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Australia's environment improved slightly in 2024, marking the fourth consecutive year of above-average conditions, but major challenges remain following a year of record-breaking heat, mass coral bl

UCalgary researchers reveal biological differences between the sexes when it comes to chronic pain A new study led by University of Calgary Tuan Trang , PhD, may help to explain why there is an over-representation of women experiencing chronic pain compared to men.

When it comes to getting along together, trust plays an indispensable role. While we all'have an intuitive grasp of what this interpersonal investment involves, even science struggles to express exactly how it works.

Professor Aida Andres and Harrison Ostridge (both UCL Biosciences) explain their study which involved collecting faecal samples from hundreds of wild chimpanzees across 17 African countries as part of the Pan African Programme: The Cultured Chimpanzee. Chimpanzees are humans' closest living relatives, sharing  over 98% of our DNA.

People suffering from severe alcohol and opioid addiction are to be offered a revolutionary new technique involving planting electrodes in the brain to modulate brain activity and cravings and improve self-control.

Brain tumours remain the most common cause of death from childhood cancer. Paediatric high-grade gliomas (pHGG) in particular are a mostly fatal disease group with a median survival time of less than 18 months after diagnosis and limited treatment options.

Biological science is changing the way we harness and manage renewable energy, according to a new study from researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).

In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its related technologies have revolutionised computational biology and medicine.

A crucial stage in HIV infection, the virus that causes AIDS, is insertion of the viral capsid - the inner protein coat containing its genetic material - through the host cell's nuclear pore.

Scientists at.Neurorestore (EPFL/CHUV/UNIL) have developed an approach that combines rehabilitation robotics with spinal cord stimulation to restore movement in people with spinal cord injuries. The technology enhances rehabilitation and enables activities like cycling and walking outdoors. Spinal cord injuries are life-altering, often leaving individuals with severe mobility impairments.

Imagine a painless patch that continuously sends your health status to your phone. A team of researchers from the University of Waterloo is on a mission to deliver just that by developing next-generation technologies that can monitor and dispatch personalized medicine.

Storage hydropower plants play a central role in balancing fluctuations in the electricity grid while remaining carbon neutral. To better reconcile electricity production with the protection of biodiversity in the long term, it is crucial that hydropower management considers not only the ecological consequences of individual hydropeaking events, but also their cumulative effects.

Plant biotechnologist Gundula Noll on the plant immune response and the role of electrical impulses A research team led by Prof Gundula Noll (University of Münster) and Dr Alexandra Furch (University of Jena) has deciphered how plants use electrical signals to defend themselves against pathogens.

Writing in The Conversation, Dr George Butler (UCL Cancer Institute) explains how his research found that larger species do have more cancer compared to smaller ones.

Researchers at the University of Glasgow and the Forman Christian College University, Pakistan, are pioneering a groundbreaking approach to combat the devastating Cotton Leaf Curl Disease (CLCuD) through microbiota transplantation.

In a survey, the public had a say in the names of the two fish species discovered by researchers from the University of Bern.

Despite acclimatising to one of the hottest marine habitats on earth, reef fishes still face an uncertain future, an international team of scientists has found. The team led by New York University Abu Dhabi and University of Manchester researchers show that fishes living in the Arabian Gulf reefs have - remarkably - adapted to extreme summer temperatures, which are akin to a hot bath.

The rhythmic changes, driven by hormonal fluctuations, offer a unique window into the intricate connection between the female brain and heart.

Researchers from our top-rated Biosciences department in collaboration with the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), have conducted a study to understand the challenges faced by migratory birds across Europe and Africa. The study found that many species lack consistent protection during their long journeys, leading to population declines.

Latest research led from Manchester could revolutionise the diagnosis of Perrault syndrome, a rare genetic condition that results in hearing loss.

Using sex to manage social tension dates back over six million years to humans' common ape ancestor, according to a new study.

A simple genomics blood test could improve treatment and care for childhood epilepsy, but more investment is needed to make access fair and securely join up the data, finds a new study involving researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH).

People with a more active amygdala (an area in the brain involved in processing information relevant to threats) are more likely to develop PTSD symptoms after experiencing trauma than people with a calmer amygdala.

Images captured by UCL researchers have been showcased in the fourth annual National Institute for Health and Care Research Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR GOSH BRC) 'A Moment of Discovery' image competition.

The Lundbeck Foundation grants DKK 313 million for a new centre for Parkinson's research in Aarhus. The goal is for the centre to test new treatments for the disease within the next 10 years.

As in larger brains, mouse visual cortex neurons with the same function cluster in columns For over 50 years, it has been known that in the cerebral cortex of many mammals, neurons with the same function are grouped into columns.

We spoke to Anupama Hemalatha, FMI's newest group leader, whose research explores how metabolic pathways regulate cell behavior using live imaging.

What distinguishes individuals who are susceptible to depression from others? And why do some respond better to treatment than others? An international data platform seeks to harness artificial intelligence to provide a better understanding of depression.

Far-reaching genetic ties between the Mongolian steppe and Central Europe under Hun rule A multidisciplinary and international research project has brought fresh insights into the origins and diversity of the populations that lived under and after the Hun empire between the late 4th and 6th century CE in Central Europe.

Four young children have gained life-changing improvements in sight following treatment with a pioneering new genetic medicine through UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital, with the support of MeiraGTx.

Fish used visual differences between divers to recognize the person who rewarded them For years, scientific divers at a research station in the Mediterranean Sea had a problem: at some point in every field season, local fish would follow them and steal food intended as experimental rewards.

Researchers from The University of Manchester - in collaboration with the Universities of Granada, Lund, and Oslo - have conducted the first-ever ethical analysis of artificial human DNA. The study, published in the Journal of Medical Ethics , explores how this emerging technology could impact identity, privacy and even reproduction, raising urgent questions for society.

Researchers from Bonn and Erlangen identify the protein MLC1 as a target antigen in multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system caused by the immune system. B cells, which are a type of white blood cell, play a role in the development of MS and are thus a target for therapies.

BMT researcher Maaike Bril studies skin cells in their dynamic environment with an adaptable hydrogel.