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The demand for electric vehicles is increasing in line with the global movement to strengthen carbon emission regulations. Global automakers such as BMW, Volkswagen, Tesla, Volvo, and GM have announced their plans to increase the…

Ana Guerreiro Stücklin: "Survival rates for brain tumors have improved, but not as markedly as for other childhood cancers such as leukemia or kidney tumors." (Image: Dan Cermak)“Far too many children still die from brain tumors,” says…

• Antifreeze (aka ice binding) proteins are produced by organisms which live in the Earth’s coldest environments and have huge biotechnology potential• Scientists from Warwick have collaborated with EPFL, Switzerland, to discover new,…

Researchers analysed nationally-representative longitudinal data from 16,000 young people in detail, revealing enduring socio-economic disadvantage for those who have experienced adolescent disabilityAnalysis also shows pronounced…

The recently appointed Emirati Ambassador to Japan, His Excellency Mr. Shihab Ahmed Alfaheem, and Second Secretary of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mr. Ammar Alsamahi, visited Tokyo Tech on April 5, 2021. They met with…

Chromosomal rearrangements widely occur in multiple human cancers, and fusion proteins produced from the rearrangements are well-defined oncogenic drivers that could be attractive targets for cancer treatment. Recently, a research team…

Pharmaceutical researchers have developed a new technique that uses a patch with microneedles to perform catalyzed reactions for generating anticancer therapeutics directly inside tumors. Early laboratory tests on mice show it potentiates…

In 1950s Ireland, 4,000 families were affected by the loss of a baby through stillbirth, miscarriage or new-born death every year.  Though today in Ireland that figure is closer to 350 affected families, this means cumulatively there are…

Science Gallery International, the Irish-born and Dublin-based organisation that oversees a global network of university-linked Science Gallery locations, has today announced TU Berlin as the latest signing to its…

Depression is commonly associated with cognitive deficits in memory and emotions like sadness. This association alone, however, neglects the intense difference in how subjects perceive others and the world in this mental state. Depressed…