7-Feb-2025 Early screening and lifestyle changes prevent nearly half cancer cases BGI Genomics Every minute, 38 people are diagnosed with cancer, and 18 people die from it globally, and it's estimated to increase by 77% to 35 million in 2050. However, study shows that up to 40% of cancers diagnosed and nearly half of cancer deaths could be prevented through lifestyle changes.
7-Feb-2025 New clinical facilities will transform dental education and training Newcastle University Newcastle’s 125-year history of dentistry education, treatment and research has an exciting future with the launch of new multi-million pound facilities. The School of Dental Sciences at Newcastle University has been enhanced with the opening of its new Dental Clinical Simulation Facilities, allowing students to train with cutting-edge equipment to keep them up to date with the latest technology in their field.
7-Feb-2025 CU ophthalmology researchers investigate how human breast milk may help heal cornea wounds University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus For centuries there have been anecdotes of mothers treating their children’s eyes with breast milk. Now, CU ophthalmology researchers are diving into the science behind the practice. Journal Current Eye Research
7-Feb-2025 Atmospheric scientist follows her passion to global extremes University of Cincinnati Julianne Fernandez parlayed her experience as a University of Cincinnati geosciences student into a career that has taken her to the bottom of the world and thousands of feet beneath its surface.
6-Feb-2025 Interest rate cuts, lower inflation, trade shifts – will Australia’s economy find its stride in 2025? University of South Australia Australian households and businesses should benefit from lower interest rates and improved market conditions, in what a University of South Australia economist predicts will be a year of recovery for the country.
6-Feb-2025 More than 400 lives saved with NASA’s search and rescue tech in 2024 NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center This story highlights the 407 lives NASA-developed search and rescue technologies saved in the United States in 2024 and outlines the technology’s role in the upcoming Artemis missions.
6-Feb-2025 Questions and answers about the earthquakes near Santorini Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) 6.February 2025 An accumulation of weak to moderate earthquakes has been recorded around Santorini since 24 January. The seismic activity is concentrated in the area between the islands of Santorini and Amorgos, with a centre around 25 km north-east of Santorini. The GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences Potsdam classify the current events in eight questions & answers.
6-Feb-2025 From SMS scams to echo chambers: COMET analyzes the impact of digital threats IMDEA Networks Institute IMDEA Networks has successfully completed its participation in the COMET project, an initiative funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and the European Union through NextGenerationEU/PRTR funds. This project, led at our institute by researcher Guillermo Suárez-Tangil, has made significant advances in the study of malicious software, online fraud, and the spread of disinformation on social media.
6-Feb-2025 In unity against gun violence, UB and MSU invite peer medical schools to Remembrance Conference 2025 June 6-8 in Buffalo University at Buffalo On June 6-8, faculty and students of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB and the MSU College of Human Medicine will gather for Remembrance Conference 2025 at UB, the third time the schools are hosting this exchange.
6-Feb-2025 Medical lessons from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and JR Fukuchiyama Line derailment accident Kobe University A professor at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, and director of the Emergency and Critical Care Center at Kobe University Hospital, KOTANI Joji was a medical professional when the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake struck in January 1995 and the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailment happened in April 2005. We asked him how it was at the time and what lessons have been learned.
