National clinical trial to treat hospitalised patients with COVID-19
A new clinical trial led by the University of Warwick and Queen’s University Belfast seeks to find alternatives to ventilators to treat patients who are critically ill with COVID-19.
Expert Comment: Mental Health Issues Rise Due to COVID-19 ‘Almost Inevitable’
People in the UK are living in highly uncertain times. Along with the uncertainty surrounding our future relationship with the EU, and the increasing evidence of global climate change
Limited evidence that cannabis ‘hangover’ blunts performance
The first systematic review examining the phenomenon of a 'next day' hangover caused by cannabis has found scant evidence impairment exists hours after consumption.
Astronomers find potentially habitable ‘super-Earth’ exoplanet
Astronomers have discovered three potential “super-Earth” exoplanets orbiting a relatively nearby orange dwarf star, marking an important development in the search for habitable planets.
Early detection of Alzheimer’s possible – research
University of Otago researchers have discovered molecules in the blood that could assist with early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.
UC academic elected as Royal Society Fellow
University of Canterbury Mechanical Engineering Professor Dan Zhao has been made a Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellow by the Royal Society.
Legumes lost to heat: storage failures costing farmers and processors: study
Poor storage conditions are causing avoidable quality decline across the legume supply chain - costing growers and processors, new research shows.
Curtin blazes a trail for resources research commercialisation
Curtin University has been named the first of Australia’s Trailblazer universities to receive a share of more than $242 million in federal government funding, to develop a research commercialisation hub to turn research outputs into breakthrough services, products and businesses.
Laser light puts health diagnoses a breath away
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have brought medical diagnoses via breath analysis a step closer with proof-of-concept testing of the technology.
UM scholar publishes book on regulating artificial intelligence
Rostam J Neuwirth, head of the Department of Global Legal Studies of the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Law, has published a new book titled ‘The EU Artificial Intelligence Act: Regulating Subliminal AI Systems’.
