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Erythropoietin, or Epo for short, is a notorious doping agent. It promotes the formation of red blood cells, leading thereby to enhanced physical performance - at least, that is what we have believed until now. However, as a growth factor, it also protects and regenerates nerve cells in the brain. Researchers have now revealed how Epo achieves this effect.

In order to understand what another person thinks and how he or she will behave we must take someone else's perspective. This ability is referred to as Theory of Mind. Until recently, researchers were at odds concerning the age at which children are able to do such perspective taking. A new study has shed new light on this question.

Researchers at ETH Zurich and Bern University Hospital have developed a method for predicting circulatory failure in patients in intensive care units – enabling clinicians to intervene at an early stage. Their approach uses machine learning methods to evaluate an extensive body of patient data.

Scientists at Osaka University built a new computing device from field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) that can be customized by the user for maximum efficiency in artificial intelligence applications.

A novel drug-delivery technology that uses a harmless virus to deliver an antibody gene into human cells can lead to sustained antibody production; this strategy could be applied to other infectious diseases.

Researchers have developed a system that can use hyperspectral imaging and machine learning to detect the specific wavelength of methane emissions.

A master control region of a protein linked to Parkinson's disease has been identified for the first time. The finding provides a new target for the development of therapies to try and slow down or even prevent the disease.

Researchers have identified the molecule manufactured by the tuberculosis bacterium to induce coughing.

A novel system to amplify gene expression signals could change researchers’ approach to studying the regulatory processes in cells that are central to all life.

Using robots that expressed vulnerability, researchers have shown that robots can affect human-to-human interactions, such as communicating effectively as a team.