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Shining a light on diabetes

March 17, 2020
The complexity of glycogen storage diseases like diabetes means a reductionist approach just won't cut it. Here we learn how systems medicine could lead to symptom reduction and quicker detection

Does gene therapy put safety second?

March 15, 2020
The delivery of gene therapies relies almost entirely on viral vectors. So, when it comes to the production of these micro-delivery agents, you'd think safety would be a top priority…...

Breaking the mould with jellyfish

March 12, 2020
The study of cells has perhaps been the most impactful way we have developed modern medicine Here we learn why the source of collagen in cell culture has never been...

Space-bound human tissue

March 10, 2020
The University of Zurich has sent adult human stem cells to the International Space Station to explore the production of human tissue in weightlessness.

Team release coronavirus inhibition results

March 10, 2020
A team using computer-aided methods to identify possible new drugs to combat the current coronavirus outbreak and similar epidemics in the future is releasing their results immediately.

Curbing our animal instinct

March 10, 2020
Amy Beale, Scientific Liaison Officer at independent charity FRAME explains the importance of education in raising awareness of the use of animals in research and testing, and the alternative techniques...

Enemy at the gates

March 4, 2020
As coronavirus continues to spread around the globe and vaccine hesitancy threatens the return of long-dead diseases, Dr Neil Polwart thinks that next generation digital diagnostic tech could help control...

Half billion-year-old ‘social network’ observed in early animals

March 4, 2020
Scientists from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford have discovered fossilised threads which they suggest connected some of the first animals on Earth in a form of network.

Human protein atlas sheds light on brain

March 4, 2020
An international team of scientists has launched a comprehensive overview of all proteins expressed in the brain.

Investment transforms UK cancer campus

February 28, 2020
A new multimillion investment is to drive forward development of The London Cancer Hub – boosting efforts to turn it into the world’s leading life-science campus focused on overcoming cancer.

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