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Liquid biopsy to track lung cancer
Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Jun 2014
A liquid biopsy using a patient’s blood sample could offer a new way to track lung cancer say resea…
One-size-fits-all synthetic blood
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Jun 2014
Donated blood has a short shelf-life – only 35 days for red cells – but now researchers in Essex ho…
Proteome catalogue reveals 193 unknown proteins
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Jun 2014
A proteome catalogue has revealed 193 novel proteins in regions of the genome not predicted to code…
Molecular scaffold key to neurodegenerative disease
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Jun 2014
A molecular scaffold that allows key parts of the cell to communicate falls apart in dementia and m…
That ‘gut feeling’ explained
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Jun 2014
By severing the brain-gut communication channel, researchers have got to the bottom of the proverbi…
Deep sea root of marine evolution sparks controversy
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Jun 2014
The deep ocean may have played a much bigger role in protecting marine diversity than first thought…
Incentives needed to encourage data sharing
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Jun 2014
New types of incentives within the biomedical research community are necessary to improve sharing o…
New method to detect counterfeit drugs
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Jun 2014
Counterfeit medicines could now be detected more efficiently thanks to a new chemical analysis meth…
Soft touch gone awry in autism
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Jun 2014
Nerves in the skin that respond to gentle touch may go awry in disorders such as autism say researc…
Combating drug resistance in melanoma
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Jun 2014
Resistance to a treatment for advanced melanoma could be prevented by blocking a druggable family o…
Leap in modelling cardiovascular disease
Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 May 2014
American scientists have made a huge leap forward in genetic modelling after growing functioning hu…
Neutron analysis reveals cancer drug clustering
Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 May 2014
Cancer pharmaceuticals currently have to be administered intravenously because of a tendency for so…
Over £47m for investment in early-stage UK life sciences
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 May 2014
International venture capital firm Epidarex Capital has raised over £47.5 million to lead investmen…
H10N8 bird flu unlikely to threaten public health
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 May 2014
H10N8, the most recent avian influenza virus to infect humans, is unlikely to cause a threat to pub…
Study shows promise for rare eye condition
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 May 2014
Recombinant human nerve growth factor (rhNGF) could provide a targeted treatment for neurotropic ke…
New insight into effect of pesticides on aquatic life
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 May 2014
Research by an international team of scientists has provided new insight into the effects of pestic…
New hope for spinal injuries
Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 May 2014
Engineers at the University of Portsmouth are investigating new strategies for the treatment of pat…
“Ultrasonic hands” grip microparticles
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 May 2014
Ultrasonic waves can be used to grab several microparticles at a time, effectively creating a pair …
Synthetic molecule for new asthma treatment
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 May 2014
A novel molecule which prevents T-cells from coordinating asthma bought on by allergens has been id…
£10m prize to solve greatest scientific problem
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 May 2014
A £10 million prize has been launched by Nesta and the Technology Strategy Board to solve the great…
