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A new method to predict adult-onset type 1 diabetes

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Dr Liping Yu identifies a new method for identifying adult-onset type 1 diabetes using a more efficient method of detecting GADA autoantibodies

Adult-onset type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease often mistaken for type 2 diabetes. Distinguishing adult-onset type 1 diabetes from type 2 diabetes is vital so that appropriate treatment can […]

The fiscal management of foreign aid in sub-Saharan Africa

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Loujaina Abdelwahed focuses on the impact of foreign aid and natural resources, and the difference between temporary and permanent foreign aid in sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to understand how this affects government spending

Foreign aid is managed by governments whose countries are in need. Their decisions on how that money is managed greatly affect countries’ subsequent economic performance. Loujaina Abdelwahed, Assistant Professor in […]

How can we understand photo-sharing decisions on social media, and how can we curb its dangers?

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Professor Bertenthal and colleagues have conducted research into the ethics and behavioural motivation behind sharing photos and photo-memes on social media

Photo sharing is a cornerstone of social media, but for those appearing in the photos spreading across the internet, the attention is not always invited, nor appreciated. Professor Bennett I […]

The Open Notebook and the art of science journalism

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Research Outreach interviews Siri Carpenter, co-founder of The Open Notebook on her work in science journalism, and the skills required to be a great science writer

The importance of quality science journalism has been widely recognised throughout the long months of the COVID-19 pandemic. What is less frequently discussed is the unique skillset that is required […]

New theories expand cognition to fungi

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Professor Nicholas Money argues that fungal communities could be considered to have a form of consciousness as fungi respond to external stimuli.

Consciousness is an elusive concept. Professor Nicholas Money of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio has argued for a new philosophy of cellular consciousness and suggests that fungi have minds. When […]

Tomato seed saponins promise to cure dermatitis

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Dr Hiroshi Shimoda conducts a study on the chemical compositoin and bioactive properties of tomato seeds, discovering a type of saponin that can be used to cure atopic dermatitis

Dr Hiroshi Shimoda from Oryza Oil & Fat Chemical Co Ltd and Professor Toshio Morikawa of Kindai University conducted a study on the chemical composition and bioactive properties of tomato […]

Natural-capital-based societies in the tropics: Harnessing forest function to combat climate change

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Forests are critical to water–carbon interrelation.

Natural capital – assets derived from the natural world – forms the basis of national economic systems. When natural capital is depleted without reinvestment, there is a net reduction in […]

Gender differences: Psychological abuse and physical violence against US officeholders

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To address these issues, we surveyed US mayors in 2017 and US state senators in 2019 and the results were illuminating. Firstly, we want to explain what we mean by […]

Exploring neutrinos: Entanglement, entropy, and fractional calculus

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Neutrinos are elusive, strange particles that are produced in the nuclear reactions that power stars. As such, the study of neutrinos from the Sun gives us a window directly into […]

Medical Grade Honey (L-Mesitran) improves the healing of severe wounds in pediatrics

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Background Children are susceptible to injuries and wounds that require medical attention. Despite being treated in a controlled hospital setting, wounds are at risk of infections. Therefore, there is an […]