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Polymorphism increases risk of stroke and heart attack

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jul 2014

A genetic variant found in platelets is associated with an increased risk of stroke and heart attac…

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…

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…

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…

Fibre-optic pen aids understanding of dyslexia

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jun 2013

A fibre-optic pen developed at the University of Washington will help scientists to see inside the …

Frog-like robots to assist surgery

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 May 2013

A tiny robot inspired by the feet of tree-frogs is being built at the University of Leeds. The devi…

‘Barcode’ blood test for prostate cancer

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Oct 2012

A blood test that reads genetic changes like a barcode, and can detect aggressive prostate cancer h…

Detecting disease beneath the skin

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Oct 2012

An international team of researchers has developed an advanced optics system to noninvasively detec…

Dedicated biomedical start-up office at LSP

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Sep 2012

SPARK Impact has teamed up with Liverpool Science Park (LSP) to launch an office dedicated to start…