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AN EIT Health project demonstrates early positive results on improving treatment outcomes of patients hospitalised with severe COVID-19 (as part of the EIT’s Crisis Response Initiative, this project directly contributes...

Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmacology

Advantage flat angel shark

August 7, 2020

The general picture of a shark is that of a fast and large ocean predator. Some species, however, question this image - for example angel sharks. They have adapted to...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Oceanography, Paleobiology, Zoology

A truffle’s tale… 40 years in the making

August 7, 2020

As a first-year graduate student studying truffle ecology at Oregon State University, Dan Luoma attended a scientific meeting in 1981 on Orcas Island in Washington. Having recently learned how to...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Environment

Plugging the power leak for fusion reactions

August 6, 2020

Condensed Matter Physics, Energy, Particle Physics, Physics, Theoretical Physics

Scientists have found a novel way to prevent pesky magnetic bubbles in plasma from interfering with fusion reactions - delivering a potential way to improve the performance of fusion energy...

Physics & Engineering

How flying snakes glide

August 6, 2020

Flying snakes glide through the air, flattening their bodies to provide lift. But as they glide they seem to swim, undulating their bodies from side to side. Now a team...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Environment, Zoology

Computational model could help translate drugs from animal studies to human

August 5, 2020

About 50% of people who take the drug infliximab for inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease, end up becoming resistant or unresponsive to it. Scientists might be able to...

Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Physiology

Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite reveals new penguin colonies

August 5, 2020

A new study using satellite mapping technology reveals there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than was previously thought. The results provide an important benchmark for monitoring...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Zoology

Hydrogel paves way for biomedical breakthrough

August 4, 2020

A University of Sydney team of biomedical engineers has developed a plasma technology to robustly attach hydrogels – a jelly-like substance which is structurally similar to soft tissue in the...

Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Developmental Biology, Engineering, Health, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry

First UK COVID-19 vaccine to be manufactured in Wales

August 3, 2020

Wockhardt, the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology major today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the UK Government to fill finish COVID-19 vaccines. The manufacturing will be undertaken...

Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Virology

Splash down for first commercial crew flight to Space Station

August 3, 2020

Two NASA astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday for the first time in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft, returning from the International Space...

Physics & Engineering

Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics

Advanced Engineering and Lab Innovations: visitors are in safe hands

July 31, 2020

The UK Government has recently endorsed the reopening of conferences and exhibitions, releasing a series of guidelines to keep participants safe. To guarantee that these are followed to the utmost...

Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Haematology, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Oncology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Proteomics & Genomics

Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission launched

July 31, 2020