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Thin-film technique for delivering pain medication

August 19, 2014
News
For those who suffer chronic pain, frequent pill popping helps ease the discomfort but a new advanced thin-film capable of delivering drugs over a period of months could provide an...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Treating cancer with wasp venom

August 18, 2014
News
Wasp venom is proving to be a novel source of inspiration for a new therapy for breast cancer. Scientists from the Institute of Biomedical Research in Barcelona (IRB Barcelona) have...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology, Pathology
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Potential BRCA3 found

August 14, 2014
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A third gene related to breast cancer risk has been identified by an international team of researchers. Women with mutations in the PALB2 gene have on average a one in...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Pathology
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Vitamin D-dementia link confirmed

August 13, 2014
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A link between vitamin D and dementia risk has been confirmed by an international team of researchers. Led by Dr David Llewellyn from the University of Exeter Medical School, the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology
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New clue to sudden cardiac death in children

August 12, 2014
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Cardiff University researchers have discovered a cause of sudden cardiac death in young children, opening up the possibility for a therapeutic target to develop a cure. Incoherent communication between calmodulin...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Medical Diagnostics
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Speedier diagnosis using new genomic mapping technique

August 8, 2014
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Canadian researchers have developed a technique for massive parallel genomic analysis of long DNA molecules which could offer speedier diagnosis of cancer and prenatal conditions. The technique – Convex Lens-Induced...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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Daily aspirin could keep cancer away

August 6, 2014
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Taking aspirin daily could significantly reduce the risk of developing major cancers of the digestive system, but more research is needed to determine the dosage and duration of treatment. Queen...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology
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New non-coding RNA discovered

August 6, 2014
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A new species of non-coding RNA has been discovered by researchers in Germany, who believe these sections of the genome may play a role at the epigenetic level. Around 2%...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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Underinvestment in antibacterial research

August 5, 2014
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Less than 1% of public and charitable funding from bodies in the UK was awarded to antibiotics research in the last five years. Researchers at the University of Birmingham found...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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Cell division ‘master key’ protein structure revealed

July 31, 2014
News
One of the most important proteins found in nature has been mapped by scientists from the Institute of Cancer Research. Images of anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C) – which performs a range...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Physiology
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