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Memory deterioration prevented in animal model of Alzheimer’s

February 19, 2024
Suppressing neuronal activity in the part of the brain that regulates sleep can prevent memory deterioration in Alzheimer’s in an animal model, suggests a new study.

UK continues to lead Europe for life science and biotech investment

February 4, 2024
Venture capital investment in UK life sciences and biotech continues to outperform the rest of Europe, claims the latest report by the UK BioIndustry Association (BIA).

Flower power inspires drug cell breakthrough

December 4, 2023
Bath university scientists have borrowed from nature to develop more stable versions of proteins and peptides for more effective pharmaceutical treatments.

Newly launched firm secures £4.3 million seed funding to target drug-resistant bacteria

November 19, 2023
Glox Therapeutics, a company developing precision antibiotic therapies, has raised £4.3 million in seed funding to develop effective targeted therapeutics against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

AI ‘nearly twice as accurate’ as biopsies at grading some sarcomas

November 6, 2023
Tests comparing artificial intelligence and standard biopsies revealed that AI had an 86% greater success rate than its competitor, suggests new research from The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and...

New map of UK 20th century land use throws light on biodiversity change

October 30, 2023
The first map has been produced that can detail how nearly all of Britain’s lowland meadows and pasture land was lost to increasingly intensive farming in the last century.

Nikon photomicrography competition unveils more small world stunners

October 22, 2023
An image of the common by-product of diabetes that causes widespread sight loss affecting up to one in five sufferers has won the coveted first place in the 49th annual...

Plants and particles win Turlings and Shchutska top Swiss science awards

September 16, 2023
Biologist Ted Turlings and physicist Lesya Shchutska are this year’s winners of the the two highest awards in Swiss Science, the Marcel Benoist and Latsis prizes.

Nottingham uni spin-out secures UKRI £1 million for gene therapy tech

September 6, 2023
University of Nottingham spin-outTherageniX and collaborator the University of Nottingham, have been awarded a £995,000 grant from Innovate UK.

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