(IN BRIEF) The University of Twente’s BRAINS Center for Brain-Inspired Computing has developed a groundbreaking hardware-based learning method that enables electronic materials to adapt without using backpropagation or digital optimisation software. Detailed in Nature Communications, the technique — homodyne gradient … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Education, Environment, Industrial, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged adaptive hardware, backpropagation, brain-inspired computing, BRAINS Center, energy-efficient computing, HGE, homodyne gradient extraction, Machine Learning, Nature Communications, neuromorphic hardware, physical neural networks, sustainable information processing, University of Twente, University of Twente Researchers Demonstrate Energy-Efficient Learning Technique for Future Adaptive Electronics, Wilfred van der Wiel
(IN BRIEF) A major new study led by Royal Holloway, University of London — with contributions from the University of Southampton and several European institutions — shows that Europe could gain more than an extra month of summer days by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Arctic warming, climate dynamics, climate projections, Dr Ash Abrook, Dr Celia Martin-Puertas, Dr Laura Boyall, environmental research, European climate change, European weather systems, extended summers, heatwaves, lake sediment records, latitudinal temperature gradient, Nature Communications, Research Reveals Ancient Climate Records Explain Europe’s Rapidly Expanding Summer Season in a Warming World, Royal Holloway University of London, seasonal climate history, University of Southampton
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have discovered that lithium dendrites — microscopic metal structures that can cause short circuits and fires — can also form within polymer-based electrolytes, not just at the electrode interface as … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Management, Science, Technology
Tagged battery research, Breakthrough TUM Study Reveals Hidden Dendrite Formation Threat in Solid-State Battery Electrolytes, crystallization, dendrites, DESY, e-conversion, electric mobility, energy storage, Fabian Apfelbeck, German Electron Synchrotron, lithium batteries, lithium metal, material science, nanofocus X-ray scattering, Nature Communications, Peter Müller-Buschbaum, polymer electrolytes, safety, solid-state batteries, Technical University of Munich, TUM
(IN BRIEF) The Institute of Cancer Research and NEOsphere Biotechnologies have announced a new collaboration to accelerate the discovery of molecular glue degrader drugs, an innovative approach in targeted cancer therapy. The partnership will integrate ICR’s proprietary molecular glue library … Read the full press release
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Tagged Academic–industry partnership to accelerate rational design of molecular glue degrader drugs for cancer treatment, artificial intelligence, Cancer Drug Discovery, cancer research innovation, Centre for Protein Degradation, computational drug design, E3 ligases, Henrik Daub, high-throughput proteomics, ICR, ICR and NEOsphere Biotechnologies join forces to pioneer systematic discovery of molecular glue degrader therapies, Institute of Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Research and NEOsphere Biotechnologies partner to advance molecular glue degrader drug discovery, Jonathan Beech, Machine Learning, MGDs, molecular glue degraders, molecular glue library, Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Nature Communications, NEOsphere Biotechnologies, Novartis, proteomics, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, targeted protein degradation, Zoran Rankovic
(IN BRIEF) A major international study led by the University of Liverpool and funded by the Epilepsy Research Institute UK found little evidence that sodium valproate significantly affects male fertility in men with epilepsy or bipolar disorder. Analysing health records … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged antiseizure medication, bipolar disorder, epilepsy, Epilepsy Research Institute UK, Gashirai Mbizvo, international study, Largest study of its kind shows little evidence that sodium valproate significantly impairs fertility in men with epilepsy or bipolar disorder, Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre, male fertility, Nature Communications, reproductive health, sodium valproate, TriNetX, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool study finds minimal impact of valproate on male fertility in epilepsy and bipolar patients, valproate safety
(IN BRIEF) The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has published two major studies demonstrating how pairing a cancer-killing reovirus with targeted therapies such as talazoparib and palbociclib can greatly strengthen immune activity and tumour destruction. By disrupting cancer cell defences … Read the full press release
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Tagged Cancer Research UK, immune activation, immune checkpoint inhibitors, Joan Kyula-Currie, Kevin Harrington, London, Nature Communications, oncolytic virus, Oncolytics Biotech, Palbociclib, PARP-1, personalised cancer therapies, reovirus, RIG-I, Royal Marsden, talazoparib, The Institute of Cancer Research, tumour stress response, Victoria Roulstone, virotherapy
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research and Queen Mary University have created EIRAs, a computational assay that predicts how bowel cancer cells evolve resistance to chemotherapy. By monitoring cell populations and applying evolutionary models, the tool differentiates … Read the full press release
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Tagged bowel cancer, breast cancer, Cancer Research UK, chemotherapy resistance, colorectal cancer, drug discovery, EIRAs, evolutionary biology, Evolutionary Informed Resistance Assays, Freddie Whiting, genetic mutation, Kristian Helin, Machine Learning, Nature Communications, non-genetic adaptation, ovarian cancer, patent, personalized therapy, Queen Mary University of London, Richard Nichols, The Institute of Cancer Research London, Trevor Graham, Wellcome Trust
