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A new study has strengthened ties between Parkinson's disease and the gut, identifying a type of overabundant pathogen in Parkinson’s disease patients that opens up new lines of enquiry in understanding the root causes of the condition.

Scientists are working on a new process to produce a pair of radioisotopes of the element scandium (Sc).

Growing meat in the lab from cultured cells is a promising technology, and now a team of food scientists has developed a new method for spinning starchy structures that could hold a steak together. Stranger still, this device is made of Lego.

Capable of swimming at speeds of up to 74 km/h (46 mph), the shortfin mako is the world's fastest species of shark. Scientists now have a new understanding of how it's able to reach such speeds, and they believe that their findings could be applied to improving human technology.

​We've already seen jewelry that sends out an alert when its wearer is attacked – but they still have to push a button on it to make that happen. What if they can't reach their jewelry? Well, that's where the Smart Jewelry Bracelet comes in.

With one eye on a future where brain-monitoring devices are more commonplace, scientists have carried out a study to find out whether these things can be hacked and the brainwaves interpreted to decipher a password, with the findings suggesting that it is in fact entirely possible. ​

Computer engineers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have developed a prototype that aims to keep the cloud local by wrapping it around the user, in the form of a microcomputer-embedded jacket.

Whether you love them or hate them, new research shows that tattoos might actually strengthen your immunological responses ... if you get enough of them, that is.

A tornado hitting your house is no joke, but a new tornado panel developed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) could help. UAB's panels can be retrofitted to existing houses and offer protection in 250 mph (402 km/h) winds.

A study at UAB has shown that verapamil, a drug widely used to treat high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat and migraine headaches, is able to completely reverse diabetes in animal models. The team will now move onto clinical trials to see if the same results are repeated in humans.

Most diet-tracking gadgets rely on the user to manually enter the data regarding each meal. The University of Alabama is working at taking user error/deceitfulness out of the equation, by developing a headset-style diet-tracking device that automatically monitors what its wearer eats.

A 3D printing lab at the University of Alabama has successfully produced a physical model of the G-quadruplex, a four-stranded DNA sequence, improving understanding of its makeup and potentially, helping develop a treatment for pancreatic cancer.