Researchers at the University of Turku have conducted a study to test two methods for reducing nest predation and protecting endangered ground-nesting birds. The findings of the study revealed that red foxes can be more easily tricked into not eating bird eggs than raccoon dogs.

Researchers at the University of Bristol are part of a team which has grown red blood cells in a laboratory and has also conducted the world’s first clinical trial by transfusing the blood cells into another person.

Researchers at the University of Turku in Japan have analyzed the X-ray radiation from the matter around a black hole and have revealed interesting findings that will help to better understand the inner workings of black holes and how they consume mass.

Researchers have conducted lab experiments which reveal that nanoplastics when inhaled or consumed by the human body can have adverse effects on the human liver and also damage lung cell processes.

A drug discovery method was used to identify naturally occurring metabolite that converts ‘bad’ fat to ‘good’ fat. This discovery offers a potential way of addressing metabolic conditions like obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Lab results are often complex and not easy to interpret. For many diseases, a medical diagnosis requires the analysis and combination of different values. That’s why one of the themes at the Medica Labmed Forum at Medica 2021 highlighted “Integrative and AI-driven diagnostics” - and illustrated how AI can help interpret laboratory results and values. In his forum presentation, Florian Stumpe showcased the medicalvalues AI-based software platform, which is designed to support decision-making for physicians. In this Medica-tradefair.com interview, he talks about the possible applications of AI in laboratory diagnostics.

Researchers at the University of Bern and Inselspital have collaborated to provide an insight into the latest precision oncology technologies. To use these innovative technologies in the clinic is still a major hurdle as it still needs to be standardized and will also require new infrastructures in the clinics.

Chemists at ETH Zurich have found a facile method that allows a commonly used building block to be directly converted into other types of important compounds. This expands the possibilities of chemical synthesis and facilitates the search for new pharmaceutically active ingredients.

When it comes to showing affection towards people, many dogs are naturals. Now comes word reported in the journal Ecology and Evolution on September 20th that the remarkable ability to show attachment behaviour toward human caregivers also exists in wolves.

Researchers developed a new type of holographic microscope. The new microscope can “see through” the intact skull, and is capable of high-resolution 3D imaging of the neural network within a living mouse brain without removing the skull.