35 articles from SUNDAY 23.5.2021
New immune players involved in metabolic liver disease
In a recent study reported in Nature Medicine, Prof. Ido Amit and team members have discovered that a subtype of immune cells, called dendritic cells, becomes activated in the liver in NASH patients and in animal models, and promotes the progression of this condition. This finding may in the future help develop new treatments for NASH.
New research suggests that night shift work is linked to menstrual irregularity and increased of developing endometriosis
According to a study being presented at the 23rd European Congress of Endocrinology (e-ECE 2021), on Sunday 23 May at 19:00 CET (www.ece2021.org), women working night shifts may be at a greater risk of menstrual irregularity and developing endometriosis.
New study targets secrets of great entrepreneurial cities
New study by Australian and US researchers describe how an "open-minded" population empowers city life.
No cause for alarm about graduate students' mental health
Talk of a graduate student mental health crisis is abundant in academic and popular media, but a University of Otago study has found no evidence of one in New Zealand.
No link between milk and increased cholesterol according to new study of 2 million people
Regular consumption of milk is not associated with increased levels of cholesterol, according to new research of nearly 2 million people.
Otago study helps explain how religious beliefs are formed
Feeling anxious can direct our attention and memory toward supernatural beings such as gods, a University of Otago study has found.
Researchers develop novel raman method to capture target molecules in small gaps actively
SERS is a spectroscopic technique typically used to determine vibrational modes of molecules. It's commonly used in chemistry to provide a structural fingerprint by which molecules can be identified.
How schools are turning the tide on nature deprivation
'Miss? What's a duck?' The question that convinced one school to adopt nature-friendly learning.