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Charitable funding for cystinosis research

January 31, 2011
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...

One-stop-shop for cancer research

January 28, 2011
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.

Keeping blood sugar under control

January 26, 2011
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.

Couch potato sheds light on exercise and diabetes

January 24, 2011
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.

Banded penguins suffer

January 24, 2011
Trying to tell one penguin apart from another can be quite difficult – the tuxedoed birds tend to look very similar – so scientists developed a method of banding their...

Fatal childhood disease treated with soya

January 21, 2011
Soya beans could hold the key to treating a fatal childhood disease say researchers in Manchester, who have been testing a derivative of the bean on mice.

Science talent worries over immigration cap

January 19, 2011
The Government is proposing to cap the number of non-EU economic migrants entering the UK at 21,700 per year – what does this mean for the UK science sector?

GM against bird flu

January 19, 2011
Genetically modified chickens with a decoy molecule could prevent the spread of avian flu to other birds and improve economic and food security.

Clever plastics indicate off food

January 19, 2011
Packaging that changes colour to alert consumers when food is starting to go off is being developed by scientists at the University of Strathclyde.

Resurrecting the mighty

January 19, 2011
In an attempt to figure out why the mammoth became extinct over 10,000 years ago, an international group of scientists aim to bring the giant species back to life.

Buckyball leads to 3D breakthrough

January 17, 2011
A ‘guest’ molecule has led to a major breakthrough in nanotechnology by allowing scientists to build 3D structures on a surface, a discovery which may lead to cutting-edge nano devices.

Rhea’s Atmosphere holds surprise oxygen

January 14, 2011
A fragile atmosphere of carbon dioxide and oxygen has been discovered around Rhea, Saturn’s second-largest moon, by the Cassini-Huygens mission.

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