Nightmares in Middle Age Linked to Increased Dementia Risk
Most of us consider nightmares pretty harmless, but apparently, they can be a bad sign. According to research at the University of Birmingham, people who…
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Risk of a Catastrophic Volcano Eruption Is Startlingly High – And the World Is “Woefully Unprepared”
Experts say that the risk of a catastrophic eruption is “a roll of the dice”. According to experts from the University of Birmingham and the…
Astronomers Discover Two “Super-Earth” Planets About 100 Light-Years Away
Astronomers Discover Two New Temperate Rocky Worlds An international research team has just announced the discovery of two “super-Earth” planets orbiting LP 890-9, a small,…
Scientists Unravel “Hall Effect” Physics Mystery
The search for next-generation memory storage devices unravels a physics mystery. A multinational group of scientists has made progress in the use of antiferromagnetic materials…
Bad Dreams Could Be a Early Sign of Parkinson’s
A study finds that frequent nightmares could be an early warning of Parkinson’s Disease. According to experts at the University of Birmingham, older adults who…
Hair Loss and Sexual Dysfunction Join Fatigue and Brain Fog in List of Long COVID Symptoms
Health records from 2.4 million people in the UK suggest that 61 symptoms part of wider Long Covid experience, and that certain key demographic groups…
Large Dinosaur Predators – Such As T. rex – Evolved Different Eye Socket Shapes To Allow Stronger Bites
According to new research, large dinosaur predators, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, evolved different shapes of eye sockets to better deal with high bite forces. While…
Synthetic Polymers Promote Biofilm Formation and Increase Efficiency of Biocatalysis
Scientists from the University of Birmingham have revealed a new method to increase efficiency in biocatalysis. Their method is described in a paper published today…
Research Shows Investigational Cancer Drug Can Boost Regeneration of Damaged Nerves After Spinal Cord Injury
Scientists have demonstrated that a brain-penetrating candidate drug currently in development as a cancer therapy can promote regeneration of damaged nerves after spinal trauma. …
Turning Harmless Cells Into Ruthless Tumor and Virus Killers
Processes in the human body transform harmless immune cells into ruthless killers According to a recent study, the human body has the capability to change…
Unprecedented Recovery: Drug Helps Treat Spinal Cord Injuries
New hope for spinal cord injury treatment Scientists from the University of Birmingham found that suppressing the inflammatory response in the spinal cord may minimize…
Mobile Communications Beyond 5G With New “Beam-Steering” Technology
A new beam-steering antenna that increases the efficiency of data transmission, and opens up frequencies for mobile communications that are inaccessible to currently used technologies…
A New Way That Cancer Cells Can Repair DNA Damage Has Been Discovered
Identifying DNA Repair Genes Holds Promise for Improving Cancer Treatment Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and worldwide….
Antibiotics Can Lead to Life-Threatening Fungal Infection Because of Disruption to the Gut’s Immune System
Patients prescribed antibiotics in the hospital are more likely to get fungal infections because of disruption to the immune system in the gut. Using immune-boosting…
Grey Matter Volume From Brain MRI Could Inform Treatment Decisions for Mental Health Disorders
The brain structure of patients with recent onset psychosis and depression can offer important biological insights into these illnesses and how they might develop. In…
Continuous Gravitational Waves in the Lab
Gravitational-waves are ripples in space-time created by distant astronomical objects and detected by large complex detectors (like LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA). Finding gravitational-wave signals in…
New Antimicrobial Air Filters Tested on Trains Rapidly Kill Viruses – Including SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
Researchers at the University of Birmingham working in partnership with firms NitroPep Ltd and Pullman AC have developed new antimicrobial technology for air filters which…
Uncovering the Purpose of Mysterious mRNA Modifications
A team led by scientists at the University of Birmingham has come a step closer to uncovering the purpose of a distinctive set of modifications…
