Biological communities in Europe are responding to climate change in markedly different ways, with clear contrasts between ecosystems, according to a new study published in Nature. Cold-adapted plant species in mountain regions are declining especially quickly, while plant communities in forests and grasslands are changing more slowly.

VUB-KUL researcher develops mouse model to study tumour development as well as interaction with the immune system and metastasis of ovarian cancer cells For her PhD at VUB and KULeuven, Aarushi Caro, also at VIB, created a kind of systematics for dentritic cells, a special group of immune cells in the fight against cancer.

Time plays a key role in our perception of pain and administering pain relief and medication for chronic pain-related depression may be more effective at certain times of day, UCL and University of Toronto researchers say. In an article published in Science, the researchers commented on two new, separate studies by two different teams of Chinese researchers published in the same journal, one into acute pain and one into chronic pain.

Researchers in Trinity College Dublin have found that a machine learning model could help clinicians predict which people with depression are more likely to improve with digital cognitive behavioural therapy compared to antidepressant medication. The study, led by researchers in the School of Psychology, also describes how digital cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can be personalised sooner than in other settings, such as face-to-face therapy.

A clotbusting drug commonly used to treat ischemic stroke interacts negatively with a promising anti-inflammatory treatment (anakinra), underscoring the need to test new stroke therapies alongside existing standard care. According to The University of Manchester led study on mice, published in the American Heart Association Stroke journal today (insert date) and funded by the Medical Research Council, the timing of anakinra must be adjusted to avoid reducing the benefits of the clot-busting therapy known as tissue plasminogen activator(tPA).

A new X-ray imaging technique could transform how hospitals analyse tissue samples, potentially speeding up diagnoses and improving outcomes for patients, shows a new study led by UCL researchers. The technology, developed in collaboration with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, Rigaku Americas and Creatv MicroTech, Inc., produces crisp 3D maps of biological tissue without cutting or staining samples, a significant improvement on the conventional process used in histopathology - the process of examining tissue to study, diagnose and treat diseases, particularly cancer.

From GPS satellites to mobile networks, modern technology relies on ultra-precise radio signals. Engineers have long tried to generate them on chips using interactions between light and sound, but the effect was too weak. University of Twente researchers now show in Nature Photonics that a thin glass layer creates 'mini-earthquake' surface acoustic waves, that make the effect more than 200 times stronger.

Recent research shows that immune cells called B cells, previously overlooked, play an important role in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), explain Dr Lizzy Rosser and Dr Beth Jebson (both UCL Division of Medicine) in a new article for The Conversation. Arthritis  is often associated with older age, but it also affects children.

A study by the Medical University of Vienna shows that cancer patients receiving specialised palliative care do not have a higher suicide mortality rate than a comparative group of oncology patients. The findings suggest that interdisciplinary palliative care plays an important role in managing psychosocial and existential stress.

For the first time, researchers at the University of Bern have studied the immune system of brown trout cell by cell and compiled an overview of the gene activity in each cell. The study shows the diversity of the immune system of this ecologically important fish species, which is protected in Switzerland, and demonstrates that rearing conditions can leave measurable traces in the immune cells.

There is a promising new drug for the rare disease mastocytosis, which is associated with skin lesions, among other things. Researchers at the University of Basel have now been able to use artificial intelligence to quantitatively measure for the first time the extent to which it reduces skin lesions.

What is usually burned to generate energy today could protect houses tomorrow. Researchers at ETH Zurich and Empa have found a way to press sawdust with a mineral binder to create a robust, flame-retardant material. It's even recyclable. Every time a tree trunk is sawn, it creates sawdust. Millions of tonnes of sawdust are produced every year worldwide, with most of it is burned to generate energy.

The findings suggest that when judging sound, humans and other species may be guided by shared sensory biases toward the beautiful A McGill University-led study has found that humans share acoustic preferences with other species, at least when it comes to animal calls. The results provide experimental evidence that shared sensory processing mechanisms may shape aesthetic judgments of sound.

Scientific research has consistently demonstrated that the consumption of misogynistic media content is associated with increased hostility towards women. While it was previously unclear whether men and women exhibit similar negative reactions, recent findings indicate that when media content contains explicit violence against women, it is primarily men - rather than women - who display negative responses.

Biological communities in Europe are responding to climate change in markedly different ways, with clear contrasts between ecosystems, according to a new study published in Nature. Cold-adapted plant species in mountain regions are declining especially quickly, while plant communities in forests and grasslands are changing more slowly.

ISTA scientists explain static electricity in the most abundant solid insulators Two microscopic grains collide and produce a tiny spark. This phenomenon may have provided the energy to kick off life on Earth. But if these solid particles have the same composition, what factor causes the charge to flow in a given direction? In a new study published in Nature , physicists from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) identify the key factor as environmental carbon-based molecules that adhere to the materials' surface.

An estimated 500 million to 1 billion people worldwide are affected by selenium deficiency, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Researchers at Wageningen University & Research (WUR), working with the University of Turin in Italy, have developed a metabolic map describing how plants take up and process selenium.

An international research group involving the University of Bern has shown in the beaver lake near Marthalen that wetlands created by beavers store up to ten times more carbon than comparable landscapes without beavers. By damming rivers and retaining sediment, beavers transform streams into natural carbon reservoirs - with the potential to contribute to climate protection.

Largest in-depth study of parents, students and teachers finds "messy, mixed picture" of benefits and negative consequences of school phone policies Students who attend schools with smartphone bans report missing sleep to make up for 'lost time' on their phones but benefit from more face-to-face socialising in the school day, as a new UK study reveals a mixed picture of how phones affect secondary school students' experiences.

Beavers could play a significant role in Europe's climate mitigation efforts, by transforming suitable river corridors into long-term carbon stores. Beavers are able to engineer riverbeds into promising ways to prevent carbon dioxide release into the air, according to a new international study. The new paper, published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment , has for the first time put a total carbon budget to the engineering work of beavers in suitable wetland areas.