All Biological Sciences


When does ageing become disease?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Feb 2016

Our understanding of the molecular process of ageing is growing, as such our understanding of risk …

What's really going on with the Zika virus?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Feb 2016

The Zika virus and its possible health risks to pregnant women are very much in the public eye at t…

Antidepressants double suicide risk in children

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Feb 2016

Children and teenagers who take one of the five most commonly prescribed antidepressants have a dou…

Chemical camouflage for deadly snake

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Feb 2016

Puff adders – the most dangerous snake in Africa – responsible for more than 30,000 deaths every ye…

Food preservative found to kill cancer cells

Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Jan 2016

A naturally occurring food preservative, nisin, has been found effective at destroying cancer and a…

Cholesterol reducing drug could positively affect Parkinson’s

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Jan 2016

A trial has begun in the UK to see the effects of cholesterol lowering drug, Simvastin, in those af…

Brain inflammation link found in Alzheimer’s study

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Jan 2016

Blocking receptors in the brain responsible for controlling immune cells could protect against chan…

Microscopic subway passengers with a ticket to ride

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Jan 2016

A complete map of the microbiome of the New York City subway system? It’s possible – and all it tak…

Bacterium ‘taught’ to photosynthesise

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Jan 2016

Researchers have managed to induce a bacterium to perform photosynthesis.

Swimming out from an evolutionary shadow

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Jan 2016

We hear how the humble turtle has been problematic to classify correctly in an evolutionary context…

Antibiotic resistance could hold key for treating amyloid diseases

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Jan 2016

Researchers have discovered a method of using antibiotic resistance to find chemicals that stop amy…

Humans evolved to sleep more efficiently

Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Jan 2016

Humans sleep more efficiently than our closest relatives, according to research by scientists.

Antimicrobial resistance – a disaster in the making?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Jan 2016

After the emergence of yet another antibiotic resistance mechanism in the form of MCR-1, the future…

Antidepressants show effect on lifespan

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Jan 2016

Scientists have begun to understand more about the effects of ageing through experiments on the lif…

Umbilical stem cells help retinal neurons grow

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Jan 2016

Cells found in human umbilical cord tissue could be used in future treatment of degenerative eye di…

Molecules that dominate bacterial secretion created

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Dec 2015

Chemists have created molecules that mimic and dominate toxic molecules secreted by bacteria.

Climbing to the cloud

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Dec 2015

Bioinformatics needs to change says Dr Thomas Connor and for that to happen we need to look to the …

A fascinating act of cellular cannibalism

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Dec 2015

After a century of observing strange acts of cellular cannibalism, Jo Durgan and Oliver Florey tell…

Lead exposure can affect children’s sleep

Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Dec 2015

Lead exposure in early childhood can increase the risk for sleep problems, new study finds.

Ancient bees collected pollen in two ways

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Dec 2015

The ancestors of honeybees that lived 50 million years ago collected pollen in two ways.