Bronze Age

“Magic-Angle” Trilayer Graphene May Be A Rare, Magnet-Proof Superconductor

New findings might help inform the design of more powerful MRI machines or robust quantum computers.

Stem Cells Unraveled: We're One Step Closer To Making Organs In A Dish

STEM CELLS Using a mouse model, researchers from the University of Copenhagen deciphered an alternative route that certain cells take to make organs and used that knowledge to exploit a new type of stem cells as a potential source of organs in a dish.

Discovery Slows Down Muscular Dystrophy

UH Researchers Target Protein That Can Slow Disease Progression, Improve Muscle Function

Climate-Friendly Air Conditioning Inspired By Termites

The climate control used by termites in their mounds could inspire tomorrow’s climate-smart buildings

Prehistoric Humans Rarely Mated with Their Cousins

Scientists screened 1,785 ancient humans genomes from the last 45,000 years for parental relatedness

Making It Through A Pandemic Senior Year With Curiosity And Community

Miles Johnson ’21, a recent graduate in mathematics and EECS, employed a strong dorm network and personal interests including rock climbing and jazz to complete a rich MIT experience.

Food for Thought: Uh Study Highlights the Role of Clean Technology in Reducing Food Waste

Foodservice companies have long struggled with the challenge of what to do with all of their food waste. But researchers at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership are shedding light on how clean technology can help those companies reduce waste and establish long-term sustainability goals.

New Method Heals Skeletal Injuries With Synthetic Bone

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in collaboration with colleagues in Dresden, Germany, have developed a way of combining a bone substitute and drugs to regenerate bone and heal severe fractures in the thigh or shin bone.

Brief Admissions By Self-Referral Can Help Adolescents With Self-Harming Or Suicidal Behaviour

Gaining access to Brief Admission by self-referral reduced the need for emergency care in adolescents with severe self-harm.

Archaeogenetics: Five Global Ethical Principles

Scientists from all over the world have published guidelines for how human remains should be handled

Urban Great Tits Less Stressed Than Their Countryside Cousins

Great tits in urban environments have lower levels of stress hormone than those living in woodland habitats. This according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden.

The Surprising Origins of the Tarim Basin Mummies

Genomic study reveals an indigenous Bronze Age population that was genetically isolated but culturally cosmopolitan

Genetic Changes in Bronze Age Southern Iberia

DNA from 136 ancient Iberians reveals genomic and social transformations during the Copper Age to Bronze Age transition in southwestern Europe

Energy Industry Apps Improve Efficiency

UH Researchers Develop Oil Recovery Tools with ‘Significantly Higher Accuracy’ than Current Methods