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Fear skews spatial perception

October 25, 2012
News
Fear can skew our spatial perception of approaching objects, suggests a study published in Current Biology.Stella Lourenco, from Emory University and Matthew Longo at Birkbeck tested the effect of fear...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Neuroscience
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Modelling embryo development

October 24, 2012
News
Biologists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have studied how gene networks control development in sea-urchin embryos for the last decade. Now, for the first time, they have built...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Serpentine solution for heart disease

October 23, 2012
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Researchers have identified two proteins, including one from snake venom that may have applications for developing novel drugs for treating high blood pressure and heart disease. The study was led...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pathology
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Robots with whiskers

October 22, 2012
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Whisker-possessing, rodent-like robots with innovative tactile sensor systems have been developed that could have a number of applications, including helping to locate people in burning buildings.Sensor systems that replicate the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology
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Stem cells, quantum physics and fight or flight: The Nobel winners 2012

October 20, 2012
News
The most prestigious and publicised awards in the science world were announced last month. Stem cell research, ground-breaking quantum methods and the mechanism behind one of the most important group...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Quantum Physics
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Detecting disease beneath the skin

October 15, 2012
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An international team of researchers has developed an advanced optics system to noninvasively detect disease by looking underneath the skin at blood vessel networks. One day, the high resolution 3D...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Medical Diagnostics, Oncology
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Molecule to reverse fragile X syndrome

October 15, 2012
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A compound that shows promise in therapy for one of the diseases closely linked to fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that is the only known single-gene cause of autism,...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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Green tea may boost brain cell production

October 12, 2012
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Green tea possesses chemical properties that increase the production of brain cells, providing benefits for memory and spatial learning, suggests a new study.Green tea, a popular Chinese beverage, has long...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology
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Tough and stretchy gel created for cartilage replacements

October 5, 2012
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Harvard material scientists and bioengineers have developed an extremely tough and stretchy biocompatible material that could have applications in replacing damaged cartilage in human joints. The biomaterial is dubbed a...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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New genetic variants linked to bipolar disorder

October 3, 2012
News
Scientists have gained new understanding of the origin of bipolar disorder by identifying genetic variants linked to signalling pathways in the brain likely to be involved in causing the neurological...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Pathology, Proteomics & Genomics
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