Antarctic krill can lock away similar levels of carbon as seagrass and mangroves
Environment - Sep 17
Environment

Small marine crustaceans are as valuable as key coastal habitats for storing carbon and should be similarly protected, according to new research.

Environment - Sep 17

The dynamics of climate policy narratives in the UK

A new study published in Climate Policy , co-authored by Dr Daniel Valdenegro of Oxford University's Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science , exposes the dynamics of competing narratives on climate change between political parties in the UK and the influence that climate protests have on them.

Physics - Sep 17

Quantum research breakthrough could enable precision sensing at room temperature

A breakthrough in quantum technology research could help realise a new generation of precise quantum sensors that can operate at room temperature.

Architecture - Sep 17

Thousands of students in Scotland at risk of homelessness

Thousands of students across Scotland are at risk of homelessness and unable to access the right housing in the country's biggest cities, according to a new report co-authored by the University of Glasgow.

Astronomy & Space - Sep 17

Massive rise in GP demand, amid drop in their availability
Astronomy & Space

The number of patients per GP has soared by 9%, rising to a massive 32% when taking chronic conditions into account, a new study in England by University of Manchester researchers has found.

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Environment - 17.09.2024 - Today
The dynamics of climate policy narratives in the UK
A new study published in Climate Policy , co-authored by Dr Daniel Valdenegro of Oxford University's Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science , exposes the dynamics of competing narratives on climate change between political parties in the UK and the influence that climate protests have on them. The study uses a range of data sources such as parliamentary debates and qualitative interviews with politicians and civil servants between 2017 and 2022 to investigate the existence of trends, patterns and impact in climate policy narratives.

Environment - Earth Sciences - 17.09.2024 - Today
Antarctic krill can lock away similar levels of carbon as seagrass and mangroves
Antarctic krill can lock away similar levels of carbon as seagrass and mangroves
Small marine crustaceans are as valuable as key coastal habitats for storing carbon and should be similarly protected, according to new research. The study shows that a single species, Antarctic krill, store similar amounts of carbon to key 'blue carbon' habitats such as mangroves, saltmarshes and seagrasses.

Architecture - 17.09.2024 - Today
Thousands of students in Scotland at risk of homelessness
Thousands of students across Scotland are at risk of homelessness and unable to access the right housing in the country's biggest cities, according to a new report co-authored by the University of Glasgow. The report for the Cross Party Group on Housing says there is a severe student housing crisis in cities including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee and calls on the Scottish Government to take immediate action to tackle the issue.

Physics - Chemistry - 17.09.2024 - Today
Quantum research breakthrough could enable precision sensing at room temperature
A breakthrough in quantum technology research could help realise a new generation of precise quantum sensors that can operate at room temperature. The research-carried out by an international team of researchers from the University of Glasgow, Imperial College London, and UNSW Sydney-shows how the quantum states of molecules can be controlled and sensitively detected under ambient conditions.

Astronomy / Space - Health - 17.09.2024
Massive rise in GP demand, amid drop in their availability
Massive rise in GP demand, amid drop in their availability
The number of patients per GP has soared by 9%, rising to a massive 32% when taking chronic conditions into account, a new study in England by University of Manchester researchers has found. The increase - identified from data between 2015 and 2022 - occurred alongside an overall drop in GP supply of 2.7% over the same period, due to falling contractual hours.

Life Sciences - Health - 16.09.2024
New approach to document genetic ancestry
Researchers develop new approach to document genetic ancestry University of Glasgow researchers have helped to develop a new method for understanding the relationships between different DNA sequences and where they come from. This information has widespread applications, from understanding the development of viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2, the strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19, to precision medicine, an approach to disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual genetic information.

Health - Pharmacology - 16.09.2024
Ignore antifungal resistance in fungal disease at your peril, warn top scientists
Ignore antifungal resistance in fungal disease at your peril, warn top scientists
Without immediate action, humanity will face a potentially disastrous escalation in resistance in fungal disease, a renowned group of scientists from the across the world has warned. The comment piece - published in The Lancet - was coordinated by scientists at The University of Manchester, the Westerdijk Institute and the University of Amsterdam.

Chemistry - Health - 16.09.2024
Machine learning powers discovery of new molecules to enhance the safe freezing of medicines and vaccines
Machine learning powers discovery of new molecules to enhance the safe freezing of medicines and vaccines
Scientists from The University of Manchester and the University of Warwick have developed a cutting-edge computational framework that enhances the safe freezing of medicines and vaccines. Treatments such as vaccines, fertility materials, blood donations, and cancer therapies often require rapid freezing to maintain their effectiveness.

