Articles Tagged “professor”
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Bacterial ‘Food Supplements’ for Small Algae
To boost their diet of mineral nutrients and sunlight, small algae also feast on bacteria in order to grow and fix carbon dioxide (CO2). Understanding more about the lifestyle of small algae — which are…
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Animals Linked to Human Chlamydia Pneumoniae
Animals have been found to have infected humans sometime in the past with the common respiratory disease Chlamydia pneumoniae, according to Queensland University of Technology infectious disease expert Professor Peter Timms. Unlike the sexually-transmitted form…
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Cryogenic Dark Matter Search: Experiment Hints at Interaction With Dark Matter Particles
Even the biggest Star Trek fan would probably have trouble understanding the technical details of the research done by Queen’s University Particle Astrophysics Professor Wolfgang Rau of Kingston, Canada. Professor Rau is the only Canadian…
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New Method for Measuring Fluid Flow in Algae Could Herald Revolution for Fluid Mechanics
In the words of Todd Squires, of the University of California, Santa Barbara “Nature has long inspired researchers in fluid mechanics to explore the mechanical strategies used by living creatures. Where better to look for…
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Last Neanderthals in Europe Died out 37,000 Years Ago
The paper, by Professor João Zilhão and colleagues, builds on his earlier research which proposed that, south of the Cantabro-Pyrenean mountain chain, Neanderthals survived for several millennia after being replaced or assimilated by anatomically modern…
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Quantum Information: Disentangling a Billion-Dollar Opportunity
The field of quantum information processing has come a long way in the past five years, partly thanks to a £10 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) which has helped…
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Key To Subliminal Messaging Is To Keep It Negative
Subliminal messaging is most effective when the message being conveyed is negative, according to new research funded by the Wellcome Trust. Subliminal images – in other words, images shown so briefly that the viewer does…
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Acute Heart Failure – How to recognize Signs And Symptoms
Although heart failure is a chronic condition, acute exacerbations are frequent and occur with serious complications; patients with heart failure and their families can help improve prognosis in acute events if they are taught to…
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Gene Behind Rheumatoid Arthritis Identified
University of Manchester researchers have identified a genetic variant in a region on chromosome 6 that is associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common inflammatory arthritis affecting 387,000 people in the UK. Professor Jane…
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Invasion Is Backbreaking Work For Australia’s Cane Toads
For the first time researchers have turned their attention onto the health effects of invasion on our old friend the cane toad, revealing that they are suffering from severe spinal arthritis brought on by the…
