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Breast cancer tissue bank heads to Nottingham

April 28, 2011
A new tissue bank that will help fast-track research from bench to bedside is being launched at the University of Nottingham

Ageing – it’s down to steroids

April 27, 2011
Ageing is all down to the decrease in a steroid, and an international team of researchers have discovered eight genes which control its concentration.

Brain mapping – an online resource

April 27, 2011
There is a 94% similarity between human brains, and at least 82% of all human genes are expressed in the brain according to the Allen Human Brain Atlas.

Very vanilla

April 27, 2011
Vanilla is the world’s second most popular flavour but the plant’s temperamental life cycle and propagation means it struggles to keeps up with demand – Malaysian scientists hope to give...

The puzzle of excess calcium

April 26, 2011
Too much calcium in the heart can cause sudden cardiac arrest in heart failure patients but scientists have been puzzled by how and why this happened – until now

New company seeks collaboration

April 26, 2011
Molecular diagnostic company, Abcodia, has been granted rights to commercialise intellectual property from one of the UK’s largest biobanks and is seeking new collaborative partners.

Good versus bad and how the brain remembers

April 24, 2011
The brain’s reward centre is also geared towards bad behaviour, evoking production of neurotransmitters say scientists who have also shown how the brain remembers events.

Orchid aids pollination with roadkill

April 21, 2011
Roadkill or orchid – they both smell the same to flesh flies and a South African orchid which mimics the smell of rotting flesh used this to lure flies into...

Nano-vaccines for HIV and malaria

April 20, 2011
Researchers at MIT have discovered packing vaccines into concentric fatty spheres could be key to designing safe vaccines for diseases like HIV and malaria

Mutated microRNA causes deafness

April 18, 2011
A mutated form of microRNA is responsible for deafness in mice because it prevents the development of sensory cells vital to hearing, a finding which may have important implications for...

Allergen-cat

April 17, 2011
Runny nose, itchy eyes, sneezing and wheezing – researchers in Nottingham have uncovered a cell component which play a key role in triggering allergic responses like these.

GSK flash the cash and go hunting for graduates

April 15, 2011
As Pfizer and AstraZenica prepare to close their research and development sites and universities debate their tuition fees, GSK swoop in offering partnerships to superstar academics and to pay the...

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