Linguistics - May 28
450 children in Brussels and Flanders receive VUB-ALEF certificate for Arabic classes
450 children in Brussels and Flanders receive VUB-ALEF certificate for Arabic classes
Health - May 26
FM praises 'vital' research being done at University of Glasgow's new Clarice Pears Building
FM praises 'vital' research being done at University of Glasgow's new Clarice Pears Building
Health - May 26
Class of COVID: Leah Likin dives deep into pandemic anxieties with her honors project
Class of COVID: Leah Likin dives deep into pandemic anxieties with her honors project
Life Sciences - May 26
UK Biobank will move to Manchester Science Park, with a state-of-the-art robotic freezer to serve researchers four times faster than currently, following Ł127.6m funding
UK Biobank will move to Manchester Science Park, with a state-of-the-art robotic freezer to serve researchers four times faster than currently, following Ł127.6m funding
Computer Science - May 26
Physicist and engineer of the University of Valencia, Álvaro Moreno new 'Google Developer Expert' for Google Earth
Physicist and engineer of the University of Valencia, Álvaro Moreno new 'Google Developer Expert' for Google Earth
Social Sciences - May 26
Berkeley Talks transcript: Sociology Ph.D. graduates on the power of family and deep inquiry
Berkeley Talks transcript: Sociology Ph.D. graduates on the power of family and deep inquiry
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UCLA-led study could lead to new strategy for treating aggressive brain cancer Health + Behavior UCLA-led study could lead to new strategy for treating aggressive brain cancer A UCLA-led team identified a genetic alteration that occurs in 60% of people who are diagnosed with glioblastoma; that mutation disrupts the cancer cells' metabolism.
First study to incorporate genealogical records to provide an accurate map of genetic relatedness Though we all share common ancestors ranging from a few generations to hundreds of thousands of years, genealogies that relate all of us are often forgotten over time. A new McGill University-led study is now providing insight into the complex relationship between human migration and genetic variation, using a unique genealogical dataset of over five million records spanning 400 years to unravel the genetic structure of French Canadian populations.
A UdeM researcher has found that teenage girls are more likely to experience momentary anxiety when their classmates are anxious. Boys are not. It is well known that adolescents tend to adopt the same behaviours as their peers. As Canadian students spend an average of 923 hours per school year in the company of their classmates, Sandrine Charbonneau wanted to see if there was any association between a student's "state" (momentary) anxiety and the "trait" (longer-term) anxiety of his or her classmates.
Prolonged Intimate Partner Violence puts children at risk
A University of Queensland study has found a child's repeated exposure to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) puts them at higher risk of behavioural problems. IPV is a pattern of behaviour between adults that includes physical, sexual, psychological violence and threats of violence which can have negative impacts on children who witness it.
A University of Queensland study has found a child's repeated exposure to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) puts them at higher risk of behavioural problems. IPV is a pattern of behaviour between adults that includes physical, sexual, psychological violence and threats of violence which can have negative impacts on children who witness it.
Five subtypes of heart failure that could potentially be used to predict future risk for individual patients have been identified in a new study led by UCL researchers. Heart failure is an umbrella term for when the heart is unable to pump blood around the body properly. Current ways of classifying heart failure do not accurately predict how the disease is likely to progress.
Physicists to Listen Closely to Black Holes Ring
Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity describes how the fabric of space and time, or spacetime, is curved in response to mass. Our sun, for example, warps space around us such that planet Earth rolls around the sun like a marble tossed into a funnel (Earth does not fall into the sun due to the Earth's sideways momentum).
Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity describes how the fabric of space and time, or spacetime, is curved in response to mass. Our sun, for example, warps space around us such that planet Earth rolls around the sun like a marble tossed into a funnel (Earth does not fall into the sun due to the Earth's sideways momentum).
The machine-learning algorithm identified a compound that kills Acinetobacter baumannii, a bacterium that lurks in many hospital settings. Using an artificial intelligence algorithm, researchers at MIT and McMaster University have identified a new antibiotic that can kill a type of bacteria that is responsible for many drug-resistant infections.
The new findings could explain biodiversity hotspots in tectonically quiet regions. If we could rewind the tape of species evolution around the world and play it forward over hundreds of millions of years to the present day, we would see biodiversity clustering around regions of tectonic turmoil. Tectonically active regions such as the Himalayan and Andean mountains are especially rich in flora and fauna due to their shifting landscapes, which act to divide and diversify species over time.
Probabilistic AI that knows how well it’s working
It's more important than ever for artificial intelligence to estimate how accurately it is explaining data. Despite their enormous size and power, today's artificial intelligence systems routinely fail to distinguish between hallucination and reality. Autonomous driving systems can fail to perceive pedestrians and emergency vehicles right in front of them, with fatal consequences.
It's more important than ever for artificial intelligence to estimate how accurately it is explaining data. Despite their enormous size and power, today's artificial intelligence systems routinely fail to distinguish between hallucination and reality. Autonomous driving systems can fail to perceive pedestrians and emergency vehicles right in front of them, with fatal consequences.
Study doubles the number of known repeating fast radio bursts
Statistics tools support the idea that all radio bursts may repeat if observed long enough. Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are repeating flashes of radio waves that remain a source of mystery to astronomers. We do know a few things about them: FRBs originate from far outside the Milky Way, for instance, and they're probably produced from the cinders of dying stars.
