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Stem cells to repair damaged tissue

April 1, 2015
News
Researchers have developed a method to grow stem cells that can repair damaged connective tissue.Scientists at the University of Manchester used rats with joint defects and grew embryonic stem cells...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology
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Sour milk mystery unravelled

March 30, 2015
News
After 60 years of research, scientists have found the reason why milk turns sour when exposed to sunlight. Scientists at the Norwegian Institute of Food used a sensory panel to...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Bacteria in high resolution

March 27, 2015
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Scientists have captured the first high resolution X-ray image of living bacteria. A research team from Uppsala University used X-ray diffraction to capture living blue-green bacteria - known as cyanobacteria...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Origin of new lineages of human AIDS discovered

March 26, 2015
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Two new lineages of the virus which causes AIDS have been found to originate from western lowland gorillas. A research team used viral RNA sequencing techniques and discovered the origins...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Immunology, Virology
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New molecule to slow Parkinson’s

March 23, 2015
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Scientists have designed a peptide that can slow down brain cell damage associated with Parkinson disease. A research team at the University of Bath used a peptide that can bind...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemistry
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Neural signals of location recall

March 19, 2015
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Have you ever wondered how you know and remember routes that you’ve walked? Scientists have now tracked previously unrecorded brain signals associated with remembering locations.A research team at Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum (RUB)...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Compound in grapes prevents memory loss

March 16, 2015
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An antioxidant in grapes and peanuts may help prevent age-related decline in memory. A team at Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine applied spatial learning and...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology
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E-cigarettes damage lung cells

March 12, 2015
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Emissions from e-cigarettes can damage lung cells by creating harmful radicals that cause inflammation. A research team from the Medical Centre at the University of Rochester (UR) exposed mouse lungs...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology
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Funding for top scientists for pancreatic cancer treatment

March 11, 2015
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Cancer Research UK, Stand Up To Cancer and The Lustgarten Foundation have collaborated to fund the Cancer Dream Team Translational Research Grant. They are now looking for top scientists to...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Oncology
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Batteries get powered up with peptides

March 4, 2015
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Scientists have discovered that peptides can potentially be used to improve the performance of batteries. Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County used a procedure known as Phage Display...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology
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