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A sub-atomic solution

June 7, 2019
Neurodegenerative diseases are becoming a major focus for an ageing population. Here we learn how neutrons are helping us understand the misfolded proteins thought to underlie many of these conditions.

The secret microbiome

May 21, 2019
Auto-immune disease, obesity and even cancer… the microbiome is clearly involved in much of human health. No surprise really, we are as much microbe as we are human. What is...

Darwinian cancer drug project

May 16, 2019
A new drug discovery programme with a “Darwinian” approach to treating cancer will be opened at the Institute of Cancer Research in London. The new Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery...

Human microbiome

May 15, 2019
There is so much to be discovered about the human microbiome, but what we do know is pretty amazing...

Radioactive carbon in deep ocean crustaceans

May 14, 2019
Radioactive carbon released into the atmosphere from nuclear bomb tests more than 50 years ago has entered the food chain at the deepest parts of the ocean. Chinese Academy of...

Climate change boosts banana disease

May 10, 2019
Climate change has been found to raise the risk of a fungal disease in banana crops. The University of Exeter found that higher temperatures and an increase in atmospheric moisture...

Gene therapy regenerates heart tissue

May 9, 2019
A coding gene has been shown to regenerate cells in pig hearts, which may help repair structural damage caused by heart attacks. Cardiologists at King’s College London delivered a small...

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