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Call for epigenetic drug targets for respiratory ailments

June 29, 2016
An initiative has been launched to find new epigenetic drug targets for respiratory diseases.

Bubbly oxygen drink could aid cancer treatments

June 27, 2016
A drink containing oxygen microbubbles is being developed to make treatment of hard to reach tumours easier.

Research begins on animal-human antibiotic resistance link

June 23, 2016
A team of Bristolian scientists have started a large-scale study to investigate how antimicrobial resistant organisms can be transferred from farm animals to humans.

£2m grant for researchers to study dementia risks

June 22, 2016
A team of researchers from Cardiff, Bristol and Oxford University are set to begin investigating a genetic risk for dementia.

New plant-based vaccine under investigation

June 21, 2016
A plant-based polio vaccine, the first of its kind, could be created by a team led by the University of Leeds after a £1m grant from the World Health Organisation.

Longer living mice thanks to manipulated telomeres

June 15, 2016
Scientists have created mice with longer telomeres than their counterparts, resulting in fewer signs of molecular ageing, without genetic manipulation.

Human marine activity causes cephalopod surge

June 1, 2016
Although human interaction has reduced the population of many marine organisms over recent years, it appears it has boosted cephalopod numbers.

Novel method for producing antibiotic introduced

May 16, 2016
Scientists from the University of Bristol have developed a new method for producing an antibiotic.

Promising phase I Ebola trials

May 13, 2016
Scientists involved in Phase I trials for an Ebola vaccine have described recent results as very promising.

World’s tiniest thermometer built

May 12, 2016
Canadian scientists have created the smallest thermometer in the world using DNA.

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