A localized dust storm on Mars may have played a key role in driving water into the planet’s upper atmosphere, offering fresh clues to how the Red Planet lost much of its water over billions…
Measuring the risks of extreme temperatures on public…
Heat and cold waves affect people with certain health conditions differently, highlighting the need for tailored public service risk communication. [caption id="attachment_15019" align="alignnone" width="809"] slide[/caption] Extreme hot and cold weather increase the number of deaths…
Innate immune adaptor TRIF confers neuroprotection in ALS…
Researchers led by Nagoya University have revealed that deficiency of the innate immune adaptor TRIF significantly shortened survival time of ALS mice. This study uncoves the new roles of innate immunity in ALS pathomechanism and…
Hyderabad, India
[caption id="attachment_15010" align="alignnone" width="700"] Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2017), processed by ESA[/caption] The Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over southern India to the capital of Telangana: Hyderabad. Home to almost seven million people…
New Blood Test Could Detect People at Risk…
There is as yet no cure for Alzheimer’s disease. It is often argued that progress in drug research has been hampered by the fact that the disease can only be diagnosed when it is too…