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New insights into the risk of developing dementia: Economists contribute to medical research

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Vaccination to prevent shingles also reduces the risk of developing dementia in later life, according to a research paper published recently in Nature. This conclusion is based on the analysis of data collected in connection with the introduction of a shingles immunization program launched in Wales in 2013. Economists with their special expertise in statistical analyses have made a significant contribution to the corresponding study.

Journal: Nature

Multiple proteins viewed as never before

Weizmann Institute of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Article about Dr. Leeat Keren’s research, Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, on CombPlex—an AI-assisted method that enables imaging dozens of proteins in tissue samples at once, offering a new, scalable tool for biomedical research and clinical diagnostics

Journal: Nature Biotechnology

The lush past of the world’s largest desert

Université de Genève
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Empty Quarter (Rub’ al-Khali), the vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula, was not always an arid landscape. A recent study by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, Griffith University in Australia, California Institute of Technology, University of Texas and University of the Fraser Valley in Canada reveals that this region was once home to a vast lake and river system. These favorable conditions fostered grasslands and savannahs, enabling human migration — until drought returned, forcing populations to move. Published in Communications Earth & Environment, this research highlights the impact of climate cycles on landscapes and human societies.

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment

First insights into how excitatory and inhibitory brain signals change as people age using wearable scanner

University of Nottingham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study has shown how aspects of brain function change with age, revealing that excitatory processes in the brain decrease, while inhibitory processes increase as children get older. The findings are an important step in understanding disorders like autism.

Journal: Imaging Neuroscience

Revealing long-term changes in the marine environment and ecosystems of the Southern Ocean

Hokkaido University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Large-scale multidisciplinary ecological survey reveals long-term changes in the eastern Indian sector of the Southern Ocean

Journal: Progress In Oceanography
Funder: Fisheries Agency, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Cetacean Research Institute of Japan, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Does teamwork fulfill the goal of project-based learning?

Osaka Metropolitan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An Osaka Metropolitan University researcher investigated the impact of the group work environment on motivation in English as a second language classes. The study revealed that the group work environment plays an important role in motivating students.

Journal: System
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

KIMM lays groundwork for global expansion of “K-Machine” through strengthened international partnerships in Europe

National Research Council of Science & Technology
Business Announcement

The Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (President Seog-Hyeon Ryu, hereinafter referred to as KIMM) has signed international cooperation agreements with research institutions in Slovenia, a manufacturing technology powerhouse in Eastern Europe, and Germany, a leading country in advanced technologies in Europe.

Funder: Ministry of Science and ICT