Laboratory News Logo
!

Latest News

MRI sensor to change oxygen monitoring

May 7, 2014
News
A new MRI sensor could change the way oxygen is monitored in the body and aid cancer diagnosis and treatment. Low oxygen environments allow cancer cells to thrive with tumours...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
Read More...

Polio spread of international concern

May 6, 2014
News
The World Health Organization has declared the international spread of wild poliovirus in 2014 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). So far this year, there have been 68...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Virology
Read More...

Clean catalyst for methanol production

May 5, 2014
News
A potentially clean, low-cost way to convert carbon dioxide into methanol while reducing harmful by-products like carbon monoxide has been discovered by researchers in America. A team from Stanford University...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
Read More...

Breast cancer mimics brain development process

May 2, 2014
News
A key element in the development of the nervous system may also play a pivotal role in the spread of breast cancer say researchers from the University of York. Voltage-gated...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, Oncology
Read More...

Public consultation into Section 24

May 1, 2014
News
The Government has launched a public consultation into the repeal of Section 24 which prevents the publicising of details of animal experiments. The consultation is part of the Coalition Governments’...
Uncategorised
Policy
Read More...

Public investment in science good for the economy

May 1, 2014
News
A new independent report published today shows that investing public money in science and engineering is good for the economy. The Economic Significance of the UK Science Base - commissioned...
Uncategorised
Read More...

Rubber research leads to rarely seen hemihelix

May 1, 2014
News
A serendipitous discovery by scientists experimenting with elastic strips has resulted in a shape rarely seen in nature – a hemihelix. The Harvard team was trying to make two-dimensional springs...
Materials
Materials Science
Read More...

Laser shows promise for solar cell efficiency

April 30, 2014
News
Solar cells based on perovskite not only excel at absorbing light but at emitting it too, turning them into low-cost lasers says an Oxbridge team. Their discovery raises expectations for...
Chemistry, Materials
Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Materials Science
Read More...

Rotating nanoparticles cause cancer cells to self-destruct

April 29, 2014
News
Magnetically controlled nanoparticles which force tumour cells to self-destruct could form part of future cancer treatment, say researchers in Sweden. The team from the University of Lund have designed a...
Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Nanotechnology, Oncology
Read More...

PET to diagnose chronic fatigue

April 28, 2014
News
Functional positron emission tomography (PET) has revealed that patients with chronic fatigue syndrome have higher levels of neuroinflammation or inflammation of the nervous system. Neuroinflammation has been hypothesised to be...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, Pathology
Read More...

Ancient Mercury’s volcanic past

April 25, 2014
News
Volcanoes exploded on Mercury for a large proportion of the planet’s history according to detailed data from Messenger. The spacecraft’s first fly-bys of Mercury in 2008 pointed to its explosive...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Physics, Volcanology
Read More...

Hydrogel could simplify regenerative medicine

April 25, 2014
News
A new stem cell microenvironment created by researchers at the University of Nottingham allows the self-renewal of cells and then their evolution into heart cells. The two distinct phases require...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology
Read More...

Pin It on Pinterest