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New molecule to slow Parkinson’s

March 23, 2015
News
Scientists have designed a peptide that can slow down brain cell damage associated with Parkinson disease. A research team at the University of Bath used a peptide that can bind...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemistry
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Neural signals of location recall

March 19, 2015
News
Have you ever wondered how you know and remember routes that you’ve walked? Scientists have now tracked previously unrecorded brain signals associated with remembering locations.A research team at Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum (RUB)...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Compound in grapes prevents memory loss

March 16, 2015
News
An antioxidant in grapes and peanuts may help prevent age-related decline in memory. A team at Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine applied spatial learning and...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology
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E-cigarettes damage lung cells

March 12, 2015
News
Emissions from e-cigarettes can damage lung cells by creating harmful radicals that cause inflammation. A research team from the Medical Centre at the University of Rochester (UR) exposed mouse lungs...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology
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Funding for top scientists for pancreatic cancer treatment

March 11, 2015
News
Cancer Research UK, Stand Up To Cancer and The Lustgarten Foundation have collaborated to fund the Cancer Dream Team Translational Research Grant. They are now looking for top scientists to...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Oncology
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Batteries get powered up with peptides

March 4, 2015
News
Scientists have discovered that peptides can potentially be used to improve the performance of batteries. Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County used a procedure known as Phage Display...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology
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Artificial intelligence speeds up drug discovery

March 3, 2015
News
An artificially intelligent robot can automatically discover new drugs, improving the cost and speeding up the process.Engineers at the University of Manchester used a method of smart screening and developed...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Computer Science
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The big squeeze

March 3, 2015
Feature
The physical properties of proteins, so vital for cellular function, are intimately linked to the cellular environment – a very crowded place indeed. But has this relationship been neglected in...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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‘Call for Targets’ of respiratory diseases

March 2, 2015
News
MRC Technology has announced a ‘call for targets’ to find new therapeutics for the treatment of respiratory diseases. The MRC is looking for academic researchers worldwide to accelerate the treatment...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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The wonder stuff – How peptide hydrogels could change the face of biomedicine

January 20, 2015
Feature
With a list of characteristics and applications long enough to make most bioengineers take notice, ultrashort peptide hydrogels are fast becoming the toast of biomedicine. Here, a team from Institute...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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