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Combating drug resistance in melanoma

June 2, 2014
News
Resistance to a treatment for advanced melanoma could be prevented by blocking a druggable family of proteins. Cancer Research UK scientists at the CRUK Manchester Institute have found that the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pathology
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Leap in modelling cardiovascular disease

May 30, 2014
News
American scientists have made a huge leap forward in genetic modelling after growing functioning human heart tissue carrying an inherited cardiovascular disease for the first time. The Harvard team combined...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Pathology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Neutron analysis reveals cancer drug clustering

May 30, 2014
News
Cancer pharmaceuticals currently have to be administered intravenously because of a tendency for solutions containing high concentrations of some antibodies to be highly viscous.Not only does this prevent large scale...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology, Pathology
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Over £47m for investment in early-stage UK life sciences

May 29, 2014
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International venture capital firm Epidarex Capital has raised over £47.5 million to lead investments in early-stage life science and health technology companies. Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company took part...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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H10N8 bird flu unlikely to threaten public health

May 29, 2014
News
H10N8, the most recent avian influenza virus to infect humans, is unlikely to cause a threat to public health without further changes say the Medical Research Council (MRC). In order...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Pathology, Virology
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Study shows promise for rare eye condition

May 28, 2014
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Recombinant human nerve growth factor (rhNGF) could provide a targeted treatment for neurotropic keratitis, an untreatable rare eye condition. A Phase I trial of 18 patients – seven men and...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Neuroscience
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New insight into effect of pesticides on aquatic life

May 27, 2014
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Research by an international team of scientists has provided new insight into the effects of pesticides on shrimps and snails. The study considered three pesticides – diazinon, imidacloprid and propiconazole...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Marine Biology
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New hope for spinal injuries

May 26, 2014
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Engineers at the University of Portsmouth are investigating new strategies for the treatment of patients affected by vertebral fractures. The team are using state-of-the-art experimental and computational facilities to investigate...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology
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New gene linked to oesophageal cancer treatment

May 23, 2014
News
A newly discovered gene linked to oesophageal cancer could hold the key to treatments for the hard-to-treat disease. Overexpression of multiple copies of prognostic biomarker TRIM44 leads to higher activity...
Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology, Proteomics & Genomics
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“Ultrasonic hands” grip microparticles

May 22, 2014
News
Ultrasonic waves can be used to grab several microparticles at a time, effectively creating a pair of invisible ultrasonic hands that can move tiny objects like cells under a microscope....
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Microbiology
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