Articles by Christopher Packham
Medical Xpress / Drug trial shows promise for easing uterine fibroids
About three quarters of women will experience uterine fibroids before they reach the age of 50. With a range of often debilitating symptoms including excessive menstrual bleeding, they are the most common reason women undergo ...
Phys.org / Single cell research spotlights the role of DNA methylation in cell fate decisions
Research applying single-cell analysis techniques and comparisons to a cell atlas resource allowed researchers at the Babraham Institute to connect observed development defects caused by disrupted DNA methylation processes ...
Medical Xpress / New insights into how feet work when people walk
Though most people are born with two feet, and use them throughout their lives, feet function in complex ways that are not completely understood by scientists. Researchers have many open questions and unproven assumptions ...
Medical Xpress / Organ-on-a-chip study reveals mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 invasion into blood vessels
A research group led by CiRA Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama and Associate Professor Yoshiaki Okada of Osaka University has revealed that SARS-CoV-2 disrupts the vascular endothelial barrier by suppressing the expression ...
Phys.org / Better understanding of cellular metabolism with the help of AI
Metabolism is essential to all living organisms, and modeling the chemical reactions that sustain life is no easy task. Now, EPFL scientists have released REKINDLE, a deep-learning process that is paving the way for more ...
Phys.org / Relationship between song order and rhythmical timing in songbirds
An international collaboration between musicians and birdsong scientists has found that in the Australian pied butcherbird songs surveyed, the order of song elements is strongly related to rhythmical timing.
Phys.org / Researchers use multiple lasers to create reproducible coherent light structures at wavelength level
Scientists from Japan have employed theoretical calculations to model the optical radiation force distribution induced by an arbitral light pattern including an interference pattern. Based on the simulations, they were able ...
Medical Xpress / New book trains crisis negotiators for life-or-death calls
Sometimes the caller is vague: "I'm in the garage" or "I'm on the bridge."
Phys.org / Symbiotic bacteria protect beetle larvae from pathogens
Lagria beetles have developed unusual physical traits to protect their progeny: Small invaginations on the backs of the larvae are inhabited by defensive bacteria.
Medical Xpress / Alzheimer's disease: Reduced signals in the brain's forgotten cells
Alzheimer's disease is associated with amyloid plaques. Nerve cells are destroyed and brain functions fail. There is still a lot we do not know about the disease. Why does it become more difficult to remember? Why are you ...
Medical Xpress / How helping others during major life transitions could be a path to greater well-being
Nearly 2.5 million students began post-secondary education in Canada this September. The start of college is an exciting time, filled with new friendships, information and routines. Yet, the transition can also be stressful ...
Phys.org / Study finds Australian caves are up to 500,000 years older than we thought, and it could explain a megafauna mystery
South Australia's Naracoorte Caves is one of the world's best fossil sites, containing a record spanning more than half a million years. Among the remains preserved in layers of sand are the bones of many iconic Australian ...
Medical Xpress / Measuring concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine among Japanese internet users through search queries
Using a vaccine concern index based on internet searches on the COVID-19 vaccine, researchers from NAIST find that "adverse reaction" searches positively correlate with adoption, which may help online resources encourage ...
Medical Xpress / Research finds Daylight Saving Time clock changes affect road safety
Researchers found that, after Daylight Saving Time (DST) is introduced, drivers' behaviors are riskier, and their reaction time and ability to read situations are compromised.
Medical Xpress / Sorting through the noise of mental health apps
Groceries, fitness, banking—there's an app for just about everything nowadays, including mental health.
