For The Better

Rising to meet the formidable challenge of the timely diagnosis of dementia, research scientists are conducting the Digital Detection of Dementia study, a real-world evaluation of the use of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool they developed for early…

Since 1931, researchers have been investigating the therapeutic effects of Japanese hot springs, also known as ‘onsen.’ In 2011, the hospital conducted a massive survey of Beppu residents over 65 on their ‘onsen’ habits and health. One result they foun…

A new pathway to creating durable, efficient perovskite photovoltaics at industrial scale has been demonstrated through the first effective use of lead acetate as a precursor in making formamidinium-caesium perovskite solar cells.

Researchers have used artificial DNA to target and kill cancer cells in a completely new way. The method was effective in lab tests against human cervical cancer- and breast cancer-derived cells, and against malignant melanoma cells from mice. The team…

Researchers developed a cheap and simple process to create nanoscale structures on the surface of galvanized steel, which is commonly used in the automotive industry, that provided a more conducive interface for attaching injection-molded polymers. Thi…

An international team of researchers has mapped out the values and benefits of elephants to help overcome conservation challenges and conflict.

A new study shows that aerosols in indoor air can vary in acidity. This acidity determines how long viruses remain infectious in the air — with profound implications for virus transmission and strategies to contain it.

Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day was associated with twice the risk of death from cardiovascular disease among people with severe hypertension compared to non-coffee drinkers, in a study of more than 18,600 men and women in Japan.

For decades, scientists have been stumped by the signals plants send themselves to initiate photosynthesis, the process of turning sunlight into sugars. Researchers have now decoded those previously opaque signals.

Did you know that silk fabric is made from … well, worm spit? The way that silkworms wind their cocoons from fibers in their slimy saliva is now helping scientists more easily make new biomedical materials. Researchers have mimicked the seemingly sim…