EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, March 29 -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Depression under the scan Greater understanding of how depression progresses thanks to brain scan. Depression affects millions of people worldwide, but much is still unknown about this illness and treatments don't always work. PhD candidate Jesper Pilmeyer examined patients' brains using MRI technology. The patterns he discovered in the brain scans can help make a more accurate diagno more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 29 -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: * * * Groundbreaking Research in Molecular Biology by Professor Jan Steyaert VUB Professor Receives the Prestigious Christian B. Anfinsen Award Jan Steyaert, professor of structural biology at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Scientific Director of the VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, has made fundamental contributions to structural biology through his research. His innovative applicatio more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 29 -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: * * * Who is responsible for overshooting the 1.5 C climate limit? New study tracks net-zero carbon debt. What is a fair way forward after the 1.5 C warming limit of the Paris Agreement has been breached? In a new study, an international team including VUB researchers explores the concept of 'net-zero carbon debt' -- a measure for assessing who bears greater responsibility for minimizing the cli more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 29 -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: * * * How a catastrophe rewrote the history of Earth: VUB research premieres at Docville Screening of 'De dag dat het zonlicht niet meer scheen' during opening night of ScienceVille On 27 March 2025, during Docville - Belgium's leading documentary film festival - the scientific documentary 'De dag dat het zonlicht niet meer scheen' will premiere. The film, which opens the science programme Scien more PR

SINGAPORE, March 29 -- Nanyang Technological University issued the following news: * * * Singapore launches S$130 million initiative in RNA research A new national programme that aims to position Singapore at the forefront of advancements in RNA science and applications was officially launched by Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Mr Heng Swee Keat, who is also Chairman of National Research Foundation. This new initiative - named National Initiative for RNA Biology and Its Applications (NIRBA)  more PR

SINGAPORE, March 29 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * New S$130 million national research initiative to enhance Singapore's strategic research capabilities in RNA biology and its applications A new national programme that aims to position Singapore at the forefront of advancements in RNA science and applications was officially launched today. This new initiative - named National Initiative for RNA Biology and Its Applications (NIRBA) - is support more PR

SINGAPORE, March 29 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * NUS physicists discover a copper-free high-temperature superconducting oxide Professor Ariando and Dr Stephen Lin Er Chow from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Department of Physics have designed and synthesised a groundbreaking new material--a copper-free superconducting oxide--capable of superconducting at approximately 40 Kelvin (K), or about minus 233 degrees Celsius (deg C), und more PR

SINGAPORE, March 29 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * NUS researchers develop microneedle technology to accelerate diabetic wound healing 'Sponge-like' microneedle patches deliver bioactive ingredients and reduce inflammation in slow- and non-healing wounds Diabetic wounds often lead to severe complications that can result in amputations. These chronic and non-healing wounds are marked by persistent inflammation, affecting more than six per cent more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, March 29 -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * UniSA scientists secure $7 million for health and medical research Identifying genetic links that predispose children to deadly brain cancers and neuroblastoma is the focus of a new Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) project led by University of South Australia researchers. The $976,292 project is one of five successful UniSA research projects, totalling more than $7 million, announce more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, March 29 -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * UniSA-led study tackles medication risks in aged care homes As Australia undertakes major aged care reforms to improve medication management and resident safety, a new University of South Australia initiative will trial medication safety rounds in aged care homes to prevent medication-induced harm and improve resident care. Funded by a near $1 million MRFF Dementia, Ageing and Aged Car more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, March 29 -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * NZ needs options to remove ill or infirm leaders - researchers New Zealand needs to develop options for removing leaders when their decision-making abilities are impaired, the authors of a study of former Prime Ministers say. Independent researcher Dr John Horrocks and Professor Nick Wilson from the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago, Wellington - Otakou Whakaihu Waka, Ponek more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, March 29 -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Resourcing issues in the spotlight at Tourism Policy School Tourism industry, government and research leaders are set to gather at the Otago Tourism Policy School in Queenstown next week to problem solve the pressing concern of effectively resourcing New Zealand's tourism system. Demand from key tourism stakeholders to attend this year's forum, organised by the University of Otago - Otakou Whak more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, March 29 -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Searching for the missing link to heart disease in NZ's Fijian population Researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington - Otakou Whakaihu Waka, Poneke, are looking to genetics to understand why Fijian New Zealanders are at higher risk of having heart attacks or developing angina at a young age. The research is led by Heart Foundation Research Fellow Dr Pritika Narayan from the Department o more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, March 29 -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Study will improve predictions of ice sheet movement A University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka-led study is developing innovative methods to accurately predict how ice sheets and glaciers are deforming and moving. Just published in the journal Nature Geoscience, the study is supported by The Royal Society Te Aparangi Marsden Fund and Antarctica New Zealand, and features researchers from the  more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, March 29 -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Working with Tiwai Point artefacts 'incredible opportunity' For one Otago researcher, a decades-old archaeological project studying eleven tonnes of artefacts from Tiwai Point - including 700-year-old stone adzes - is a significant milestone in uncovering the lives of Aotearoa's early Polynesian settlers. Stone artefacts, faunal remains and other artefacts extracted from Tiwai, at the entrance  more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, March 29 -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * Happy job, happy life? Works both ways, new research shows A major new international study exploring the long-term relationship between job and life satisfaction shows that personal happiness is the major driver for a satisfying work life, not the other way around. The finding, published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior, challenges conventional thinking that job satisfaction h more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, March 29 -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: * * * Locked out: How property prices fuel rent increases As the dream of home ownership slips further out of reach, new research analysing two decades of housing trends in Melbourne reveals the nexus between increasing housing unaffordability and higher rents. "Without intervention, Melbourne, along with other major cities, could see an increasing number of renters locked out of home ownership, fu more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, March 29 -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: * * * Wild weather linked to weedy seadragon deaths Marine scientists are calling for beachgoers who find weedy seadragons washed up on the shore to photograph them and send details to researchers at UTS. Dr David Booth, Professor of Marine Ecology at UTS, said increased reports of dead seadragons on Sydney's beaches may be due to recent storms. Information from the public could help determine the s more PR