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Pain intensity signals in the brain identified

April 7, 2015
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A new technique has been developed to detect the area of the brain involved in the process of pain intensity detection.Neurologists at the Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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LHC smashes protons together once again

April 2, 2015
News
After a delay, the second run of the Large Hadron Collider – the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator – is due to start over this holiday weekend. Following a...
Physics & Engineering
Particle Physics, Physics
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Disease-in-a-dish takes autism research to the next level

April 2, 2015
News
As a result of the delay in autism treatment, scientists propose ‘disease-in-a-dish’ approach to speed up the progress. A research team at the University of California in San Diego believe...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology
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Stem cells to repair damaged tissue

April 1, 2015
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Researchers have developed a method to grow stem cells that can repair damaged connective tissue.Scientists at the University of Manchester used rats with joint defects and grew embryonic stem cells...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology
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Sour milk mystery unravelled

March 30, 2015
News
After 60 years of research, scientists have found the reason why milk turns sour when exposed to sunlight. Scientists at the Norwegian Institute of Food used a sensory panel to...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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UKTI assists growth of life science companies

March 27, 2015
News
Computational chemistry software provider Cresset has managed to break into the Chinese market with support from UK Trade & Investment (UKTI). To find customers from foreign markets Cresset employed UKTI...
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Bacteria in high resolution

March 27, 2015
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Scientists have captured the first high resolution X-ray image of living bacteria. A research team from Uppsala University used X-ray diffraction to capture living blue-green bacteria - known as cyanobacteria...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Origin of new lineages of human AIDS discovered

March 26, 2015
News
Two new lineages of the virus which causes AIDS have been found to originate from western lowland gorillas. A research team used viral RNA sequencing techniques and discovered the origins...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Immunology, Virology
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Funding for quantum engineer training

March 25, 2015
News
Following the Chancellor’s budget announcement, the government is committing up to £15 million to train the next generation of quantum engineers. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council will fund...
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Seeing real time bond formation

March 25, 2015
News
Researchers have visualised real time bond formation in an entire chemical reaction. Chemists at the Institute for Basic Science for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions in South Korea used X-ray free-electron...
Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry
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New molecule to slow Parkinson’s

March 23, 2015
News
Scientists have designed a peptide that can slow down brain cell damage associated with Parkinson disease. A research team at the University of Bath used a peptide that can bind...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemistry
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£40 million for UK synthetic biology

March 23, 2015
News
The UK will invest £40 million in synthetic biology to investigate bacteria found in fossil fuels as a source of chemicals for everyday products. Business Secretary Vince Cable announced that...
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