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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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Historic observation of rare exploding star

October 10, 2012
News
The first ever direct observations of a type1a supernova - the ‘standard candle’ for astronomers to measure distance - have been made. Exploding stars called Type 1a supernovas are ideal...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Flat lens focuses telecom wavelengths without distortion

October 8, 2012
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An ultrathin, flat lens that focuses light without imparting the distortion associated with conventional lenses has been created by applied physicists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences...
Physics & Engineering
Physics
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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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Renewable energy success: hydrogen fuel cell produced using inexpensive catalyst

October 3, 2012
News
University of Cambridge scientists have produced hydrogen from water using an inexpensive catalyst, under industrially relevant conditions. The researchers, whose findings are published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition,...
Chemistry
Chemistry, Green Chemistry
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New genetic variants linked to bipolar disorder

October 3, 2012
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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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Weighing the ocean

October 1, 2012
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Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre and Newcastle University have proposed a method that will estimate the mass of the world ocean by weighing it at a single point.Global sea...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Oceanography
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Quantum mechanics caught on camera

September 24, 2012
News
Images of quantum entanglement have been caught on camera for the first time by researchers at the University of Glasgow. Entanglement is one of the bizarre behaviours exhibited by particles...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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Stopping cancer in its tracks

September 24, 2012
News
Cancer can be stopped in its tracks by a mutant gene, without any outside help from toxic chemotherapy drug say American researchers. While studying the mechanisms of gene integrity, researchers...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Oncology
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Skin cancer found in fish

September 21, 2012
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Skin cancer has been identified for the first time in wild coral trout populations in the Great Barrier Reef – directly beneath the largest hole in the ozone layer. Researchers...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Oncology, Zoology
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Relief for hay fever sufferers: pollen-free house plants developed

September 19, 2012
News
Pollen-free plants can be produced by targeting two bacterial genes into the houseplant Pelargonium, new research suggests.The paper, published in the BioMed Central journal, BMC Plant Biology describes the work...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany
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Dedicated biomedical start-up office at LSP

September 19, 2012
News
SPARK Impact has teamed up with Liverpool Science Park (LSP) to launch an office dedicated to start-up businesses in the biomedical sector. The office is the latest in a series...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Medical Diagnostics
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