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Proteins in urine indicate kidney cancer

May 5, 2010
The presence of a pair of proteins in urine could lead to an earlier and more accurate diagnosis of kidney cancer according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine...

Deep volcanic vents discovered

May 5, 2010
A British scientific expedition has discovered the world’s deepest undersea volcanic vents in the Cayman Trough in the Caribbean – known as black smokers, the vents are 3.1 miles deep...

Extreme Earth – Earthquakes

May 4, 2010
Nature can be incredibly powerful and destructive; the recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile have reminded us of that, so here we take a look at what causes the earth...

Tomato therapy

May 4, 2010
Tomato plants could be used in cancer treatment after a study revealed that a tomato gene can cause cell death when introduced into brain tumours.

Diamond receives £100m boost

May 4, 2010
The Diamond Light Source at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus has been allocated £97.4m by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) to add ten more beamlines to the...

Oxygen sensing with Peter Ratcliffe

May 1, 2010
Two Wellcome Trust-funded researchers were honoured in this year’s Canada Gairdner Awards – we catch up with one of the winners and learn that oxygen sensing amongst cells is more...

Advancing accuracy in gas analysis

April 29, 2010
As environmental legislation continues to tighten, emissions testing and monitoring certainly doesn't get any easier and demand for accurate gas analysis has never been greater. But how is the gas...

Blackcurrants reduce inflammation

April 29, 2010
Natural chemicals found in blackcurrants may help reduce inflammation in asthma sufferers according to scientists in New Zealand.

Obesity epidemic blamed on bacteria

April 29, 2010
Scientists at the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia have published a study that suggests that the obesity epidemic in the developed world may not be as a result...

Researchers generate artificial skin

April 29, 2010
Scientists in Spain have generated artificial human skin via tissue engineering based on agarose-fibrin biomaterial – a move which may allow the clinical use of human skin in laboratories to...

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