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Researchers investigate how mutation of MECP2 gene, the main cause of Rett syndrome, interferes with neuronal maturation Researchers from the Department of Cell Biology and Functional Biology of the

A study finds that, in Madrid, Vox first gained support among middleand upper-income groups and later among "modernisation losers" Rosa Roig, Priscila Espinosa and José M. Pavía, researchers i

A new UK-led research group, which includes UCL, aims to improve the lives of people with arthritis by defining for the first time what being in remission from the illness truly means. The Arcadia consortium, made up mainly of British universities, has been set up through £3 million of funding from charity Arthritis UK and is set to do clinical studies to try to accurately determine the true absence of disease.

Children living in damp and overcrowded homes missed three weeks more of school over the course of compulsory education than their peers in better-quality housing.

A new study to investigate the impact of Covid-19 and technology on mourning practices in Ireland has been launched by a digital humanities researcher in Trinity College Dublin.

In the sleep lab of Martin Dresler, scientists work every day to piece together the scientific puzzle of sleep.

Health Canada, U.S. FDA and European Medical Agency cite findings from AcT Trial for regulatory approval of new use for a known drug It was the largest acute stroke clinical trial ever

A landmark international research collaboration has launched the largest clinical trial ever conducted to test therapeutics for moderate-severe dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease that continues to spread rapidly driven by climate change and globalisation.

The molecular biologist Charles Weissmann was one of the leading figures in his field, his research on the antiviral agent alpha interferon brought him worldwide recognition.

A team from the University of Geneva has developed in vitro organ models to test their sensitivity to novel cancer therapies. Overcoming acquired treatment resistance is one of the major challenges in the fight against cancer. While combination therapies hold promise, their toxicity to healthy tissue remains a major hurdle.

Since 2020, Delft Bioengineering Institute (BEI) organizes a cross-campus call for interdisciplinary research projects in the field of bioengineering.

Cesare Alippi is a full professor at the Faculty of Informatics at USI and affiliated with the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA USI-SUPSI) , where he serves as Scientific Director.

The trial will assess the safety and immune response of the ChAdOx1 NipahB vaccine, developed by scientists from Oxford's  Pandemic Sciences Institute (PSI) , in a region where the virus causes recurrent outbreaks.

PhD candidate Raafiah Mussa (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) explores the many challenges stroke survivors face in her article for The Conversation.

A comprehensive analysis of 383 U.S. cities reveals a striking pattern: most have rings of isolation in suburban areas and segregated pockets of near the urban core, that are shaped by race, wealth, and proximity to downtown, finds a new study by UCL researchers. Published in Nature Cities , the paper analyses the daily movements of people in cities right across America and found common patterns prevalent in every city analysed.

How do you study gut bacteria when they keep dying every time you try? You build a model that makes it possible.

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The Research Group on Prevention and Health in Exercise and Sport (PHES) of the University of Valencia, led by Juan Carlos Colado, professor in the Department of Physical Education and Sports, has de

Two new studies have found that people affected by the 2017 Manchester Arena terrorist attack showed improvement in mental health after engaging with dedicated support services.

Bonn research team shows how overactive cells in the lungs need "their own protective mechanism" - and how it could be switched off Why do certain immune cells remain permanently active in allergic asthma - even in an environment that should actually damage them?

PhD researcher Jaap van der Aar combines specialized AI models with data from sensors such as smartwatches, creating more accessible and precise ways to monitor and ultimately diagnose rare sleep disorders.

Providing surgeons feedback and education on their performance significantly improved the quality of bladder cancer operations, finds a new clinical trial led by researchers at UCL, UCLH and the University of Edinburgh.

Prof. Dominik Bach is setting up cutting-edge research infrastructure at the University of Bonn with funding of almost four million euros What is happening in the brain during an epileptic seizure?

A team of scientists tested the reproducibility of five decades of research on fly immunity. Most of those research results proved to be valid, but the team made one surprising discovery: the non-reproducible results were most often found in highly prestigious journals. These are tough times for reproducibility.

Maud Kortman: "We can develop AI, but without doctors who understand it and want to work with it, it will remain on the shelf.

Researchers at Western, London Health Sciences Centre explore how cancer therapy could transform cardiac care George Westerik recently became the first patient at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)

On 9 December the new national Citizens Collective Monitor 2025 (Burgercollectieven-monitor 2025) will be published by CollectieveKracht.