Unpacking primary biliary cholangitis and its burden in Japan
Itch, fatigue, anxiety, abdominal pain. These are just some of the symptoms faced by primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) patients. The chronic autoimmune disease sees white blood cells attack bile ducts […]
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When complex systems fail: The mammalian dive response and sudden unexpected death
The mammalian dive response (MDR) conserves oxygen when a person is swimming or diving. Usually the MDR serves as a built-in safety feature of the body. Sometimes, though, the MDR […]
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This polymer hardens as it heats up
Dr Takayuki Nonoyama, Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Advanced Life Science at Hokkaido University, has made a polymer material with a rather strange property: at room temperature, it is […]
Revisiting the medicinal plants of the Bible and the Holy Land
Many previously described medicinal plants of the Bible do not match the flora of the Holy Land. Using modern interpretations of ancient Hebrew, Egyptian and Mesopotamian sources, the authors have […]
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How does age change sport performance? Master athletes have the answer
We all grow older, but the ageing process affects us differently. Many master, or veteran, athletes are examples of “successful ageing”. Their physical fitness is often recorded in sport performance […]
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Cooperation with autonomous machines through culture and emotion
People tend to be less cooperative with machines than with humans. Dr Celso de Melo, a computer scientist with the US Army Research Laboratory, and Dr Kazunori Terada, an Associate […]
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Archaeology from space: Using Earth Observation data to unearth our past
Archaeologists have discovered many relics of our ancestors across the Earth’s surface, but much more remains buried beneath the soil. Archaeological prospection plays an important role in both the identification […]
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Deconstructing spookiness:
Emergent Quantum Mechanics explains the quantum world
From tunnelling to entanglement, the world of quantum mechanics describes a diverse array of seemingly bizarre behaviours which only emerge on the very smallest of scales. Yet Professor Theo van […]
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Emergent Quantum Mechanics explains the quantum world
Climate change is driving the expansion of zoonotic diseases
Climate change is expanding the range of many infectious diseases. In particular, vector-borne diseases, such as dengue or malaria, are advancing. Predictions of risk for zoonotic diseases need to take […]
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Benchmarking Design: multiplying the impact of technical assistance to MSMEs in design and product development
Applications of benchmarking in the Province of Buenos Aires In previous work, we surveyed and analysed various applications of benchmarking tools in the public sector through international, national, subnational […]