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Volcanic event responsible for Jurassic Period ice age

January 8, 2016
News
Scientists have uncovered the reason behind an ice age that took place around 170 million years ago – a large-scale volcanic event.
Earth & Environmental
Geology, Oceanography, Volcanology
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White blood cell cocktail offers regenerative possibilities

January 7, 2016
News
Irradiated white blood cells have been found to release substances that reduce the severity of cellular damage.
Life Sciences
Developmental Biology, Immunology
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Antidepressants show effect on lifespan

January 6, 2016
News
Scientists have begun to understand more about the effects of ageing through experiments on the lifespan of roundworms using antidepressants.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Quantum Physics conundrum proved unsolvable

January 5, 2016
News
A physics problem on determining whether a material has superconductive properties or nor has been declared impossible to solve.
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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Umbilical stem cells help retinal neurons grow

January 4, 2016
News
Cells found in human umbilical cord tissue could be used in future treatment of degenerative eye diseases.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology
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Model developed to predict platelet aggregation

January 1, 2016
News
Biophysicists have created a mathematical model to predict arterial thrombus formation – the main cause of heart attacks and strokes.
Life Sciences
Immunology
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Metformin affects diabetic trial studies

December 30, 2015
News
Metformin has been found to have a stronger effect on gut flora than diabetes Type 2, the condition for which it is prescribed.
Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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Invisible wires could improve solar efficiency

December 29, 2015
News
Scientists have found a way to improve solar cell design, improving efficiency and lowering the cost of solar cells.
Materials
Materials Science, Nanotechnology
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New facility opens to accelerate the commercialisation of quantum technologies

December 28, 2015
News
New facility – Quantum Metrology Institute (QMI) – aiming to help the development of new quantum technologies in the UK reach the market more quickly has opened.
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Boost for Oxford biopharmaceutical spin-out

December 25, 2015
News
Nightstar – a biopharmaceutical company spun out from the University of Oxford specialising in developing gene therapies for inherited retinal dystrophies – has announced that it has completed a £23.2...
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Electrical paper material developed

December 24, 2015
News
Swedish scientists have developed a paper-like material with the ability to store electricity.
Materials
Nanotechnology
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Cosmic web reveals stellar skeleton

December 23, 2015
News
Three filaments of hot gas have been revealed by the XMM-Newton space observatory, revealing part of the cosmic web.
Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Physics
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