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APOE4 Alzheimer’s risk probed

August 21, 2012
News
People carrying the Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 are more likely to develop the neurological disease because they have trouble clearing the amyloid plaques characteristic of the illness say researchers in...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Pathology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Target healthy tissue to treat cancer

August 20, 2012
News
Cancer treatments usually target the disease-causing tumour, but researchers in Belfast suggest targeting the non-cancerous cells around a tumour could be a more effective treatment. Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology
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Bacteriophage therapy to treat Iraqibacter

August 6, 2012
News
A technique to counter infections last used in the 1930s could be used to treat wounded soldiers attacked by a superbug.Bacteriophage therapy uses otherwise harmless biological organisms to target a...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pathology
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Mediterranean worm found on Irish farm

August 2, 2012
News
A Mediterranean earthworm species has been found thriving in an urban farm in Ireland.Scientists from University College Dublin found a flourishing population of Prosellodrius amplisetosus in an urban farm in...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Neanderthal extinction not caused by climate

August 2, 2012
News
The demise of the Neanderthal cannot be blamed on climate change say researchers in London.There has been a long-standing argument about how Neanderthals became extinct – was it due to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Paleobiology
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New understanding and treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

July 20, 2012
News
In a breakthrough study, Irish researchers have discovered that women with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) suffer more than men because oestrogen promotes the presence of bacteria which results in more severe...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pathology
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Pitcher plants catapult prey

July 6, 2012
News
Pitcher plants have developed a novel mechanism for capturing their prey – they use heavy rain to catapult insects into their fluid-filled pitcher.Nepenthes is able to colonise nutrient-poor habitats because...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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What happens when the lights go out?

July 4, 2012
News
While the flash might draw attention, the female of the species looks for substance over show – at least for fireflies.Initially, female Photinus fireflies are very picky and respond –...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Vision restored in night blind mice

July 3, 2012
News
Mice suffering from night blindness had their vision restored after scientists from University College London injected light-sensitive photoreceptors directly into their retinas. The mice – models for diseases like retinitis...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Zoology
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Tomato genome sequenced

July 2, 2012
News
The tomato is a major crop plant and model for fruit development, and scientists have released a high-quality genome sequence for the domesticated variety and a draft sequence for its...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany, Proteomics & Genomics
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