Self-reinforced gluten polymers: A step towards a true biocomposite
Prof Mikael S Hedenqvist and Dr Oisik Das from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden explain self-reinforced gluten polymers and why they are a step towards a true biocomposite
Accelerating innovative treatment for type 2 diabetes
Researchers from the University of Oxford and Novo Nordisk are collaborating to develop better treatments for type 2 diabetes
Research on self-organisation in plasmas
Setthivoine You from the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics at the University of Washington shares his insights into the intriguing world of self-organisation in plasmas
Government policy: University Consortium provides behavioural insights
The Behavioural Science Consortium supplies expertise that benefits government policy and services via their Behavioural Insights Framework, as this joint article from Sheffield Hallam University & The University of Manchester reveals
The Aplastic Anaemia Trust (AAT) launches its new research strategy
Today, The Aplastic Anaemia Trust (AAT) launches their new research strategy, inviting prospective applicants to come forward with proposals for truly translational research into aplastic anaemia (AA), as CEO Grazina Berry reveals
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) research and application
The current state of metabolomics research and application in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia is placed under the spotlight by Bradley Stockard and Jatinder Lamba from Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research, University of Florida
Challenges in modern optical technologies
Toralf Scharf, Senior Scientist/Faculty member at ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE EPFL explains the challenges present in modern optical technologies
Specific Language Impairment (SLI) versus Speech Sound Disorders (SSD)
The important differences between Specific Language Impairment (SLI) in children and Speech Sound Disorders (SSD) in children are placed under the spotlight by Mabel L. Rice, Fred & Virginia Merrill Distinguished Professor of Advanced Studies at the University of Kansas
The threat of invasive species to biodiversity: Biological control of Himalayan balsam
Alan Gange, Amanda Currie & Nadia Ab Razak (Royal Holloway, University of London), Carol Ellison, Norbert Maczey & Suzy Wood (CABI Bioscience) and Robert Jackson & Mojgan Rabiey (University of Reading) discuss the threat of invasive species to biodiversity, including the biological control of Himalayan balsam.
Developmental biology: Fulfilling the promise of Organoids
Professor of Developmental Mechanics at the Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Alfonso Martinez Arias shares his expert view on Organoids, within the field of developmental biology.
Biology: Enabling discoveries for understanding life
The mission of the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), is to enable discoveries for understanding life, as Open Access Government discovers
The current and future challenges of personalised cancer therapy
Managing Director of The Cancer Drug Development Forum, Prof. H. Zwierzina reveals his opinions on the current and future challenges of personalised cancer therapy, including the need for biomarkers.
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) – research from gene and modifiers to therapy
The fascinating research of Professor Brunhilde Wirth is placed under the spotlight, concerning her work in the field of disease-causing genes, modifier pathways and pathomechanisms of neuromuscular disorders, focussing on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
Physics: Understanding the elusive dark matter
Richard G. Milner from the Department of Physics and Laboratory for Nuclear Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides an absorbing insight into the search for an understanding of the elusive dark matter, one of the great scientific quests of our age
Digitally enabling type 2 diabetes prevention models
Hitachi Consulting sheds light on how they digitally enable type 2 diabetes prevention models
Innovators race to find sustainable polymer-based materials
Jennifer Unsworth, Senior associate and patent attorney at Withers & Rogers LLP shares her expertise on the race for innovators to find sustainable polymer-based materials
Understanding stroke in the UK
Esmee Russell from the Stroke Association reveals the extent of stroke as a major health issue in the UK today
Electrical activity as a regulator of induction and the maintenance of specialised tissues
The electrical activity as a regulator of induction and the maintenance of specialised tissues is placed under the spotlight by Graciela A. Unguez at the Department of Biology, New Mexico State University in the United States
Article 50 – one year on: Progress on research and innovation
Director of Science & Communities at the Royal Society of Chemistry, Jo Reynolds explores the impact of the EU exit on UK research and...
Pursuing physics at the forefront of knowledge
Denise Caldwell, Director, Division of Physics at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) provides a fascinating perspective on how the organisation is pursuing physics to the forefront of knowledge