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Ocean Plastic Is Creating New Communities Of Life On The High Seas

Coastal plants and animals have found a new way to survive in the open ocean—by colonizing plastic pollution.

Explosion Of Supergiant Star Captured By UH Telescope

Using a University of Hawaiʻi telescope on Haleakalā and another on Maunakea, astronomers, for the very first time, imaged the dramatic end to a red supergiant star’s life as it was happening.

Earth On Trajectory To Sixth Mass Extinction Say Biologists

Mass biodiversity extinction events caused by extreme natural phenomena have marked the history of life on Earth five times.

Fish Study Shows Role of Oestrogens in Sense of Smell

Steroid oestrogens play an important role as embryos develop a sense of smell, new research shows.

Trust in The UK Government, Social Norms, and Privacy Concern Associated with Uptake Of NHS Covid-19 App, Study Shows

Uptake and continued use of the NHS Covid-19 app last year depended on people’s trust in the UK Government, their concern about privacy, and crucially whether other people in their social networks endorse it, a new study shows.

How Politicians Project Their Status In Virtual Meetings

During the pandemic, physical summits were replaced by Zoom meetings, and global political leaders had to quickly adjust. How did they visually convey their status in this new world of digital diplomacy?

The Sky’s The Limit: Using Airborne DNA To Monitor Insect Biodiversity

Scientists at Lund University have discovered for the first time that it is possible to detect insect DNA in the air. Using air from three sites in Sweden, insect DNA from 85 species could be identified.

Researchers Crack The Synthetic Code Of Rare Molecules Sought After In Drug Development

A research team at Lund University in Sweden has succeeded in producing two molecules that are otherwise only formed by microorganisms from extremely contaminated wastewater in an abandoned mine in South Korea

Satellites To Enable Monitoring Of CO2 Emissions

Researchers have developed a model that can calculate individual countries' carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel burning using observations from space.

Organised Prostate Cancer Testing Is To Provide More Equal Care

With 10,000 new cases a year, prostate cancer is the most common cancer type in Sweden. To create equal, accessible and high-quality prostate cancer care, Region Skåne has introduced Organised prostate cancer testing, OPT.

One in Ten People May Still Be Infectious For COVID After Ten Days, New Research Indicates

One in 10 people may have clinically relevant levels of potentially infectious SARS-CoV-2 past the 10 day quarantine period, according to new research.

Environmentally Sustainable Diet Linked To Health Benefits

A large population study from Lund University in Sweden has shown that more sustainable dietary habits are linked to health benefits, such as a reduced risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease and cancer

WATCH: Virtual Reality Tool To Be Used In The Fight Against Disease

Science has the technology to measure the activity of every gene within a single individual cell, and just one experiment can generate thousands of cells worth of data.

Twin Study Finds Type 2 Diabetes Clues In Epigenetic Changes

Identical twins share the same DNA, but one twin can suffer from type 2 diabetes while the other twin does not develop the disease

Diabetes Research Collaboration Can Pave The Way For Innovation

Metformin is often described as the first-line medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Faster And Better Treatment For Parkinson’s Disease With The Manage PD Tool

Presently many of Sweden’s 20,000 Parkinson’s patients are not receiving the treatment they need, and many of the most seriously ill receive incorrect or inappropriate therapy.

Blood Biomarker Identified That Predicts Type 2 Diabetes Many Years Before Diagnosis

A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has identified a protein in the blood that could predict type 2 diabetes up to nineteen years before the onset of the disease.

Study Finding “Recurrent Delirium Over 12 Months Predicts Dementia” Wins Prestigious Prize

A research paper involving the University of Exeter has been awarded the prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize 2022.

New Discovery on Regulation of Organelle Contact

A pioneering study has revealed how cellular compartments (organelles) are able to control how much they interact and cooperate.

Ketamine and Psychological Therapy Helped Severe Alcoholics Abstain for Longer in Trial

People with severe alcohol disorder were able to stay off alcohol for longer when they were treated with low doses of ketamine combined with psychological therapy in a clinical trial.