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Gut anatomy differs significantly between healthy individuals
Research identifies significant variations in the gut anatomy of humans, which has major implications for understanding how the digestive system affects human health.
Hungary: Innovation, technology and research
Open Access Government lifts the lid on aspects of innovation, technology and research policy in Hungary, including a look at nuclear energy.
Supporting talent at the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
Open Access Government unpacks some of the research support that takes place in the National Research Foundation of Korea.
Taiwan and the United States: Scientific research cooperation
A new platform for scientific research cooperation between Taiwan and the United States, the Taiwan science and technology hub is detailed here.
Business leaders urging Rishi Sunak to take the UK back into Horizon Europe
Business leaders are calling on Rishi Sunak to take the UK back into Horizon Europe, but Sunak is wary about re-joining due to the cost.
Could artificial cells make our future more energy efficient?
Researchers believe energy-generating synthetic organelles could sustain artificial cells and improve energy efficiency.
Can apes explain the human desire for mind altering experiences?
Could online videos depicting great apes deliberately dizzy from spinning themselves explain the role of mind altering experiences for the human mind?
Advancing connector technologies for multicore optical fibres
Ryo Nagase, Professor from Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan, highlights research concerning advancing connector technologies for multicore optical fibres, starting with an informative introduction.
Communicating empirically grounded social science research
UK in a Changing Europe, funded by the UK Research and Innovation’s Economic and Social Research Council, explores the importance of communicating empirically grounded social science research.
How can we do better for children’s spectacles?
When it comes to children’s spectacles, we ‘must do better’, Dr Alicia Thompson from the Association of British Dispensing Opticians argues.
Lion’s mane mushroom improves memory and nerve growth
A research team from the University of Queensland have found the active compound from an edible lion's mane mushroom that improves memory and boosts brain cell growth.
North America Analysis January 2023
We welcome 2023 with our brand-new volume of North America Analysis. We hear from Dr Nora Volkow, Director of the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, who highlights five areas where “more research” isn’t needed to curb the overdose crisis.
Asia Analysis January 2023
We warmly welcome you to the January 2023 edition of Asia Analysis, which features an array of compelling articles from electrosynthesis to rice export restrictions.
Science, research and innovation in the UK
Open Access Government writes about Nusrat Ghani MP, UK Minister for Science and Investment Strategy and the plans to maximise science, research and innovation in the UK.
The advancement of science in Japan
The advancement of science in Japan is a crucial aim of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council
Open Access Government write about Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council and their important and ambitious targets.
Open Access Government January 2023
It's time to welcome our January 2023 digital publication. Here we bring you substantial policy analysis, including health & social care, research & innovation, digital transformation, government, transport, energy, environment, agriculture and much more.
Predicting placenta accreta through blood panels
Researchers have identified circulating microparticle proteins with the ability to predict placenta accrete spectrum cases before their delivery, allowing improved mortality and morbidity for mothers.
Predictive toxicology evolving from in vivo to in vitro to in silico systems
Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe from Frost & Sullivan’s TechCasting Group, lifts the lid on predictive toxicology evolving from in vivo to in vitro to in silico systems starting with a look at organoids & organ-on-chip microfluidic devices.
Alternatives to animal testing: science, ethics and the law
Laura Rego Alvarez, Head of Science Policy & Regulation at Cruelty Free International, discusses the science and ethics behind alternatives to animal testing.