Heart failure places a great strain on health care, new study finds

Patients with heart failure often suffer from co-morbidities, which places a great strain on the health care services, a multinational study published in Heart reports. The researchers, who are based at Karolinska Institutet, identify an urgent need to improve risk management of the disease.

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What effect will replacing short-haul flights have on carbon dioxide emissions and international connectivity?

Last December, France obtained approval from the European Commission to prohibit short-haul flights with alternatives by rail taking less than 2.5 hours, in a measure aimed at reducing CO2 emissions and combating climate change.

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Researchers find differential impacts of Blastocystis strains on gut health

The gut microbiota contains trillions of bacteria that can promote health or cause disease under different conditions. The collective DNA sequences that make up the bacteria flora, is called the microbiome.

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Frequent homophobic behaviors in sports leave children unsafe, finds study

A world-first study has found an education approach used widely by sport organizations to stop harmful homophobic behavior and other forms of discrimination is ineffective.

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Tracking down leaks in the blood-brain barrier

In epilepsy research, it has long been assumed that a leaky blood-brain barrier is a cause of inflammation in the brain. Using a novel method, researchers from Bonn University Hospital (UKB) and the University of Bonn have demonstrated that the barrier between the blood and the central nervous system remains largely intact. The approach used in their study provides important insights into the development of epilepsy and could significantly optimize drug development in the pharmaceutical industry. The study results have recently been published in the journal Nature Communications.

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The 'flip-flop' qubit: Realization of a new quantum bit in silicon controlled by electric signals

A team led by Professor Andrea Morello at UNSW Sydney has just demonstrated the operation of a new type of quantum bit, called "flip-flop" qubit, which combines the exquisite quantum properties of single atoms with easy controllability using electric signals, just as those used in ordinary computer chips.

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Mechanical engineering meets electromagnetics to enable future technology

Reconfigurable antennas—those that can tune properties like frequency or radiation beams in real time, from afar—are integral to future communication network systems, like 6G. But many current reconfigurable antenna designs can fall short: they dysfunction in high or low temperatures, have power limitations or require regular servicing.

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