A link between noisy road traffic with air pollutant and an increased chance of hypertension — a top risk factor for heart attack and stroke — has been identified by University of the West of Scotland (UWS) researchers.

Throw a tantrum. Threaten, shove aside or steal from your colleagues. Science confirms, yet again, that brutish behavior can be an effective path to power. And not just in humans, but in chimpanzees, too.

Wearable devices such as smart watches could be used to detect a higher risk of developing heart failure and irregular heart rhythms in later life, suggests a new study led by UCL researchers.

Researchers have developed a novel way to detect whether a person follows a Mediterranean diet using a blood test and, applying this method, have shown that a Mediterranean diet is associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes.

Many fluid-based wearable assistive technologies today require a large and noisy pump that is impractical — if not impossible — to integrate into clothing. This leads to a contradiction: wearable devices are routinely tethered to un-wearable pumps. Now, researchers at the Soft Transducers Laboratory (LMTS) in the School of Engineering have developed an elegantly simple solution to this dilemma.

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin played a vital role in introducing a new blood test which can check for brain injuries without the use of CT scans. The FDA has also approved this technology as the first commercially available laboratory test for traumatic brain injury in the U.S.

A viable formula for a carbon-negative, environmentally friendly concrete that is nearly as strong as regular concrete has been developed at Washington State University. The research could significantly reduce carbon emissions of the concrete industry, which is one of the most energy- and carbon-intensive of all manufacturing industries.

There is a growing demand for fermented coffee due to its unique fruity taste and aroma. The fermented beans used to produce this type of coffee are also an eco-friendly alternative to the regular coffee available in the market but which compounds contribute to its fruity flavor and aroma?

Under the terms of the partnership, Solvay will acquire a Ginkgo laboratory in Massachusetts, USA which will help the company to expand its R&I footprint in the country and also accelerate the development of new sustainable biopolymers.

Researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital have revealed in a study that the sperm count along with the serum testosterone in men who do physically demanding jobs is higher.