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If there's one myth that has persisted through the years without much evidence, it's this: multiply your dog's age by seven to calculate how old they are in ‘human years’....

Biological Sciences, Biology, Genetics

Fighting E. coli with E. coli

July 7, 2020

According to findings from a new gut-in-a-dish study published in mBio, Nissle, a strain of Escherichia coli, is harmless to intestinal tissue and may protect the gut from enterohemorrhagic E....

Biological Sciences, Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Immunology, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical

How we encode smell

July 6, 2020

Neuroscientists describe for the first time how relationships between different odours are encoded in the brain. The findings suggest a mechanism that may explain why individuals have common but highly...

Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience

Monitoring COVID-19 plasma viscosity

July 3, 2020

A clinical viscosity diagnostic instrument is proving to be valuable in the research and treatment of coronavirus after laboratory scientists have identified its ability to provide meaningful data for medical...

Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Covid-19, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Molecular Biology

Instant diagnostic photonics scan for bladder cancer (BLC)

July 2, 2020

Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Thousands of lives lost to bladder cancers each year could be saved thanks to a new scanner that uses photonics to illuminate parts of the tissue that are currently impossible...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Oncology, Particle Physics, Physics

New method reveals how Parkinson’s protein damages cell membranes

July 2, 2020

In sufferers of Parkinson's disease, clumps of α-synuclein (alpha-synuclein), sometimes known as the ‘Parkinson’s protein’, are found in the brain. These destroy cell membranes, eventually resulting in cell death. Now,...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical/Health

First volunteer receives new Imperial COVID-19 vaccine

June 26, 2020

The first healthy volunteer has received a new coronavirus vaccine developed by researchers led by Professor Robin Shattock at Imperial College London. The phase I trials were funded by UKRI...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical

UK Gov invests £400 million in innovation

June 26, 2020

Seven major research and innovation projects across the UK have today (Friday 26 June) received over £400 million in government and industry funding. Businesses and universities in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast,...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Policy

COVID-19 Earth observation dashboard

June 25, 2020

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

In response to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) have joined forces to use the collective scientific power of their...

Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental

New antiviral technology supports reusable COVID-19 facemasks

June 25, 2020

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and ITA RWTH Aachen, two of the most recognised academic institutions in virology and textiles, have confirmed the efficacy of a new self-disinfecting technology to...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Covid-19, Environment, Environmental Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical/Health, Organic Chemistry

Human rights in biomedicine: action plan 2020-2025

June 25, 2020

On 24 June 2020, in Strasbourg, the Bioethics Committee launched its new action plan on human rights and biomedical technologies. Governance of technologies, equity in health care and physical and...

Honey, I shrunk the cell culture

June 24, 2020

From ‘Fantastic Voyage’ to ‘Despicable Me’, shrink rays have been a science-fiction staple on screen. Now chemists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a real shrink ray...