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Yeast offers clue to Huntington’s

February 7, 2011
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Scientists have uncovered a process thought to be implicated in Huntington’s disease using simple baker’s yeast and cutting-edge genetic techniques.
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Shoestring-budget experiment records curvature of Earth

February 7, 2011
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A homemade experiment made on a shoestring budget has recorded a video of the Earth from the outer edge of space.
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Bigger brained birds took to skies

February 4, 2011
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What can the flocculus tell scientists about flight, and did the dodo become flightless because its brain shrank? Aided by incredibly sensitive computerised tomography, Scottish and Canadian scientists hope to...
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Coffee protects against diabetes

February 3, 2011
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Your early morning coffee might be doing more than just waking you up say American researchers who believe the caffeine-rich brew might protect against type 2 diabetes.
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Mystery of Arctic mercury solved

February 3, 2011
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The concentration of toxic mercury in humans and animals living in the polar regions is on the increase and the question of why has puzzled scientists since the 1990s. But...
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Smartphone set for blast off

February 3, 2011
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The humble mobile phone has come a long way in the last 25 years and scientists hope to use the latest smartphone technology to control a nano-satellite in orbit.
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Herpes hitches a ride on cellular protein

February 2, 2011
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The herpes virus protein piggybacks the human cellular machinery, hijacking human cells and spreading infection say researchers in Manchester who have uncovered one of many tactical manoeuvres employed by the...
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Pfizer to close Sandwich plant

February 1, 2011
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Pharmaceuticals company Pfizer are to close their research and development facility in Sandwich, Kent with the loss of the 2,400 jobs.
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Charitable funding for cystinosis research

January 31, 2011
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A chemically modified version of drug used to treat cystinosis could spell the end of its unpleasant side effects say researchers from the University of Sunderland who have received funds...
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One-stop-shop for cancer research

January 28, 2011
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A one-stop-shop cancer drug discovery database has been launched by scientists who hope it will speed up the process of bringing drugs from bench to bedside.
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Keeping blood sugar under control

January 26, 2011
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A new mechanism for controlling blood sugar levels following a meal has been discovered by scientists in Leicester, a finding which may have important implications for diabetes.
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Couch potato sheds light on exercise and diabetes

January 24, 2011
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Mice lacking in a protein coactivator maintain normal activity and body weight, but can’t seem to muster up the energy to exercise say American researchers.
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