A world first for University Hospitals Leuven and KU Leuven, Belgium. Surgeons at University Hospitals Leuven have been the first to operate on a patient with retinal vein occlusion using a surgical […]
Surgical Eye Robot Performs Precision-Injection In Patient With Retinal Vein Occlusion
Anti-Inflammatory Diet Could Reduce Risk Of Bone Loss In Women
Anti-inflammatory diets – which tend to be high in vegetables, fruits, fish and whole grains – could boost bone health and prevent fractures in some women, a new study suggests. Researchers examined […]
Personality Traits Linked To Differences In Brain Structure
Our personality may be shaped by how our brain works, but in fact the shape of our brain can itself provide surprising clues about how we behave – and our risk of […]
New Dental Implant With Built-In Reservoir Reduces Risk Of Infections
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at KU Leuven has developed a dental implant that gradually releases drugs from a built-in reservoir. This helps prevent and fight infections. Our mouth contains many micro-organisms, […]
Global Warming Hiatus Disproved — Again
A controversial paper published two years ago that concluded there was no detectable slowdown in ocean warming over the previous 15 years — widely known as the “global warming hiatus” — has […]
Workplace Alienation
Strategies to boost staff performance and morale by manipulating our desire for meaningful work often achieve the opposite effect – damaging organisations and alienating employees – according to a new study co-authored […]
Electoral Shocks Usher In A Wave Of ‘Intense Voter Hostility’
The two major political events on the world stage in 2016 – Brexit and the election of Donald Trump – have ushered in a new phenomenon: intense voter hostility towards people with […]
Leaders And Managers Should Be Taught How To ‘Love’ Their Staff
Some 80 per cent of managers think leaders and managers should be taught how to be compassionate, to genuinely care for and to be considerate towards their staff. This is one of […]
NASA Selects Two Missions To Explore The Early Solar System
NASA has selected two missions that have the potential to open new windows on one of the earliest eras in the history of our solar system – a time less than 10 […]
Disgust Means Way Of Communicating Moral Motivation
New research carried out by psychologists at the University of Kent has shown for the first time that a decision to express disgust or anger depends on the motives a person seeks […]
Bacteria Spread Infection In Plants By Manipulating Water Level In Leaves
HHMI researchers identify the mechanisms that pathogenic bacteria use to waterlog the space between plant cells in the leaves, allowing the bacteria to reproduce and spread infection. Pathogenic bacteria can take advantage […]
Five Steps To Become More Confident And Assertive (Columbia Business School)
Multiple times every day, people in homes and offices across the country are faced with a daunting decision: do I speak up and risk being penalized by or embarrassed in front of […]
Detecting Weather On A gas Giant Exoplanet
Signs of powerful changing winds have been detected on an exoplanet 16 times larger than Earth, according to a team involving UCL scientists. It’s the first time that weather systems have been […]
Physical Activity, Even In Small Amounts, Benefits Both Physical And Psychological Well-Being
The largest-ever smartphone-based study examining the relationship between physical activity and happiness has found that even minimal levels of activity can have a positive effect on happiness. A new study, based on […]
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