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Studying cervical cancer

June 21, 2011
A breakthrough in studying cervical cancer has enabled researchers to produce sufficient amounts of a protein produced by HPV – now they hope to develop drugs to target this protein

School of Pharmacy merges with UCL

June 20, 2011
The School of Pharmacy, University of London will merge with University College London to secure its long-term future

Candy floss fibre aids wound healing

June 20, 2011
A revolutionary borate glass nanofibre that has been likened to candy floss could herald a new era in wound treatment say scientists in America.

The magic number – 15

June 17, 2011
Doctors should aim to retrieve 15 eggs from a woman’s ovaries in a single cycle in order to have the best chance of a live birth after assisted reproduction technology...

Diabetes drug could fight Alzheimer’s

June 17, 2011
It is increasingly common to find that drugs to treat one condition may also have beneficial effects on another – and a drug commonly used to treat diabetes is no...

Studying schizophrenia in vitro

June 15, 2011
After a century of examination, the cause of schizophrenia remains unknown, but a group of American scientists believe they’ve moved a step closer to understanding the diseases biological underpinnings.

Mimicking protamine without the allergic reaction

June 13, 2011
Protamine – a natural drug extracted from shell fish – is used to remove anti-clotting drug heparin from the blood. However it can have serious side effects in some patients.

Securing sustainability in shipping

June 10, 2011
Shipping produces over 1000 million tonnes of CO2 each year, and engineers in Newcastle are leading a £3m project to revolutionise the way energy is harnessed on board ships in...

MEGO for supercapacitors

June 10, 2011
A new form of carbon which could be used in supercapacitors has been discovered by activating expanded graphite oxide – scientists have called it MEGO.

Eat dirt – it’s good for you!

June 9, 2011
As a child, you’re always told not to eat dirt but geophagy – the eating of earth – is common in many parts of the world. It’s happened on every...

Honeybees exhibit pessimism

June 9, 2011
Agitated or stressed bees are more likely to be pessimistic about the world say researchers from Newcastle University.

Cross arms for less pain

June 9, 2011
By crossing your arms, you can reduce the intensity of pain felt when one hand receives a painful stimulus say researchers from University College London.

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