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Remyelinating versus neuroprotective therapies for multiple sclerosis
Reducing clinical relapses and improving quality of life is at the heart of MS treatment; here Tara M. DeSilva explores the benefits of remyelinating versus neuroprotective therapies for tackling MS.
Creating an environment that supports and protects breastfeeding
The Centre for Lactation, Infant Feeding and Translation (LIFT) at Swansea University seeks to better support families in feeding their baby.
Shrouded in genomic heterochromatin are ancient viral-like elements that could jump
Host defences operate to prevent ‘ancient viruses’ from ever jumping but, in cancers, cells lose multiple layers of ‘epigenetic’ control, and this can lead to the awakening of jumping or ‘retrotransposition’ of ancient viruses.
Credit and collateral: How central banks can spur a greening of finance
With calculations suggesting that the financial system is effectively funding temperature increases of over three degrees centigrade, how can central banks promote the greening of finance?
Keep your teeth for life: Wellness experience teeth cleaning
Dr Marcel Donnet and Dr Neha Dixit discuss oral hygiene and the importance of teeth cleaning to maintain physical wellness.
Care homes: Data and digital readiness
Lucy Johnston, Senior Research Fellow from Edinburgh Napier University, sets out how care home residents could benefit from data-driven innovative approaches to care.
Long Covid lessons: beyond winter and the COVID pandemic
Paying attention to Long Covid lessons is key: Long Covid has already provided lessons for other long-term conditions and planning for future pandemics far beyond COVID-19.
The next green revolution of organic rice
Professor Apichart Vanavichit, PhD, Rice Genomic Breeding Expert at Rice Science Center, heralds the next green revolution of organic rice.
Robot evolution: Artificial intelligence by artificial evolution
The long-term vision of robot evolution foresees a radically new robotic technology where robots can reproduce, evolve, and learn.
Materials for fusion reactors: Containing a star on Earth
Experimental metallurgy research: Structural materials to withstand the extreme temperatures inside nuclear fusion reactors.
Changes in the fee system for acute care hospitals will contribute to reducing their...
Acute care hospitals in Japan need to restructure their management strategies, says Hiroki Konno, Professor of College Economics at Nihon University.
Solutions to waste management in informal settlements in South Africa
Researchers look at the unfolding tragedy of waste management in informal settlements in South Africa and transferable models for community-based solutions.
The journey to digitalization with the digital twin concept
Claus H. Ibsen, PhD, the Group R&D Director at Vestas aircoil A/S discusses the digital twin concept from their completed Horizon 2020 project InDEStruct.
Artificial Intelligence test agents for automated testing of Extended Reality (XR)
Extended Reality (XR) is an umbrella term for advanced interactive systems such as Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and systems with advanced 3D User Interfaces.
Corrosion protection for sustainability – watching paint dry
Stuart Lyon, AkzoNobel Professor of Corrosion Control, explores how corrosion remains a significant cost to industrialised economies and the importance of corrosion protection.
Understanding Hydra Regeneration
Here, Charisios Tsiairis from Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research explores Hydra Regeneration and the genetic programs that make it possible.
Usable STEM knowledge for tomorrow’s STEM problems
We need STEM knowledge programs in formal and informal settings that guide learners in applying STEM learning to the creation of solutions.
Is the reading crisis associated with an academic language crisis?
Educators across the globe are trying to solve the reading crisis. Efforts to improve 4th-grade reading scores seem to intensify every year, but improvements are rarely observed. Could it be that efforts need to target academic language?
Cutting-edge research is taking lead batteries to the next level
Here, the Consortium for Battery Innovation argues that cutting-edge research is taking lead batteries to the next level.
Who benefits more from the cognitive effects of B vitamins?
Further understanding of the characteristics of the responders may shed light on how B vitamins benefit brain health and the formulation of more effective forms of B vitamins.