Post-mortems are an essential part of the investigative process after someone has died in suspicious…
Month: February 2017
Supporting a caring and creative culture for hospital patients and staff through ‘Being Human’
Going into hospital, whether unexpectedly or planned, can be a very difficult time for patients…
Combating iron in the brain: Researchers find anti-aging micromolecule
The older we get, the more our brain ages. Cognitive abilities decline and the risk…
Children of patients with C9orf72 mutations are at a greater risk of frontotemporal dementia or ALS at a younger age
The most common genetic cause of the brain diseases frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral…
Norwegian ice cap ‘exceptionally sensitive’ to climate change
How will future climate change affect our glaciers? By looking into the past 4000 years,…
Reactive lignin for reducing the environmental impacts of wood products
Technology known as “CatLignin” has been created to produce reactive lignin from pulp industry side…
Genes in albino orchids may hold clues to parasitic mechanism used by non-photosynthetic plants
How do plants give up photosynthesis and become parasites? A research team is using comprehensive…
New RNAi treatment targets eye inflammation
Scientists have developed a new RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutic agent that safely blocked ocular inflammation…
New peptide hormone aids waterproof barrier formation in plant roots
Researchers have identified peptide hormones needed for formation and maintenance of plant root barrier to…
Estrogen explains the exosome-carried messenger profile in the circulation among postmenopausal women
In blood circulation, the exosome-carried messenger molecule profile differs between post- and premenopausal women, research…