Stroke treatment discovered
August 23, 2012
A 20-year investigation has uncovered a drug that can dramatically reduce the amount of brain damage in stroke victims.Researchers at the University of Manchester discovered that IL-1Ra was effective at...
Bloodstream scavenger stops deadly blood clots
August 22, 2012
A bloodstream scavenger which sweeps up the debris of damaged cells might stop the formation of deadly blood clots without triggering an equally threatening bleed.The compound – PAMAM G-3 –...
Nuclear fuel in a jar
August 22, 2012
A ‘trophy molecule’ that has eluded scientists for decades has been created in a stable form for the first time by researchers in Nottingham.Chemists from the University of Nottingham have...
APOE4 Alzheimer’s risk probed
August 21, 2012
People carrying the Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 are more likely to develop the neurological disease because they have trouble clearing the amyloid plaques characteristic of the illness say researchers in...
Target healthy tissue to treat cancer
August 20, 2012
Cancer treatments usually target the disease-causing tumour, but researchers in Belfast suggest targeting the non-cancerous cells around a tumour could be a more effective treatment. Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast...
Healthier chocolate
August 16, 2012
Chocolate could get healthier as scientists replace half of its fat content with fruit juice.The fruit juice infused chocolate bar has been developed by chemists from the University of Warwick...
The perfect sandcastle
August 16, 2012
Key to sandcastle construction is water – but how much should we be adding to dry sand to build the perfect palace?Water functions to build small bridges between grains of...
London delivers clean games
August 16, 2012
London 2012 produced one of Team GB’s most successful medal hauls, but it might also be one of the least polluted games in history.Scientists have taken to the skies around...
Fracking safe provided regulations strengthened
August 15, 2012
Fracking is safe as long as best practice is followed and regulations are tightened a review from the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering has concluded.However, fracking may...
Quantum dot moves to redefine ampere
August 15, 2012
A pump which picks electrons up one-by-one and moves them across a barrier to create a well-defined electrical current has been developed by National Physical Laboratory and University of Cambridge...
Potential food crisis linked to climate change
August 14, 2012
The UK could face a potential food crisis with dramatically reduced food choices in the future, unless more is done to cut greenhouse gases suggests a new report from the...
New technique for radiation detection
August 13, 2012
A new technique could see radiation detection of cargo and baggage become more effective and less costly.Spectral shape discrimination (SDD) – developed at Sandia National Laboratories – uses metal organic...