(IN BRIEF) A study by the University of Helsinki has uncovered why some breast cancer treatments, including immunotherapy, may not be effective for all patients. The research, focusing on the mechanical properties of tumor tissue, shows that softer tissue environments … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Finland, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged breast cancer, cancer research, cancer treatment, Finland, global research collaboration, HUS Helsinki University Hospital, immunotherapy, Kymenlaakso Health, MD-PhD student Aino Peura, Nature Communications, personalized medicine, tissue microenvironment, tumor progression, University of Helsinki
(IN BRIEF) Scientists at the University of Southampton have engineered a new type of super-strong antibody, which could significantly enhance immune system responses in cancer patients. By altering the shape and rigidity of antibodies, the team discovered that these modified … Read the full press release
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Tagged antibodies, antibody engineering, Cancer Immunotherapy, Cancer Research UK, cancer treatment, disulfide bonds, immune response, immune system, immunotherapy, Isabel Elliott, Ivo Tews, Mark Cragg, Nature Communications, rigid antibodies, structural biology, super-strong antibody, University of Southampton
(IN BRIEF) A collaborative study from the University of Copenhagen and University College London has uncovered key reasons behind persistent self-doubt in individuals who perform well, a phenomenon often linked to imposter syndrome. The research, which involved a web-based experiment … Read the full press release
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Tagged anxiety, computer game, depression, Fruitville, imposter syndrome, memory skills, metacognition, Nature Communications, positive feedback, psychological research, self-doubt, self-perception, Sucharit Katyal, underconfidence, University College London, University of Copenhagen, visual skills, web-based study
(IN BRIEF) A team of scientists, led by Dr. Matthew Davey of SAMS, has discovered an expansive ecosystem on the Robert Island ice cap in Antarctica, dominated by photosynthetic algae. This ecosystem, which covers up to 20% of the mapped … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, British Antarctic Survey, CCAP, climate models, DNA analysis, Dr. Alex Thomson, Dr. Andrew Gray, Dr. Matthew Davey, ecosystem, endemic, glacial melt, glacier algae, ice cap, Instituto Antártico Chileno, microscopy, Naomi Thomas, Nature Communications, new species, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, photosynthetic algae, Robert Island, RRS Sir David Attenborough, SAMS, snow algae, UHI, UKRI NERC, University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh
(IN BRIEF) Scientists from Utrecht University and the University of Twente have successfully created ultrathin germanene nanoribbons and discovered their unique properties, which could be vital for quantum computing. Their research reveals that as the ribbons become narrower, the topological … Read the full press release
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Tagged condensed-matter physics, Dennis Klaassen, error-resistant qubits, Fudan University, germanene, low-energy electronics, Majorana zero modes, nanoribbons, nanotechnology, Nature Communications, one-dimensional materials, Pantelis Bampoulis, quantum applications, quantum computing, Radboud University Nijmegen, spin-orbit coupling, topological edge states, topological insulator, two-dimensional materials, University of Tokyo, University of Twente, Utrecht University
(IN BRIEF) Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in cancer drug discovery by identifying a new binding site on the eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E), a protein long considered undruggable. The collaborative study between The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged anticancer therapies, Astex Pharmaceuticals, breast cancer, Cancer Drug Discovery, Cancer Research UK, cancer treatment, Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery, drug development, druggable binding sites, eIF4E, eIF4G, fragment-based screening, ICR, Institute of Cancer Research, Nature Communications, new drug targets, Olivia Rossanese, Paul Clarke, prostate cancer, protein degradation, protein synthesis, protein synthesis regulation, small molecule inhibitors, therapeutic innovation, undruggable protein
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and Barts Cancer Institute have discovered how the extracellular matrix (ECM) surrounding tumours influences cancer cells to become aggressive and spread throughout the body. Their study, published in Nature Communications, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Barts Cancer Institute, breast cancer, cancer metastasis, cancer research, Cancer Therapies, cancer treatment, early cancer detection, ECM, extracellular matrix, ICR, lysyl oxidase, melanoma, metastasis, metastasis prevention, Nature Communications, tumor behavior, tumor biology
GENEVA, 18-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In a paper published today in the journal Nature Communications, the BASE collaboration at CERN1 reports the most precise measurement ever made of the magnetic moment of the antiproton, allowing a fundamental comparison between matter and … Read the full press release
Posted in Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged antiproton, BASE, CERN, Hiroki Nagahama, Nature Communications, Stefan Ulmer
Researchers have found evidence that genetic factors may contribute to the development of language during infancy. BRISTOL, 18-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol worked with colleagues around … Read the full press release
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