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New insight into effect of pesticides on aquatic life

May 27, 2014
News
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
News
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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SMRs to improve nuclear power safety

May 21, 2014
News
New research from the University of Lincoln suggests a new, smaller type of nuclear reactor might be a suitable candidate to meet the world’s growing demand for energy, while simultaneously...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Thermodynamics
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Synthetic molecule for new asthma treatment

May 21, 2014
News
A novel molecule which prevents T-cells from coordinating asthma bought on by allergens has been identified by an international team of researchers. The findings, published in Proceedings of the National...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pathology
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£10m prize to solve greatest scientific problem

May 20, 2014
News
A £10 million prize has been launched by Nesta and the Technology Strategy Board to solve the greatest scientific problem facing the world today. The Longitude Prize – based on...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Food & Beverage, Pathology
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Gene variant linked to longevity

May 20, 2014
News
Spanish and Japanese centenarians have revealed of the genetic keys to longevity – a variant on a chromosome already associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease. There are number of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Pathology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Rain in Balkans cause flood and landslides

May 19, 2014
News
Three months-worth of rain have fallen in three days in the Balkans, causing widespread floods and landslides. The torrential rain has caused an estimated 2,100 landslides in Bosnia, covering roads,...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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‘On-off switch’ controls crystal structure of graphene

May 16, 2014
News
American researchers have found an ‘on-off switch’ for graphene which enables them to change its crystal structure in a controlled fashion. Most materials require high temperature or pressure to change...
Materials
Materials Science
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Nano-silver health risk?

May 15, 2014
News
Dietary supplements containing nano-silver could be harmful to health say Danish researchers who have shown that the small sized particles can penetrate cells and cause damage. Silver has an antibacterial...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Food & Beverage
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New understanding of gamma-ray bursts

May 15, 2014
News
New observations suggest that gamma-ray bursts behave differently than previously thought. Theories predicted that light from the afterglow of a gamma-ray burst (GRB) would only be polarised linearly and not...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Theoretical Physics
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