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Nine-point expert consensus plan to improve NHS

November 11, 2020
News
A consensus panel of health experts has recommended a nine-point improvement plan that recommends the NHS vary drug prices for different conditions to widen NHS access to innovative treatments. Recommendations...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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Keeping our elders healthy during COVID-19 lockdown

November 10, 2020
News
UK public health agencies call for a National Covid-19 Resilience Programme to keep older people healthy and resilient. Increased risks of Covid-19 hospitalisation, disease severity and death are associated with...
Life Sciences
Covid-19
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Self-watering soil could transform farming

November 9, 2020
News
They say water is set to become more valuable than oil, with water scarcity becoming one of the most pressing challenges for many nations across the globe. For centuries, humanity...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Biology, Botany, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Food & Bev, Food Science, Materials, Materials Science, Soil Science
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Food fraud in China opens the market to EU products

November 9, 2020
News
There is wide distrust among the general public within China regarding food and safety throughout the national production chain following several serious incidents over the past few years. Could this...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science, Health & Safety
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Seven ‘disease forms’ identified in mild COVID-19

November 6, 2020
News
Research suggests accute COVID-19 infection leaves behind both potentially harmful and beneficial imprints in the cellurlar immune system of patients - a bit like a fingerprint. This defense system and...
Life Sciences
Covid-19
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Malaria test as simple as a bandage

November 5, 2020
News
Testing for malaria could become as simple as putting on a bandage. That's the idea behind a platform developed by Rice University engineers who introduced a microneedle patch for rapid...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Parasitology, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Do octopuses’ arms have a mind of their own?

November 4, 2020
News
Often described as aliens, octopuses are one of most unusual creatures on the planet, with three hearts, eight limbs and a keen intelligence. They can open jars, solve puzzles and...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Environment, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Zoology
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COVID-19 deaths in under-65s offer better insights into infection rates

November 4, 2020
News
Has the high death rate among elderly populations skewed disease transmission data? Researchers from the University of Cambridge believe so. As a result, they think it would be more accurate...
Life Sciences
Covid-19
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An artificial cell on a chip

October 28, 2020
News
Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a precisely controllable system for mimicking biochemical reaction cascades in cells. Using microfluidic technology, they produce miniature polymeric reaction containers equipped with...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology
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CRISPR vs COVID-19: the clues in our genes

October 28, 2020
News
Does our genetic makeup make us more or less susceptible to COVID-19? Can genetic analysis help us understand immune response to SARS-CoV-2 virus and even find drug targets to assist...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Virology
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New cancer drug for difficult tumour types

October 28, 2020
News
A new drug designed to counter the effects of an important, but very hard to target, cancer mutation could be effective against a range of tumour types including lung and...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Significant water deposits on the moon confirmed

October 26, 2020
News
If you got trapped on the moon you'd at least be able to fill your water bottle according to NASA's new findings. After promising the world to expect an exciting...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Physics
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