BIRMINGHAM, England, Dec. 23 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Gut bacteria changes at the earliest stages of inflammatory bowel disease * Patients experience significant changes in gut bacteria at the onset of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new international study has found - offering new hope for earlier diagnosis and future treatments. Published today in Gastroenterology, the study was led by academics from the University of Birmingham and is the firs more PR

HONG KONG, Dec. 29 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Engineering Scholar Demonstrates the Smallest All-Printed Infrared Photodetectors to Date * A research team led by Professor Leo Tianshuo Zhao from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Hong Kong (HKU), has developed the world's smallest fully printed infrared photodetectors, which are an innovative room-temperature nano-printing platfo more PR

HONG KONG, Dec. 29 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKUMed uncovers the mechanism behind exercise-induced bone strengthening, paving the way for novel osteoporosis treatment * A research team from the Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has uncovered a key biological mechanism that explains how exercise maintain strong bones, paving the way for novel treatments for osteopor more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 29 -- The University of Helsinki issued the following Q&A with mathematics and statistics professor Klaus Nordhausen: * * * Statistical methods uncover meaningful signals from noisy data * What are your research topics? I develop statistical methods that help people make sense of complex and high-dimensional data for example, information collected from many sensors, locations, or points in time. Much of today's data contain both useful signals and irrelevant noise,  more PR

MACAU, China, Dec. 26 -- The University of Macau issued the following news: * * * UM rector attends Seminar on Promoting Integrated Development of Education, Technology and Talent * Yonghua Song, rector of the University of Macau (UM), attended the Seminar on Building China into a Leading Country in Education, Carrying Out the Basic Task of Fostering Virtue through Education, and Promoting Integrated Development of Education, Technology and Talent held at the Southern University of Science a more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Dec. 23 -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * Vilnius-Utrecht Center opens as a hub for emerging research leaders in Advanced Disease Modeling * A new international research hub has officially opened its doors: the Vilnius-Utrecht Center for Advanced Disease Modeling. This strategic initiative unites Vilnius University in Lithuania (in close partnership with Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos), UMC Utrecht, and Utrecht University. Its mis more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 24 -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Why mangoes fall before they're ripe - and how science is helping them hang on * Ever wondered why your mango tree drops fruit before it's ripe? Each season, mango growers across Australia watch helplessly as millions of mangoes fall to the ground too early. These mangoes never ripen properly, never reach consumers, and represent a major loss - both economically and environmentally. Premature fr more PR