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New research into Alzheimer’s disease (AD) suggests that secondary infections and new inflammatory events amplify the brain’s immune response and affect memory in mice and in humans – even when these secondary events occur outside the…

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced today that the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute, jointly operated by Trinity College Dublin and St James’s Hospital, has named Professor Maeve Lowery and Professor John Kennedy as joint directors…

Maya Tolstoy has been named the Maggie Walker Dean of the College of the Environment, University of Washington Provost Mark Richards announced today. Tolstoy’s appointment as dean, set to begin Jan. 1, 2022, is subject to approval by the…

In collaboration with the province of Groningen, the 250-metre-long lignin-based test section will be constructed in the north of the Netherlands, on the N987 between Siddeburen and Wagenborgen. This test road is part of the CHAPLIN XL*…

Amy Nivette external link, a sociologist at Utrecht University, wondered what effect the lockdown was having on crime in major cities. She collected crime data from 27 different major cities worldwide before, during and after the (first)…

Artificial intelligence programmes used widely in climate science build an actual understanding of the climate system, meaning we can trust machine learning and further its applications in climate science, according to a new study.Large,…

The review, published in JAMA today , found that people with opioid dependence were less likely to experience overdose-related, suicide, alcohol-related, cancer, and cardiovascular-related mortality while receiving OAT.Researchers from…

A study conducted at the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of Bern provides new insights into the pollution of the world's oceans with plastic waste. The modelling shows that most of the plastic does not end up…

The Texas Legislature passed a bill last week that would help pay for construction of the “Ike Dike” that would protect portions of the upper Texas coast – especially the Houston-Galveston area – from a major hurricane.While it still…

When an area is struck by disease, chaos can often consume a community as it tries to organize in the midst of fear and confusion.Martial Ndeffo, an assistant professor in the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine &…