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A study published in BMJ Global Health finds child vaccination rates in African countries are considerably lower in areas where the local population has high levels of mistrust in local authorities. Even when comparing children from…

A new report, published on 30 April, will correct this situation. The joint project between the Finnish Work Environment Fund and Aalto University looked at the impacts that self-management has on wellbeing. The project, led by Frank…

A research group working at Uppsala University has succeeded in studying ‘translation factors’ – important components of a cell’s protein synthesis machinery – that are several billion years old. By studying these ancient ‘resurrected’…

During the first wave of the corona pandemic, 36 per cent fewer men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in Sweden than in previous years. On the other hand, the number of patients receiving curative treatment for prostate cancer was…

Today, April 30, the first tenant of the first ever Dutch 3D-printed concrete home receives the key. The house in Eindhoven – the first of five within ‘Project Milestone’ – fully complies with all of the strict building requirements of…

Keck Hospital of USC earned an “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national patient safety watchdog organization, in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This is the fourth consecutive time the hospital has…

USC reduced greenhouse gas emissions from its two chief sources by 35% in the past six years, university officials report.The reduction from 2014 to 2020 marks an important milestone on the path to sustainability, exceeding the 20% goal…

On March 26, 2021, the "Sweden-Japan Academic Network" open webinar, co-hosted by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Stockholm Office, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) known as the organization awarding the…

Whether as melts or solid minerals, carbonates are probably the most important carriers of carbon in the interior of our Earth. However, how carbonates react under high pressure and at different temperatures - and thus also the question…

In those who have not previously been infected and have so far only received one dose of vaccine the immune response to variants of concern may be insufficient.The findings, published today in the journal Science and led by researchers at…