All Biological Sciences


New insight into effect of pesticides on aquatic life

Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 May 2014

Research by an international team of scientists has provided new insight into the effects of pestic…

New hope for spinal injuries

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 May 2014

Engineers at the University of Portsmouth are investigating new strategies for the treatment of pat…

“Ultrasonic hands” grip microparticles

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 May 2014

Ultrasonic waves can be used to grab several microparticles at a time, effectively creating a pair …

Synthetic molecule for new asthma treatment

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 May 2014

A novel molecule which prevents T-cells from coordinating asthma bought on by allergens has been id…

£10m prize to solve greatest scientific problem

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 May 2014

A £10 million prize has been launched by Nesta and the Technology Strategy Board to solve the great…

Gene variant linked to longevity

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 May 2014

Spanish and Japanese centenarians have revealed of the genetic keys to longevity – a variant on a c…

Nano-silver health risk?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 May 2014

Dietary supplements containing nano-silver could be harmful to health say Danish researchers who ha…

Dino weigh-in sheds light on evolution

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 May 2014

Rapidly shrinking body sizes allowed feathered dinosaurs to exploit ecological niches throughout th…

‘Lonely’ bacteria lead to antibiotic resistance

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 May 2014

Smaller groups of bacteria are more likely to become resistant to antibiotics than larger groups su…

Somersaulting spider a new species

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 May 2014

Just like a gymnast somersaulting across the floor, observations of a new species of spider shows i…

MRI sensor to change oxygen monitoring

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 May 2014

A new MRI sensor could change the way oxygen is monitored in the body and aid cancer diagnosis and …

Polio spread of international concern

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 May 2014

The World Health Organization has declared the international spread of wild poliovirus in 2014 a Pu…

Breast cancer mimics brain development process

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 May 2014

A key element in the development of the nervous system may also play a pivotal role in the spread o…

Rotating nanoparticles cause cancer cells to self-destruct

Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Apr 2014

Magnetically controlled nanoparticles which force tumour cells to self-destruct could form part of …

PET to diagnose chronic fatigue

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Apr 2014

Functional positron emission tomography (PET) has revealed that patients with chronic fatigue syndr…

Hydrogel could simplify regenerative medicine

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Apr 2014

A new stem cell microenvironment created by researchers at the University of Nottingham allows the …

Google Glass could aid Parkinson’s patients

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Apr 2014

Next generation wearable technology like Google Glass could be used as an assistive aid for those w…

Celebrating Great British Science; we want your ideas!

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Apr 2014

What do you think is the greatest scientific breakthrough made on British shores? Is it Watson and …

Greater London population at risk of future heat waves

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Apr 2014

Properly adapting buildings for climate change could significantly reduce the risk of heat-related …

Antimicrobial lassos offer insight into bacterial warfare

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Apr 2014

Starved bacteria use antimicrobial lasso peptides to kill other bacteria by hijacking their nutrien…