A large amount of lungs donated cannot be used for transplantation.
Comparison of a concrete sample coated with nano-modified sealer (left) versus untreated concrete (right)
Around 80% of people with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer’s disease, often when they are between 40 and 50 years old.
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.
When asthmatics’ respiratory tracts are exposed to dust mites, their immune response becomes less effective, which can lead to a weaker immune system.
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.
Researchers, led by Professor Amit Badyopadhyay, center, have led efforts to use 3D printing for designing alloys. Photo pre-2020.
Unhealthy air in downtown San Francisco due to the Napa Glass fire, one of the many large wildfires in 2020. Photo by Bjorn Bakstad
After many years, a research team led by Lund University in Sweden has sequenced and characterized the entire genome of oats. This opens up for breeding healthier oats with even better nutritional content, and growing oats in a more environmentally sustainable way.
The ostrich is genetically wired to adapt to rising or falling temperatures
A new study by researchers at Lund University supports the notion that patients with type 2 diabetes patient should be divided into subgroups and given individualised treatment.
A 30-year-old genetic mystery has been solved. It has previously been established that touch can trigger stress reactions in plants.
Smokers have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, but a higher risk of dying from the disease, according to a large population study led by Lund University in Sweden.
Obesity and excess weight increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but individuals of normal weight can also develop the disease.
Research at Lund University in Sweden has found a new way to create nano-sized magnetic particles using ultrafast laser light pulses.
The Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality (TAPESTRY) ran at six sites across Ontario from March 2018 to August 2019. (Photo courtesy McMaster University’s Department of Medicine)
Most people think termites are a nuisance that consume wood in homes and businesses.
A previously unsuspected brain region is found to play a crucial role in weighing information from different sources when making decisions
A new model mouse for the disease responsible for most cases of dementia also exhibits a common condition that accompanies Alzheimer’s in people
Hormone causes male mice to change from being aggressive toward pups to caring for them when they become fathers