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Nearby Red Dwarves Could Reveal Planet Secrets
An accidental find of a collection of young red dwarf stars close to our solar system could give us a rare glimpse of planet formation in slow motion.
Max Lu Honoured By The Chemical Society Of Japan
Max Lu, provost of University of Queensland, has received the 2015 Colloid and Surface Chemistry Award from the Chemical Society of Japan.
Viral Protein That Triggers Dengue Shock Identified
The discovery that NS1 triggers vascular leakage via TLR4 suggests that drugs against bacterial sepsis could be repurposed to treat dengue.
The Surprising Similarities Between Human & Seahorse Pregnancies
Seahorse dads take up the role of nourishing and bringing baby seahorses to term, akin to human mums' pregnancies.
Treatment For Rare Neonatal Disease Found
An international team of physicians has found a treatment for molybdenum cofactor deficiency Type-A, a rare neonatal disease.
Type 2 Diabetes Linked With Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientists have established an association between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease biomarkers.
Using Kangaroo Cartilage To Model Human Joints
Tests on kangaroo shoulder joints reveal how shoulder and knee cartilages behave differently, informing the design of joint replacements.
A New Way To Look At Embryos
A non-invasive imaging technique that allows the visualization of developing embryos has changed our understanding of the earliest stages of life.
‘Radiationless’ Excitation Can Make Objects Invisible
By overlapping electric and toroidal dipole modes—causing them to cancel each other out—researchers have succeeded in making nanoparticles effectively invisible.
