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Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 19.06
New virus isolated from patients with severe brain infections
A new virus has been identified in patients with severe brain infections in Vietnam by a team led by Oxford University researchers. - Further research is needed to determine whether the virus is responsible for the symptoms of disease.
New virus isolated from patients with severe brain infections
A new virus has been identified in patients with severe brain infections in Vietnam by a team led by Oxford University researchers. - Further research is needed to determine whether the virus is responsible for the symptoms of disease.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 19.06
Treating infection may make other conditions worse, parasite study shows
Using drugs to treat an infection could allow other co-existing conditions to flourish, a study at the Universities of Liverpool and Edinburgh have shown. - Researchers studying wild mice - which typically carry multiple parasitic infections at once - found that when these animals were treated for one type of bug, other infections they had tended to worsen.
Treating infection may make other conditions worse, parasite study shows
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 17.06
’Chase and run’ cell movement mechanism explains metastasis
A mechanism that cells use to group together and move around the body - called 'chase and run' - has been described for the first time by scientists at UCL. - Published , the new study focuses on the process that occurs when cancer cells interact with healthy cells in order to migrate around the body during metastasis.
’Chase and run’ cell movement mechanism explains metastasis
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 14.06
Vitamin B3 shows potential for neurological disease Friedreich’s ataxia
Vitamin B3 may be useful in treating the inherited neurological disease Friedreich's ataxia, new findings suggest. - Friedreich's ataxia is a debilitating disease with no cure. It typically takes hold in childhood and robs people of their coordination and motor functions over time.
Vitamin B3 shows potential for neurological disease Friedreich’s ataxia
Life Sciences - Administration/Government - 14.06
Review showcases Sussex research
Review showcases Sussex research - The University's Research Review for 2013 – Excellence and Impact – has been published, showcasing some of Sussex's latest research findings and applications.
Review showcases Sussex research
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 13.06
Medieval leprosy genomes reveal insights into the history of the disease
An international team led by the University of Tübingen and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, including scientists at the University of Birmingham (UK), have found that the leprosy bacillus has not changed dramatically during the past millennium, according to research published today (13th June 2013) .
Medieval leprosy genomes reveal insights into the history of the disease
An international team led by the University of Tübingen and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, including scientists at the University of Birmingham (UK), have found that the leprosy bacillus has not changed dramatically during the past millennium, according to research published today (13th June 2013) .
Life Sciences - Chemistry - 13.06
Diving mammals evolved underwater endurance
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have shed new light on how diving mammals, such as the sperm whale, have evolved to survive for long periods underwater without breathing. - The team identified a distinctive molecular signature of the oxygen-binding protein myoglobin in the sperm whale and other diving mammals, which allowed them to trace the evolution of the muscle oxygen stores in more than 100 mammalian species, including their fossil ancestors.
Diving mammals evolved underwater endurance
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have shed new light on how diving mammals, such as the sperm whale, have evolved to survive for long periods underwater without breathing. - The team identified a distinctive molecular signature of the oxygen-binding protein myoglobin in the sperm whale and other diving mammals, which allowed them to trace the evolution of the muscle oxygen stores in more than 100 mammalian species, including their fossil ancestors.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 12.06
New research links body clocks to osteoarthritis
12 Jun 2013 - Scheduled exercise, regular meals and the periodic warming and cooling of joints could be used to relieve the symptoms of osteoarthritis according to scientists at The University of Manchester.
New research links body clocks to osteoarthritis
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 11.06
Fractal patterns spontaneously emerge during bacterial cell growth
Scientists discover highly asymmetric and branched patterns are the result of physical forces and local instabilities; research has important implications for understanding biofilms and multicellular systems.
Fractal patterns spontaneously emerge during bacterial cell growth
Scientists discover highly asymmetric and branched patterns are the result of physical forces and local instabilities; research has important implications for understanding biofilms and multicellular systems.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 11.06
Blood pressure at night is higher than previously thought
Scientists at UCL have developed new technology which reveals that blood pressure measured close to the heart is much higher during sleep than previously thought. Night time blood pressure is a strong predictor of both heart disease and stroke, with previous studies establishing that blood pressure measured over the arm falls at night during sleep.