Statistics tools support the idea that all radio bursts may repeat if observed long enough. Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are repeating flashes of radio waves that remain a source of mystery to astronomers. We do know a few things about them: FRBs originate from far outside the Milky Way, for instance, and they're probably produced from the cinders of dying stars.
Making the structure of ’fire ice’ with nanoparticles
The structure harnesses a strange physical phenomenon and could enable engineers to manipulate light in new ways Study: Entropy compartmentalization stabilizes open host-guest colloidal Clathrates. (DOI: 10.1038/s41557'023 -01200-6) Cage structures made with nanoparticles could be a route toward making organized nanostructures with mixed materials, and researchers at the University of Michigan have shown how to achieve this through computer simulations.
The structure harnesses a strange physical phenomenon and could enable engineers to manipulate light in new ways Study: Entropy compartmentalization stabilizes open host-guest colloidal Clathrates. (DOI: 10.1038/s41557'023 -01200-6) Cage structures made with nanoparticles could be a route toward making organized nanostructures with mixed materials, and researchers at the University of Michigan have shown how to achieve this through computer simulations.
A new study provides evidence that river water eroding layers of metamorphic rock is a driver of freshwater fish biodiversity in the Appalachian Mountains. The gradual erosion of layers of rock by rivers flowing through the Appalachian Mountains generates biodiversity of freshwater fish species, suggests a new Yale-led study that offers insight into the causes of species richness in the ancient mountain range.
Neuroscientists and neurosurgeons from EPFL/CHUV/UNIL and CEA/CHUGA/UGA report in the journal Nature that they have re-established the communication between the brain and spinal cord with a wireless digital bridge, allowing a paralyzed person to walk again naturally "We have created a wireless interface between the brain and the spinal cord using brain-computer interface (BCI) technology that transforms thought into action.", summarizes Grégoire Courtine, Professor of Neuroscience at EPFL, CHUV and UNIL.
Intervention in RNA switches off "cancer genes" / American-German team publishes study in "Nature" If the regulation of cell growth and division gets out of control, cancer is a possible consequence. The gene "MYC", for example, plays an important role in controlling cell growth in humans. If it no longer functions properly, cells grow uncontrollably.
A cleft lip or palate arises from the combined effects of genes and inflammatory risk factors experienced during pregnancy, such as smoking or infections, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The study, published in Nature Communications , has revealed for the first time how genetic and environmental factors come together to form a cleft lip or palate in a developing foetus.
Hearing loss unlikely to be common symptom of Covid, say scientists
Hearing loss is unlikely to be a common symptom of Covid-19, a study led by The University of Manchester and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) scientists have shown. The virus has been blamed for a range of health problems including hearing loss and other auditory disorders.
Hearing loss is unlikely to be a common symptom of Covid-19, a study led by The University of Manchester and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) scientists have shown. The virus has been blamed for a range of health problems including hearing loss and other auditory disorders.
Research team at Göttingen University analyse data from burial sites spanning nearly 4,000 years People tend to think that the idea that biological sex is linked with one-s role in society belongs in the past. But was it even the case in prehistory? Archaeologists at the University of Göttingen have investigated the representation of gender in Neolithic and Bronze Age graves (around 5500 BC to 1200 BC), in order to understand if the idea of gender in prehistoric Europe was really as -binary- as might be expected.
Developments are rapid around data, algorithms, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), especially since the launch of ChatGPT late last year. Software engineering is highly relevant here, because AI systems are essentially made up of software, and also because the two fields influence each other.
15-country study confirms that people living near or visiting the seaside enjoy better health Seaside residents and holidaymakers have felt it for centuries, but scientists have only recently started to investigate possible health benefits of the coast.
White-bellied pangolins have second-most chromosomes among mammals
Environment + Climate Genomic research could support conservation efforts for endangered species May 24, 2023 Key takeaways The pangolin, a scaly mammal that resembles a cross between the aardvark and the armadillo, has been notoriously difficult for scientists to study. The animal is endangered, largely because of illegal poaching.
Environment + Climate Genomic research could support conservation efforts for endangered species May 24, 2023 Key takeaways The pangolin, a scaly mammal that resembles a cross between the aardvark and the armadillo, has been notoriously difficult for scientists to study. The animal is endangered, largely because of illegal poaching.
Linguistics - May 28
450 children in Brussels and Flanders receive VUB-ALEF certificate for Arabic classes
450 children in Brussels and Flanders receive VUB-ALEF certificate for Arabic classes
Health - May 26
FM praises 'vital' research being done at University of Glasgow's new Clarice Pears Building
FM praises 'vital' research being done at University of Glasgow's new Clarice Pears Building
Health - May 26
Class of COVID: Leah Likin dives deep into pandemic anxieties with her honors project
Class of COVID: Leah Likin dives deep into pandemic anxieties with her honors project
Life Sciences - May 26
UK Biobank will move to Manchester Science Park, with a state-of-the-art robotic freezer to serve researchers four times faster than currently, following Ł127.6m funding
UK Biobank will move to Manchester Science Park, with a state-of-the-art robotic freezer to serve researchers four times faster than currently, following Ł127.6m funding
Computer Science - May 26
Physicist and engineer of the University of Valencia, Álvaro Moreno new 'Google Developer Expert' for Google Earth
Physicist and engineer of the University of Valencia, Álvaro Moreno new 'Google Developer Expert' for Google Earth
Social Sciences - May 26
Berkeley Talks transcript: Sociology Ph.D. graduates on the power of family and deep inquiry
Berkeley Talks transcript: Sociology Ph.D. graduates on the power of family and deep inquiry