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Young People’s Climate Anxiety Linked To Action Mitigating Environmental Change

A study compared emotions and actions evoked by climate change among young people aged 23 on average in 28 countries.

Uncertainty And Lifestyle Are Reasons To Postpone Having Children In Finland

Since 2010, fertility has been sharply declining in Finland, but reasons for this decline are poorly understood. How Finns explain their decisions to postpone or even not to have (more) children during fertility decline?

Brain Development Of The Preterm Baby Is Improved By Supporting Emotional Connection With The Parent

Supporting emotional connection between a premature baby and parent during the intensive care unit treatment effectively improves the baby’s brain development. The effects are clearly visible in the baby's brain network function and later neurocognitive development.

Researchers Propose Ectomycorrhizal Fungi’s Role To Be Integrated Into Carbon Accounting

Researchers from the University of Helsinki, Natural Resources Institute Finland and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences propose that the role of the ectomycorrhizal fungi should be taken into account in models of carbon accounting.

Genetic Scissors Helping Cancer Research: Removing Binding Sites For An Oncogene Can Slow Down Cancer Cell Growth

Researchers have identified a mechanism by which an oncogene commonly activated in cancer patients affects the growth rate of cells. In the future, the findings can help in developing new treatments that could prevent cancer genes from inducing tumor growth.

A Spoonful Of Honey Reveals The Secret Life Of Bees

A new study carried out in Finland and Sweden demonstrates that DNA traces preserved in honey are like an open book narrating the activities of the bees that make it.

Can Robots Have Morals? Robots’ Decisions On Forced Medication Evoke Doubts

People accept human nurses overruling patient autonomy and deciding on forced medication, but this trust does not extend to nursing robots.

Researchers 3D Print A Miniature Vacuum Pump

The device would be a key component of a portable mass spectrometer that could help monitor pollutants, perform medical diagnoses in remote areas, or test Martian soil.

A Simple Paper Test Could Offer Early Cancer Diagnosis

The new diagnostic, which is based on analysis of urine samples, could also be designed to reveal whether a tumor has metastasized.

Ingestible “Electroceutical” Capsule Stimulates Hunger-Regulating Hormone

The device, which uses electricity to boost hormone production in the stomach, could help to ease nausea and counteract appetite loss.

New Malaria Study Is Good News for Pregnant Women

Each year, 13 million pregnant women get malaria, and as drug resistance increases, the disease is hard to control. A new study provides the WHO with new knowledge on prevention and treatment.

Resistant Bacteria Are a Global Problem. Now Researchers May Have Found the Solution

A new substance has proven useful for treating staphylococcus infections in people with skin lymphoma. This is good news for the patients, but also for the global threat of antibiotics resistance.

“Hey, Alexa! Are You Trustworthy?”

MIT experiment finds people will respond to cues from neighbors about activities and risk preferences.

A Nudge To Resume Economic Activity

MIT experiment finds people will respond to cues from neighbors about activities and risk preferences.

Common Lung Diseases Can Be Difficult to Treat – but There May Be Hope

Pneumonia is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world. But – as shown in a new study from the University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet and Hillerød Hospital – our understanding of the disease may have been mistaken. The new knowledge may provide better treatments in the future.

New Power Sources

Thirty-six million people in the U.S. use an energy system developed by a handful of activists in the 1990s. An MIT scholar examines this unusual story.

Researchers Discover Dozens Of Genetic Defects Important For Immune Defence - Relevant For Patients With Rare Diseases

Researchers from the Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, pioneers in identifying the first patient mutations on the NFkB1-gene, cooperated with international clinicians to identify and characterise a plethora of unreported NFKB1 variants on patients with immune system related illnesses.

A Fabric That “Hears” Your Heart's Sounds

Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals.

Mining In Shallow Marine Areas Endangers Sustainability Goals

According to a study completed at the University of Helsinki, mining in shallow marine areas conflicts with international conservation and sustainability goals, bringing with it great environmental risks.

Pandemic Mood: Much Worse Than A Bad Monday

Study uses social media to measure how much sentiment has been affected by the Covid-19 crisis, worldwide.