Lead or follow: What sets leaders apart?

Leaders are more willing to take responsibility for making decisions that affect the welfare of others.…

High-resolution imaging of nanoparticle surface structures is now possible

Using scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM), extremely high resolution imaging of the molecule-covered surface structures of silver…

Cystic fibrosis impacts growth in the womb, research shows

New research has shown that babies with cystic fibrosis are born weighing less than babies without…

How hungry bacteria sense nutrients in their environment

New research sheds light on how bacteria regulate metabolism -- a finding that could help to…

Blocking digestive hormone may prevent diet-induced pancreatic cancer

A high-fat diet may promote the growth of pancreatic cancer independent of obesity because of the…

Old mining techniques make a new way to recycle lithium batteries

Using 100-year-old minerals processing methods, chemical engineering students have found a solution to a looming 21st-century…

Big-data study pinpoints more than 150 genes associated with atrial fibrillation

Drawing on genomic data from more than one million individuals, researchers have led a large collaborative…

Insulin resistance under-diagnosed in non-diabetics with Parkinson’s disease

Almost two-thirds of non-diabetic patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) may be insulin resistant, despite having normal…

New light shed on relationship between calorie-burning fat and muscle function

Endocrinologists have shown for the first time that brown fat can exert control over skeletal muscle…

How plant-rotting bacteria steal iron to survive

In a new study, researchers identify important new insights into a survival mechanism of the bacteria…