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Pearson NFT plan eyes new revenue stream from secondhand science book sales
Added: 5 Aug 2022
Pearson is seeking to solve a problem that has dogged science publishers for years: how do you make…
BHF awards team £30 million to develop injectable heart cure
Added: 29 Jul 2022
Research team CureHeart has won the £30 million Big Beat Challenge to develop its injectable cure f…
Life sciences leap forward as AlphaFold shares the ‘protein universe’
Added: 29 Jul 2022
AlphaFold, the artificial intelligence programme created by AI group Deep Mind has released its pre…
Aniline breakthrough promises cleaner, greener production
Added: 24 Jul 2022
A ‘cleaner, greener’ method of producing anilines – frequently used in the production of manufactur…
Genetic link between Alzheimer’s Disease and gut disorders
Added: 24 Jul 2022
Gut disorders may indicate a greater risk of suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease, concludes research…
Younger men should drink one third of women’s recommended alcohol intake, warns study
Added: 24 Jul 2022
New advice on the health dangers of alcohol challenges popular assumptions as to which groups are u…
Quanta’s dialysis system wins 2022 MacRobert Award
Added: 13 Jul 2022
Quanta Dialysis Technologies’ compact dialysis machine that helped revolutionise kidney treatment h…
Arboreal anural amphibians amaze academics
Added: 9 Jul 2022
A study intended to track tree-dwelling mammal species has uncovered a surprise occupant in the bra…
Time for masks not musical chairs, health secretary told
Added: 9 Jul 2022
Incoming health secretary Steve Barclay has been urged to reintroduce the wearing of facemasks and …
Lack of sustained hypertension treatment undermines health objectives
Added: 9 Jul 2022
Discontinued hypertension treatment in some of the world’s leading middle-income nations is a signi…
NI trade row halts 115 EU research grants for UK
Added: 6 Jul 2022
The long-running row between Westminster and Brussels over the Northern Ireland protocol has led to…
RSPB report criticises poor regulation of 150 pesticides
Added: 3 Jul 2022
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has attacked current risk assessments for chem…
Leading chemical and utility firms join RSC polymer sustainability task force
Added: 3 Jul 2022
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has announced four leading industry recruits have joined its S…
Cambridge’s ninth fund underlines place as UK uni spin-outs investment leader
Added: 26 Jun 2022
Cambridge University has cemented its standing as the UK leader for university spin-outs with the f…
COP president Sharma hails Africa cold chain initiative
Added: 26 Jun 2022
Cabinet minister and COP26 president Alok Sharma has voiced his support for a UK-backed African ini…
Pistoia Alliance announces first female president
Added: 25 Jun 2022
Pistoia Alliance, the global body which promotes non-competitive R&D collaboration among leading li…
Multimillion pound grant aims to find MND treatment ‘in years, not decades’
Added: 25 Jun 2022
Specialists at six UK universities will share a £4.25 million grant to develop collaborative effort…
Juice derivative hailed as first major advance in dialysis tech for decades
Added: 18 Jun 2022
A disposable fluid cartridge system designed for orange juice and repurposed for dialysis is one of…
L to U then cubed: X-ray tomography charts the secrets of tensile strength
Added: 17 Jun 2022
Scientists have ‘photographed’ how microscopic crystals in molten metal change shape as they cool, …
Bad dreams frequency could be Parkinson’s risk indicator, suggests study
Added: 10 Jun 2022
Older adults who start to experience bad dreams might be exhibiting the earliest signs of Parkinson…
