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Imperial College London: Falling asleep follows a brain "tipping point", Imperial-led study shows
Imperial College London and UK Dementia Research Institute researchers have identified a predictable tipping point in the brain as we fall asleep, validating a new way to track the transition to sleep and showing it can be predicted in near real time. The team analysed overnight EEG from more than a thousand people, with findings published in Nature Neuroscience. Mapping the brain's approach to the tipping point in real time could translate into earlier drowsiness warnings fo
Oct 29
ETH Zurich - Zurich, Switzerland: Novel artificial muscles move with sound
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed artificial muscles that contain microbubbles and can be controlled with ultrasound. In the future, these muscles could be deployed in technical and medical settings as gripper arms, tissue patches, targeted drug delivery, or robots. It might look like a simple material experiment at first glance, as a brief ultrasound stimulation induces a thin strip of silicone to start bending and arching. But that's just the beginning. A team led by
Oct 29
King's College London: The positive impact of art on the body
Viewing art in galleries has an immediate positive impact upon the body according to new research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN ) at King's College London. The research, which hasn't yet been peer-reviewed, was undertaken by King's IoPPN on behalf of the Art Fund and Psychiatry Research Trust, and studied the physiological responses of participants while viewing masterpieces by world-renowned artists including Manet, Van Gogh and Gauguin i
Oct 28
University of Cambridge: New telescope opens a window to the southern sky
A powerful new telescope has captured its first glimpse of the cosmos, and could transform our understanding of how stars, galaxies and black holes evolve. The 4MOST (4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope ), mounted on the European Southern Observatory's VISTA telescope in Chile, achieved its 'first light' on 18 October 2025: a milestone marking the start of its scientific mission. Unlike a typical telescope that takes pictures of the sky, 4MOST records spectra – the
Oct 21
University of Oxford: AI breakthrough helps astronomers spot cosmic events with just a handful of examples
A new study co-led by the University of Oxford and Google Cloud has shown how general-purpose AI can accurately classify real changes in the night sky - such as an exploding star, a black hole tearing apart a passing star, or a fast-moving asteroid - and explain its reasoning, without the need for complex training. Published today in Nature Astronomy, the study by researchers from the University of Oxford, Google Cloud, and Radboud University demonstrates that a general-purpo
Oct 7
Newcastle University: Aspirin a day keeps bowel cancer at bay
Taking a single, small dose of aspirin a day can prevent bowel cancer in people at high risk of the disease, according to the results of...
Jun 24
University of Glasgow: Study reveals lasting mental health impacts of domestic violence
A groundbreaking study has found that women who experienced physical abuse in the context of domestic violence are more likely to suffer...
Jun 8
University of Manchester: Scientists take stand against back pain unveiling functional bioprinted spinal discs
University of Manchester scientists have successfully pioneered a way to create functioning human spinal discs, aiming to revolutionise...
May 8
Newcastle University: Zero-emission propulsion system successfully tested on research vessel
A pioneering £4.6m project has successfully retrofitted Newcastle University’s research vessel, The Princess Royal, with an innovative...
Apr 30
University of Glasgow: Breakthrough could enable diamond transistors for high-power application
A landmark development led by researchers from the University of Glasgow could help create a new generation of diamond-based transistors...
Feb 19
Queen Mary University of London: New spinout Elcella to provide natural alternative to weight-loss drugs
Queen Mary University of London has launched a new spinout company, Elcella, founded by Dr Madusha Peiris and Dr Rubina Aktar. Their...
Feb 19
Lancaster University: “Game changing” release of Type Ia Supernovae data may hold key to the history of the Universe
A unique dataset of Type Ia Supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of the Universe....
Feb 19
University of Bristol: Bristol scientists herald active matter breakthrough with creation of three-dimensional ‘synthetic worms’
Researchers at the University of Bristol have made a breakthrough in the development of “life-like” synthetic materials which are able to...
Feb 19
The University of Warwick: Mammo-50 Trial: University of Warwick and UHCW deliver pioneering study on post-surgery monitoring for women with early-stage Breast Cancer
A five-year study, called Mammo-50, that followed women aged 50 and older with a breast cancer diagnosis and surgery has been published...
Feb 19
University of Oxford: A green fuels breakthrough: bio-engineering bacteria to become ‘hydrogen nanoreactors’
Researchers at the University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science have made major advances towards realising green hydrogen –...
Feb 19
Cambridge University: Cambridge researcher aims to unlock new dementia treatments with nationwide blood test trial
A simple blood test is being rolled out across the UK as part of a new study to detect early signs of dementia decades before it develops...
Feb 19
Newcastle University: Spinning neutron star gains enormous magnetic fields
An international team of scientists have modelled formation and evolution of strongest magnetic fields in the Universe. Low-field...
Feb 19
UAB: Thin leaves and strong roots gain ground in response to climate change
A recent study published in the Journal of Ecology , led by the UAB and CREAF, analyses 25 years of evolution of 445,000 trees in the...
Feb 4
University of Barcelona: Smartwatches to better understand psychiatric illnesses and their genetic basis
Smartwatches that can collect physical and physiological data on users could be potentially interesting tools in biomedicine to gain a...
Jan 21
UAB: 94% of grey matter in the brains of mothers undergoes changes during pregnancy
A study led by the UAB has analysed the brains of women during pregnancy for the first time using neuroimaging techniques. The study...
Jan 21
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