Doctors’ Word Choice, Tone of Voice Have Significant Contributions to Patients’ Weight Loss Results [Study]

Medicine & Technology Nov 07, 2023

The way doctors communicate with their patients matters in the latter's weight loss journey. Continue reading to understand more.

People Above 40 Years Old Experience Hypertension Spike at Night That Is Missed By Daytime Doctor's Appointment, University of Oxford Study Reveals

Sep 23, 2022

A new study showed that people above 40 years old fall under the category of reverse drippers in relation to hypertension. Read on to know more.

New Power Production Technique Accelerates Fuel 200 Times the Speed of Sound

Apr 06, 2022

A startup by University of Oxford develops a novel approach to generate power using nuclear fusion. Read more to know how the simpler and more efficient process works.

Lessons From COVID-19 Must Not Be Wasted: Vaccine Creator Warns Future Pandemics Will Be Worse

Dec 07, 2021

Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine creator Sarah Gilbert warns that the next pandemics will be even worse than the COVID-19 pandemic, so nations around the world should not squander lessons learned.

Oxford Scientists Found Gene in South Asian Ancestry That Doubles the Risk of Dying From COVID-19 Complications

Nov 05, 2021

University of Oxford scientists have pinpointed that the gene LZTFL1 keeps the lungs from fighting off coronavirus, doubling the risk for respiratory failure and death during a COVID-19 infection.

Physicists Discover Charm Mesons Oscillation Between Particle and Antiparticle State, Opens Discovery of Particles Outside the Standard Model

Jun 14, 2021

A team of physicists discovers the capability of subatomic particle charm mesons to oscillate between particle and antiparticle state. The findings could open research for other particles outside the Standard Model and may answer questions about antimatter.

Can We Use Mosquitoes to Vaccinate People With COVID-19 Vaccine?

Apr 16, 2021

11 years ago, a team of Japanese researchers genetically engineered mosquitoes that, instead of spreading disease, spread vaccines.

UK Feminist Convention Does Jazz Hands Instead of Clapping to Fight Anxiety

Mar 26, 2015

The National Union of Students Women's Campaign has outlawed clapping at a UK event. Learn why here.

Watch This Spider Spin a Web That Makes Tech Designers Envious

Jan 30, 2015

Looking to boost the integrity of nanofilaments, important in commercial manufacturing and technology, researchers from Oxford University recently investigated how the filaments are spun in nature. Pulling inspiration from outside in their gardens, the researchers from the UK captured female Uloborus plumipes commonly known as “feather-legged lace weavers” and watched them spin their webs.

Ever Wonder How Spiders Spin Such Long Webs? Researchers at Oxford Use Microscopy to Find the Answer

Jan 29, 2015

Looking just outside into their gardens for a bit of inspiration, one group of Oxford University researchers has sought out to discover how common spider species spin such long, ornate fiber while only being a few nanometers thick. Hoping to reveal nature’s secret, which may someday revolutionize the technological industry as manufacturers find new ways of commercially spinning nano-scale filaments, the researchers captured female Uloborus plumipes commonly known as “feather-legged lace weavers” and watched them spin their webs.

HIV’s Slower Progression To AIDS Caused By Certain Gene-Protein and ARV

Dec 02, 2014

HIV’s Slower Progression To AIDS Caused By Certain Gene-Protein and ARV