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The thyroid, a vital endocrine organ in vertebrates, plays a key role in regulating metabolism and supporting growth.

Memory loss, tremors, paralysis: when parts of the nervous system start to break down - or get broken - the consequences for human health can be staggering.

Researchers from Bonn and Leipzig investigate risk factors for metachronous colorectal cancer in Lynch syndrome A current study by the German Familial Colorectal Cancer Consortium is looking at the q

Simon Licht-Mayer, researcher at the Clinical Institute of Laboratory Medicine at MedUni Vienna, has been awarded an individual project grant by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF).

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Leah Sidi (UCL European Languages, Culture & Society) address the growing public unease about microplastics and calls for rigorous science, tougher regulation, and a shift away from our reliance on plastic in daily life. When actor Orlando Bloom revealed recently that he'd undergone a procedure to have  his blood "cleaned" , many people raised eyebrows.

An enzyme expressed by skin cells could be helpful in the management of non-healing skin wounds and ulcers, according to research by University of Manchester and Singapore's A*STAR Skin Research Lab scientists. Approximately one in 50 people will develop wounds that fail to heal with the issue a particular problem for older people and in diabetes.

Focus on the interaction between the microbiome and plants Nitrogen fertilizers used in agriculture contribute significantly to global warming.

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant to eleven young researchers of the Radboud University and Radboudumc.

From tailor-made prevention to children's rights in migrant return policy: these are some of the 15 topics for which Rotterdam scientists will receive a Veni grant.

According to the WHO, only around ten percent of global transplant requirements can currently be met - due to a lack of donor organs on the one hand and the fact that only a fraction of donated organs are actually used on the other.

Non-invasive monitoring of fetal brain health, using mathematics to design transport systems that serve broader society, and dynamic home energy management systems are among the projects to receive NWO funding.

Doctors and genetic researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered that changes in a gene leads to severe nerve damage in children following a mild bout of infection. Twenty-five years ago when Timothy Bingham was two years old, he had a mild flu like illness which left him unable to walk.

Hannah Dixon ANU Reporter Deputy Editor For some, the experience of the medical system is a saga. But rather than a tale of adventure and action, it is the infuriatingly cyclical 'diagnostic odyssey'.

Paul Dobraszczyk (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) explores five ways of integrating plants into buildings beyond simply trying to grow them on walls in The Conversation.

Freie Universität Berlin-affiliated scientists contribute to Microsoft Research breakthrough in protein modeling A major scientific advance in protein modeling, developed by Microsoft Research AI for Science, has been published in the July 10 issue of Science . The study introduces Bioemu, a generative deep learning system that emulates the equilibrium behavior of proteins with unprecedented speed and accuracy.

Bárbara Malheiros defended her PhD thesis at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry on July 3.

Bárbara Malheiros defended her PhD thesis at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry on July 3.

A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed that sensory monotony can induce boredom-like behaviour in rats, as happens in humans. These findings could have implications for animal training, animal welfare, and for understanding what happens when humans get bored of doing the same task.

Mysterious animals The Greenland shark - the world's longest-living vertebrate - is most often associated with cold Arctic waters. However, a new international study led by researchers from the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources and the University of Copenhagen shows that Skagerrak probably serves as a nursery area for young Greenland sharks.

Researchers from TU/e and others founded startup Spotlight Dx to detect infectious diseases faster and more accurately, anywhere in the world.

More than a thousand fish species use sounds to exchange information, attract mates, and avoid predators through hums, grunts, clicks, and bubbles.

With an Azrieli Accelerator Catalyst Grant, Roz Zulla leads a transdisciplinary team studying the unique challenges in accessing supports and services For individuals living with a neurodevelopmental

When people watch a live contemporary dance performance, their brainwaves sync up, signalling shared focus and attention, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. That synchrony dropped when the same performance was viewed alone on video, report the authors of the new iScience paper. Dr Guido Orgs (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience), a neuroscientist and dancer who was the senior author of the paper, said: "We wanted to explore what makes live performance feel so different from watching a recording.

Chimpanzees have been observed copying quirky social behaviours from one another - wearing grass in their ears and bottoms - despite these actions offering no apparent practical benefit.

At concentrations of CO2 470 times higher than atmospheric concentrations, a soil bacterium accomplishes something extraordinary: it turns gas into stone.

MSc project Supervisor #1 Supervisor #2 () Student Better labs-on-chips using biobased materials Massimo Mastrangeli (EWI/ME) Baris Kumru (AE/ASM) To be recruited Exploring a new way to study effe

In 2015, Andre Hoelz, the Mary and Charles Ferkel Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, learned he had a rare brain tumor that was pressing on his acoustic nerve.

The Government of the Canton of Basel-Stadt has confirmed its support for the continuation of the long-term population cohort study COVCO-Basel led by Swiss TPH.

Microbial communities living deep underground in the groundwater of Lavey-les-Bains remain surprisingly stable throughout the year, even though the composition of the water changes seasonally. This is the finding of a study by researchers that contributes to a better understanding of geothermal systems and microbial life deep underground.