Blood pressure at night is higher than previously thought
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 7.06
New, more accurate test for Down’s syndrome developed
Researchers at King's College London and King's College Hospital, part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre, have developed a new, non-invasive blood test that can reliably detect whether or not an unborn baby has Down's syndrome.
New, more accurate test for Down’s syndrome developed
Researchers at King's College London and King's College Hospital, part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre, have developed a new, non-invasive blood test that can reliably detect whether or not an unborn baby has Down's syndrome.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 7.06
Twin research comes of age
Scientists celebrate discovery of hundreds of genes for common age-related diseases - Thanks to thousands of volunteer twins, scientists have discovered over 400 novel genes associated with over 30 diseases over the last two decades, marking a golden era in genetic discovery.
Twin research comes of age
Scientists celebrate discovery of hundreds of genes for common age-related diseases - Thanks to thousands of volunteer twins, scientists have discovered over 400 novel genes associated with over 30 diseases over the last two decades, marking a golden era in genetic discovery.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 7.06
Genome sequencing reveals mucosal melanoma’s bullseye
07 Jun 2013 - Scientists may have found a molecular 'bullseye' for a rare form of melanoma, opening up opportunities for new targeted treatment, according to new research* being published in the Journal of Pathology today (Friday).
Genome sequencing reveals mucosal melanoma’s bullseye
Life Sciences - Environmental Sciences - 5.06
City clocks tick faster: Urban blackbirds’ biological rhythms altered by setting
Biologists have discovered for the first time that the biological rhythms of city-dwelling organisms are changing in response to city living. - Researchers measured the circadian rhythms of groups of urban and rural blackbirds in southern Germany and found that the city-dwellers had faster and less robust internal clocks than rural blackbirds.
City clocks tick faster: Urban blackbirds’ biological rhythms altered by setting
Biologists have discovered for the first time that the biological rhythms of city-dwelling organisms are changing in response to city living. - Researchers measured the circadian rhythms of groups of urban and rural blackbirds in southern Germany and found that the city-dwellers had faster and less robust internal clocks than rural blackbirds.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 4.06
Unraveling tumor growth one stem cell at a time
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered that a single mutation in a leukemia-associated gene reduces the ability of blood stem cells to make more blood stem cells, but leaves their progeny daughter cells unaffected.
Unraveling tumor growth one stem cell at a time
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered that a single mutation in a leukemia-associated gene reduces the ability of blood stem cells to make more blood stem cells, but leaves their progeny daughter cells unaffected.
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 3.06
People can ’beat’ guilt detection tests by suppressing incriminating memories
Our findings would suggest that the use of most brain activity guilt detection tests in legal settings could be of limited value. - Dr Jon Simons, Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge - Brain scans that claim to be able to determine whether a criminal is guilty of a crime can be fooled, new research reveals.
People can ’beat’ guilt detection tests by suppressing incriminating memories
Our findings would suggest that the use of most brain activity guilt detection tests in legal settings could be of limited value. - Dr Jon Simons, Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge - Brain scans that claim to be able to determine whether a criminal is guilty of a crime can be fooled, new research reveals.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 30.05
Researchers develop new weapon in fight against cervical cancer
Scientists at the University of Leeds have found a way to target and destroy a key protein associated with the development of cervical and other cancers.
Researchers develop new weapon in fight against cervical cancer
Scientists at the University of Leeds have found a way to target and destroy a key protein associated with the development of cervical and other cancers.
Life Sciences - Education/Continuing Education - 30.05
Novel genetic associations with educational attainment
A worldwide consortium of researchers including academics from the University of Bristol has found that tiny differences across person's genetic sequences are associated with educational level. - - Philipp Koellinger from the Erasmus School of Economics explained: "The unique feature of our study is that we looked at a sample of unprecedented size in social science genetics research.
Novel genetic associations with educational attainment
A worldwide consortium of researchers including academics from the University of Bristol has found that tiny differences across person's genetic sequences are associated with educational level. - - Philipp Koellinger from the Erasmus School of Economics explained: "The unique feature of our study is that we looked at a sample of unprecedented size in social science genetics research.
