ECOSYSTEMS When an ecosystem is threatened, new species cannot necessarily replace those that disappear, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen.
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].
The bacteria scrub out nitrogen, potentially defending against certain nutrient overloads.
Early warning signs of diseases caused by dysfunctional levels of stress hormones could be spotted more easily thanks to a new wearable device developed by endocrine researchers.
EATING DISORDER Severe changes in the intestinal ecosystem of bacteria and viruses directly affect the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa. This is the conclusion of a new study headed by researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Southern Denmark.
MIT EAPS researchers find the impressive mountain range formed over a series of impacts, not a single event, as previously thought.
When combined with iridescent colouration, a matt target surface appearance confers greater survival benefits in beetles than a glossy surface, scientists at the University of Bristol have found.
Primary care professionals should think beyond thrush and genitourinary symptoms of menopause (GSM) when women present with vulval symptoms and consider the diagnosis of vulval lichen sclerosus (VLS), research led by the University of Bristol suggests.
Research suggests the products of transcription — RNA molecules — regulate their own production through a feedback loop.
Providing water sources in residential gardens helps wildlife thrive, according to new University of Bristol-led research.
Frontal brain region overrides reflexive inclination of a deeper, older region when rules require.
POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION Postpartum depression can have great impact on maternal mental health and infant development. New research shows that a woman’s history of mental side effects to hormonal birth control, such as the contraceptive pill or the intrauterine device, may indicate an increased risk of postpartum depression.
Ticks can be attracted across air gaps several times larger than themselves by the static electricity that their hosts naturally accumulate, researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered.
Water isn’t just a universal solvent that remains unaffected by its interactions.
Three-year fellowship will support Weissbourd’s research on how the C. hemisphaerica jellyfish survives and thrives by constantly making new neurons.
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a complex model to improve how quickly first responders –
A new approach opens the door to a greater understanding of protein-microbe interactions.
Whitehead Institute researchers find many transcription factors bind RNA, which fine-tunes their regulation of gene expression, suggesting new therapeutic opportunities.
LIFE STYLE A drug that was originally developed to treat diabetes and severe overweight might also help people with nicotine dependence, concludes new research from the University of Copenhagen.
Distinctive EEG patterns indicate when a patient’s state of unconsciousness under general anesthesia is more profound than necessary.