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The role of water dynamics in age-related bone weakening

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Dr Valerie Welborn uses the density functional theory to understand how water molecules interact and bind to bone, and how the physiological environment may have an effect

The interaction of water with biological tissues plays crucial roles in maintaining cells and keeping complex organisms alive and healthy. Dysfunctions in biological processes involving water can lead to pathologies […]

What constitutes optimal leisure?

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Professor Robert Stebbins has developed a framework that synthesises the science of leisure activities which can be used by policymakers to inform their decisions of organising leisure activities so that people can pursue their optimal lifestyles.

Large sections of our society have had an increasing amount of time on their hands outside of work since the inception of the industrial age. People have developed multiple ways […]

Drug-adapted RET mutations

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The active RET protein has been seen in many types of thyroid cancers.

RET is a protein tyrosine kinase that is upregulated and activated in many diverse forms of cancer. Treatments using RET-specific inhibitors have been highly effective, but the threat of resistance […]

Structured expert judgment using the Classical Method

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The Classical Model has been employed in a structured expert judgement study into climate change.

When complex decisions must be made while data is unavailable, structured expert judgment can be used to combine uncertainty distributions resulting from experts’ assessments. Roger Cooke, the Chauncey Starr Senior […]

Towards more equitable money creation

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Professor Peter Dietsch highlights a number of biases in the current monetary system that allow for a bias against those who are less well-off

Money creation should be governed with an eye on ethics, but its current path follows an unfair formula that entrenches injustice. Philosopher and economist Professor Peter Dietsch of the University […]

Rethinking the reverse side of Artificial Intelligence

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The changes brought by Artificial Intelligence (AI) are shaping our social, economic, and political reality, transforming the human world as we know it. These changes are alleged to be radically […]

Smooth sailing: Wind, water, and Viking voyages

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Misconceptions about the Vikings are more numerous than facts, one being their portrayal as sailors blindly battling through cold, fog, wind, and turbulence. Through scientific research and their own voyage […]

Monitoring toxic pollutants for better air quality

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Industrial combustion releases flue gas into the air.

Air quality is imperative for our and the environment’s health. Research around air quality has been focusing on the monitoring, testing, and investigation of toxic pollutants, such as heavy metals, […]

Gender equality in oncology: The importance of representation

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Progress in gender equality in oncology is the key to innovation and leads to the best possible patient outcomes.

The field of oncology has a gender imbalance, with women only occupying a small number of leadership positions. So how can we improve gender equality in oncology? Dr Pilar Garrido, […]

Using genetics to guide treatment of arterial hypertension with Rostafuroxin

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Many genetic variants have been found to be associated with blood pressure level.

Primary hypertension is a major health concern and can cause serious cardiac, renal and brain complications responsible for about 10% of worldwide health burden and costs. The development of hypertension […]