Life Sciences - Mathematics - 30.05
Why animals compare the present with the past
Humans, like other animals, compare things. We care not only how well off we are, but whether we are better or worse off than others around us, or than we were last year. New research by scientists at the University of Bristol shows that such comparisons can give individuals an evolutionary advantage.
Why animals compare the present with the past
Humans, like other animals, compare things. We care not only how well off we are, but whether we are better or worse off than others around us, or than we were last year. New research by scientists at the University of Bristol shows that such comparisons can give individuals an evolutionary advantage.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 29.05
’Junk DNA’ plays active role in cancer progression, researchers find
PA 179/13 - Scientists at The University of Nottingham have found that a genetic rogue element produced by sequences until recently considered ‘junk DNA' could promote cancer progression.
’Junk DNA’ plays active role in cancer progression, researchers find
PA 179/13 - Scientists at The University of Nottingham have found that a genetic rogue element produced by sequences until recently considered ‘junk DNA' could promote cancer progression.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 29.05
New chemical approach to beat Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists at the University of Liverpool and Callaghan Innovation in New Zealand have developed a new chemical approach to help harness the natural ability of complex sugars to treat Alzheimer's disease.
New chemical approach to beat Alzheimer’s disease
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 28.05
New drug could protect from tissue damage following heart attack
Scientists led by the University of Cambridge and the Medical Research Council (MRC) have developed a new drug that could help reduce the tissue damage that occurs following a heart attack, stroke or major surgery.
New drug could protect from tissue damage following heart attack
Scientists led by the University of Cambridge and the Medical Research Council (MRC) have developed a new drug that could help reduce the tissue damage that occurs following a heart attack, stroke or major surgery.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 27.05
New gene discovery for babies born with hole in the heart
27 May 2013 - A new gene associated with a form of congenital heart disease in newborn babies – known as “a hole in the heart” has been discovered by researchers. - British Heart Foundation (BHF) Professor Bernard Keavney, from The University of Manchester and Newcastle University, led the research which saw investigators from Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford and Leicester universities in the UK, together with colleagues in Europe, Australia and Canada pool resources.
New gene discovery for babies born with hole in the heart
27 May 2013 - A new gene associated with a form of congenital heart disease in newborn babies – known as “a hole in the heart” has been discovered by researchers. - British Heart Foundation (BHF) Professor Bernard Keavney, from The University of Manchester and Newcastle University, led the research which saw investigators from Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford and Leicester universities in the UK, together with colleagues in Europe, Australia and Canada pool resources.
Life Sciences - 23.05
Brain uses internal ’average voice’ prototype to identify who is talking
The human brain is able to identify individuals' voices by comparing them against an internal ‘average voice' prototype, according to neuroscientists. - A study carried out by researchers at the University of Glasgow and reported in the journal Current Biology demonstrates that voice identity is coded in the brain by reference to two internal voice prototypes – one male, one female.
Brain uses internal ’average voice’ prototype to identify who is talking
The human brain is able to identify individuals' voices by comparing them against an internal ‘average voice' prototype, according to neuroscientists. - A study carried out by researchers at the University of Glasgow and reported in the journal Current Biology demonstrates that voice identity is coded in the brain by reference to two internal voice prototypes – one male, one female.
Life Sciences - Mathematics - 23.05
£1.6m funding at the interface of statistics, healthcare and manufacturing
Researchers at the University of Warwick have been awarded £1.1 million to develop the statistics needed to pool the vast quantities of data generated by brain scans. - The University has also been awarded £500,000 to improve quality control in 3D printing.
£1.6m funding at the interface of statistics, healthcare and manufacturing
Researchers at the University of Warwick have been awarded £1.1 million to develop the statistics needed to pool the vast quantities of data generated by brain scans. - The University has also been awarded £500,000 to improve quality control in 3D printing.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 21.05
Targeting the X-factor to tackle cardiovascular disease
New research at The University of Nottingham aimed at preventing harmful blood clots associated with heart disease and stroke has recently received a major funding boost from the British Heart Foundation.