Health - Pharmacology - 16.09.2024
Monoclonal antibodies offer hope for tackling antimicrobial resistance
Monoclonal antibodies - treatments developed by cloning a cell that makes an antibody - could help provide an answer to the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance, say scientists.

Health - Agronomy / Food Science - 16.09.2024
Replacing ultra-processed foods in diet may reduce type 2 diabetes risk
People who eat more ultra-processed foods (UPF) are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but this risk can be lowered by consuming less processed foods instead, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL. The study, published in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe in collaboration with experts at the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London, investigated the relationship between the degree of food processing and type 2 diabetes risk, including which kinds of UPF were most high-risk.

Environment - 13.09.2024
Flowers compete for pollinators with adjustable ’paint by numbers’ petal design
Flowers like hibiscus follow an invisible blueprint established very early in petal formation that precisely dictates the size of their central bullseye - a crucial pattern that can significantly impact their ability to attract pollinating bees. We identified a specific region where the cells were larger than their surrounding neighbours - this was the pre-pattern.

Life Sciences - 13.09.2024
Flowers use adjustable ’paint by numbers’ petal designs to attract pollinators
Flowers like hibiscus use an invisible blueprint established very early in petal formation that dictates the size of their bullseyes - a crucial pre-pattern that can significantly impact their ability to attract pollinating bees.

Astronomy / Space - Physics - 13.09.2024
Using gravitational wave detectors to help solve the biggest mystery in physics and astronomy
Using gravitational wave detectors to help solve the biggest mystery in physics and astronomy
Scientists have developed a new way of searching for elusive dark matter, which makes up 85% of all matter in the Universe, using detectors that are meant to observe gravitational waves. The researchers, who were looking for a specific ultra-low-mass form of dark matter, reached a factor 10,000 improvement over previous world-leading results using Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) data from 2019-2020.

Computer Science - Materials Science - 13.09.2024
'Smart choker' uses AI to help people with speech impairment to communicate
’Smart choker’ uses AI to help people with speech impairment to communicate
Researchers have developed a wearable 'smart choker' that uses a combination of flexible electronics and artificial intelligence techniques to allow people with speech impairments to communicate by detecting tiny movements in the throat. The smart choker, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, incorporates electronic sensors in a soft, stretchable fabric, and is comfortable to wear.

Health - 13.09.2024
Epilepsy surgery found to reverse cognitive decline in children
There is a significant improvement in the cognition of children who have undergone brain surgery for epilepsy, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The study, published in Brain , retrospectively analysed the records of 500 children who had undergone epilepsy surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) between the years of 1990 and 2018.

Life Sciences - Health - 13.09.2024
New process for cells to repair DNA damage
A team of international researchers at the University of Oxford (Oxford) and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has discovered a new process for repairing damaged DNA that is particularly relevant for patients undergoing colorectal cancer treatments. Reporting their finding in Cell , the researchers describe a new process in DNA repair in which cells remove harmful DNA-protein lesions from a cell's nucleus, ensuring the stability of their genetic material and promoting cell survival.

Health - Life Sciences - 13.09.2024
Artificial sugars to enhance disease diagnosis and treatment accuracy
Artificial sugars to enhance disease diagnosis and treatment accuracy
Scientists have found a way to create artificial sugars that could lead to better ways to diagnose and treat diseases more accurately than ever before. Sugars play a crucial role in human health and disease, far beyond being just an energy source. Complex sugars called glycans coat all'our cells and are essential for healthy function.

Earth Sciences - Environment - 13.09.2024
Climate-change-triggered landslide caused Earth to vibrate for nine days
Climate-change-triggered landslide caused Earth to vibrate for nine days
A landslide in a remote part of Greenland caused a mega-tsunami that sloshed back and forth across a fjord for nine days, generating vibrations throughout Earth, according to a new study involving UCL researchers. A landslide in a remote part of Greenland caused a mega-tsunami that sloshed back and forth across a fjord for nine days, generating vibrations throughout Earth, according to a new study involving UCL researchers.

Astronomy / Space - 12.09.2024
Astronomers detect black hole 'starving' its host galaxy to death
Astronomers detect black hole ’starving’ its host galaxy to death
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope to confirm that supermassive black holes can starve their host galaxies of the fuel they need to form new stars. The international team, co-led by the University of Cambridge, used Webb to observe a galaxy roughly the size of the Milky Way in the early universe, about two billion years after the Big Bang.

Health - 12.09.2024
How WhatsApp can help with prostate cancer detection and diagnosis
Cardiff researchers are examining how the use of WhatsApp can engage black men in Butetown and Grangetown with prostate cancer risk information and increase prostate cancer awareness. New research funded by Cancer Research UK will fund a collaborative project at Cardiff University to examine the effectiveness of using WhatsApp as a tool for sharing cancer risk information among peers in the black community.
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