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How can a disease that we thought had been eradicated come knocking on Europe's door again, shifting from a historical memory into an imminent threat?

In Austria, an average of 20 to 25 infections with the hantavirus, especially with the Puumala virus variant, are diagnosed each year, with more than 200 cases reported in some years.

Politics Career pressure - not ideology - causes military officers to protect or overthrow dictators. New research from the Department of Political Science shows that ambition and anxiety can transform 'ordinary men' into the regime's ruthless henchmen - or into those who bury the regime. Why do some people become the dictators' most brutal agents?

A new set of 56 international injury prevention recommendations highlights the specific risks and needs of female athletes.

Judith and Matthew are among the eight million people in Canada aged 65 and older. In recent months, both noticed subtle changes in how they moved and how well they remembered things - so each went to see their doctor.

Artificial intelligence, blockchain and quantum computing are considered key technologies of the future.

People who have ADHD traits at age 10 are more likely than those without such traits to have physical health problems and to report physical health-related disability at age 46, according to a study led by UCL and University of Liverpool researchers. The researchers say the findings likely reflect the impact of a wide range of risk factors for poor health that are linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and society's response to people with ADHD across adulthood.

Press release Agroscope-s 2026-2029 Work Programme addresses the most important challenges facing the Swiss agriculture and food sector, and agricultural practitioners in particular.

Interdisciplinary project brings together expertise in AI, epidemiology, biostatistics, health economics, and molecular diagnostics ANTICIPATE, a new research project by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V

Very few know of them, fewer still have seen them in their natural environment, not least because today only one species of the spiny dormouse survives, in southern India.

New astronomical survey captures previously unknown growing pains in the lives of planets New Discoveries: Astronomers have captured detailed images of young planetary systems, revealing their growth stages and complexities. Significant Findings: The ALMA survey provides insights into debris discs, which represent the formative phase of planet formation, akin to the teenage years of planetary systems.

From a mechanical guide dog to a self-learning exoskeleton and magnetically controlled bacteria, researchers at ETH Zurich are busy devising robots for medical applications.

A Simon Fraser University cosmologist believes his team's new research may bring them a step closer to cracking one of science's biggest questions - the Hubble tension. The quest to determine how fast the universe is expanding has irked cosmologists for decades, leading it to be dubbed the Hubble tension - or even the Hubble crisis.

The science of dinosaurs has everyone - from students to Slash from Guns N' Roses - wanting to learn more about Earth's prehistoric population On the main floor of the Earth Sciences building at the University of Calgary, across from the Gallagher Library, sits an empty display case.

Recruitment for next phase of the trial called ELSA 2 launches, expanding screening to include children aged 2-17 Thousands of families have taken part in a landmark UK study led by researchers at the

The lifelong effects of rare blood disorder diagnoses in childhood are being analysed in a first-of-its-kind study led by the University of Leeds.

Over the past three years, seven Santeon hospitals have worked together extensively to make remote care possible through digital technologies.

New Hybrid Laser Architectures Presented at Photonics West Demonstrate Three Credible Paths Toward Compact, Scalable Mid-Infrared Photonic Systems - SAN FRANCISCO SPIE Photonics West highlighting maj

Mechanism which can explain aspects of neurodegeneration which have baffled scientists for decades. Scientists have long known that inherited neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or motor neurone disease, can be traced back to genetic mutations.

Girls between the ages of 13 and 19 are widely exposed to beauty content online that promotes products unsuitable for young skin - even when they are not actively seeking beauty-related information.

Drug development is an arduous process that costs billions of dollars and can last for years or even decades.

Science is not an isolated pursuit. It underpins human progress, generating knowledge, improving lives, and connecting communities across borders. Yet knowledge alone is not enough. For research to have a global impact, it must be understood and made accessible to the public.

Researchers from the Universities of Würzburg and Braunschweig have provided empirical evidence for the first time: Maths lessons are a suitable place to promote skills for sustainable development. Although education for sustainable development (ESD) is a core objective in the German school system, its implementation remains a challenge - especially in a subject that is often considered abstract: maths.

New research published in the International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy by University of Valencia professors of Applied Economics José Manuel Pavía and Josep Lledó challenges one of the pillars of the public debate on pensions in Spain: their progressivity.