Targeting the X-factor to tackle cardiovascular disease
New research at The University of Nottingham aimed at preventing harmful blood clots associated with heart disease and stroke has recently received a major funding boost from the British Heart Foundation.
Life Sciences - Chemistry - 21.05
Scientists identify molecular trigger for Alzheimer’s disease
New research establishes nature of malfunction in protein molecules that can lead to onset of dementia. - We have to solve what happens at the molecular level before we can progress and have real impact - Tuomas Knowles - Researchers have pinpointed a catalytic trigger for the onset of Alzheimer's disease - when the fundamental structure of a protein molecule changes to cause a chain reaction that leads to the death of neurons in the brain.
Scientists identify molecular trigger for Alzheimer’s disease
New research establishes nature of malfunction in protein molecules that can lead to onset of dementia. - We have to solve what happens at the molecular level before we can progress and have real impact - Tuomas Knowles - Researchers have pinpointed a catalytic trigger for the onset of Alzheimer's disease - when the fundamental structure of a protein molecule changes to cause a chain reaction that leads to the death of neurons in the brain.
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 21.05
Premature birth interrupts brain development
Imaging technique shows premature birth interrupts vital brain development processes, leading to reduced cognitive abilities in infants - Researchers from King's College London have for the first time used a novel form of MRI to identify crucial developmental processes in the brain that are vulnerable to the effects of premature birth.
Premature birth interrupts brain development
Imaging technique shows premature birth interrupts vital brain development processes, leading to reduced cognitive abilities in infants - Researchers from King's College London have for the first time used a novel form of MRI to identify crucial developmental processes in the brain that are vulnerable to the effects of premature birth.
Life Sciences - Earth Sciences - 20.05
Fossil brain teaser
A new study conducted at the University of Bristol and published online today in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology sheds light on how the brain and inner ear developed in dinosaurs. - Stephan Lautenschlager from Bristol's School of Earth Sciences , together with Tom Hübner from the Niedersächsische Landesmuseum in Hannover, Germany, picked the brains of 150 million year old dinosaurs.
Fossil brain teaser
A new study conducted at the University of Bristol and published online today in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology sheds light on how the brain and inner ear developed in dinosaurs. - Stephan Lautenschlager from Bristol's School of Earth Sciences , together with Tom Hübner from the Niedersächsische Landesmuseum in Hannover, Germany, picked the brains of 150 million year old dinosaurs.
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 20.05
SUMO wrestling cells reveal new protective mechanism target for stroke
Scientists investigating the interaction of a group of proteins in the brain responsible for protecting nerve cells from damage have identified a new target that could increase cell survival. - The discovery could eventually lead to new therapies for stroke and other brain diseases.
SUMO wrestling cells reveal new protective mechanism target for stroke
Scientists investigating the interaction of a group of proteins in the brain responsible for protecting nerve cells from damage have identified a new target that could increase cell survival. - The discovery could eventually lead to new therapies for stroke and other brain diseases.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 20.05
Vitamin D could provide new and effective treatments for asthma
Vitamin D could provide new and effective treatments for asthma
Life Sciences - Physics/Material Science - 17.05
Brain training and stimulation improves mental arithmetic ability
Brain training and stimulation improves mental arithmetic ability
Life Sciences - Microtechnics/Electroengineering - 17.05
Electrical boost to mental arithmetic powers
Electrical boost to mental arithmetic powers
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 15.05
Scientists explore the inner workings of the teenage brain
Scientists explore the inner workings of the teenage brain
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 14.05
Study suggests brain keeps colour vision constant across lifespan
Study suggests brain keeps colour vision constant across lifespan
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 12.05
Receptor proteins could hold clues to antibiotic resistance in MRSA
Receptor proteins could hold clues to antibiotic resistance in MRSA
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 9.05
TRACK-HD study identifies early predictors of disease progression in Huntington’s disease
TRACK-HD study identifies early predictors of disease progression in Huntington’s disease
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 8.05
Silk and cellulose biologically effective for use in stem cell cartilage repair
Silk and cellulose biologically effective for use in stem cell cartilage repair
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 7.05
Effects of stress on brain cells offer clues to new anti-depressant drugs
Effects of stress on brain cells offer clues to new anti-depressant drugs
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 5.05
Genetic ’fine tuning’ controls body’s own attack against breast cancer
Genetic ’fine tuning’ controls body’s own attack against breast cancer
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 3.05
Prime Minister joins Sir Ka-shing Li for launch of £90m initiative in big data and drug discovery at Oxford
Prime Minister joins Sir Ka-shing Li for launch of £90m initiative in big data and drug discovery at Oxford
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 30.04
Children’s brain processing speed indicates risk of psychosis
Children’s brain processing speed indicates risk of psychosis
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 30.04
Scientists develop simple blood test to track tumour evolution in cancer patients
Scientists develop simple blood test to track tumour evolution in cancer patients
Life Sciences - Business/Economics - 29.04
Research questions role of neuroscience in leadership studies
Research questions role of neuroscience in leadership studies
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 29.04
Genetic fingerprints can track drug resistance in malaria parasites
Genetic fingerprints can track drug resistance in malaria parasites
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 26.04
Disrupting cell signals may lead to new cancer treatments
Disrupting cell signals may lead to new cancer treatments
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 26.04
Blocking cells’ starvation response could help beat cancer
Blocking cells’ starvation response could help beat cancer
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 25.04
Children’s brain processing speed indicates risk of psychosis
Children’s brain processing speed indicates risk of psychosis
Life Sciences - History/Archeology - 24.04
Museum find proves exotic ’big cat’ prowled British countryside a century ago
Museum find proves exotic ’big cat’ prowled British countryside a century ago
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 24.04
Researchers make a significant step forward in combating antibiotic resistance
Researchers make a significant step forward in combating antibiotic resistance
Life Sciences - History/Archeology - 24.04
Museum find proves exotic ‘big cat’ prowled British countryside a century ago
Museum find proves exotic ‘big cat’ prowled British countryside a century ago
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 22.04
Discovery of new genes will help childhood arthritis treatment
Discovery of new genes will help childhood arthritis treatment
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 18.04
More effective way of testing therapies to treat depression
More effective way of testing therapies to treat depression
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 18.04
Study identifies "chink in the armour" of Schmallenberg virus
Study identifies "chink in the armour" of Schmallenberg virus
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 14.04
Imperial launches investigation into animal research allegations
Imperial launches investigation into animal research allegations
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 12.04
Search for new antibiotics advanced by discovery of key processes within bacterial protein
Search for new antibiotics advanced by discovery of key processes within bacterial protein
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 11.04
Exciting breakthrough in search for neurodegenerative disease treatments
Exciting breakthrough in search for neurodegenerative disease treatments
Social Sciences - Life Sciences - 8.04
Copying is social phenomenon, not just learning say scientists
Copying is social phenomenon, not just learning say scientists
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 5.04
Protein that takes care of our DNA is critical to leukaemia cell survival
Protein that takes care of our DNA is critical to leukaemia cell survival
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 28.03
Manchester breakthrough in deafness and ovarian failure syndrome
Manchester breakthrough in deafness and ovarian failure syndrome
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 28.03
Pioneering zebrafish research provides breakthrough in the development of new treatments for epileps
Pioneering zebrafish research provides breakthrough in the development of new treatments for epileps
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 28.03
Faster ’biological’ ageing linked to age-related diseases
Faster ’biological’ ageing linked to age-related diseases
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 27.03
Scientitists find a near doubling of breast, ovarian and prostate cancer markers
Scientitists find a near doubling of breast, ovarian and prostate cancer markers
Medicine/Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 27.03
Genetic variations that raise the risk of breast, prostate or ovarian cancer
Genetic variations that raise the risk of breast, prostate or ovarian cancer
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 25.03
New research suggests animal-to-human transmission of MRSA
New research suggests animal-to-human transmission of MRSA
Life Sciences - Medicine/Pharmacology - 25.03
£5 million award to investigate mechanisms of developmental disorders
£5 million award to investigate mechanisms of developmental disorders
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