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Potential BRCA3 found

August 14, 2014
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A third gene related to breast cancer risk has been identified by an international team of researchers. Women with mutations in the PALB2 gene have on average a one in...
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Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Pathology
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Vitamin D-dementia link confirmed

August 13, 2014
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A link between vitamin D and dementia risk has been confirmed by an international team of researchers. Led by Dr David Llewellyn from the University of Exeter Medical School, the...
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Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology
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New clue to sudden cardiac death in children

August 12, 2014
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Cardiff University researchers have discovered a cause of sudden cardiac death in young children, opening up the possibility for a therapeutic target to develop a cure. Incoherent communication between calmodulin...
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Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Medical Diagnostics
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Speedier diagnosis using new genomic mapping technique

August 8, 2014
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Canadian researchers have developed a technique for massive parallel genomic analysis of long DNA molecules which could offer speedier diagnosis of cancer and prenatal conditions. The technique – Convex Lens-Induced...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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Daily aspirin could keep cancer away

August 6, 2014
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Taking aspirin daily could significantly reduce the risk of developing major cancers of the digestive system, but more research is needed to determine the dosage and duration of treatment. Queen...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology
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New non-coding RNA discovered

August 6, 2014
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A new species of non-coding RNA has been discovered by researchers in Germany, who believe these sections of the genome may play a role at the epigenetic level. Around 2%...
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Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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Underinvestment in antibacterial research

August 5, 2014
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Less than 1% of public and charitable funding from bodies in the UK was awarded to antibiotics research in the last five years. Researchers at the University of Birmingham found...
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Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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Cell division ‘master key’ protein structure revealed

July 31, 2014
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One of the most important proteins found in nature has been mapped by scientists from the Institute of Cancer Research. Images of anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C) – which performs a range...
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Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Physiology
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Malaria research close to understanding parasite lifecycle

July 30, 2014
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A Nottingham researcher who had malaria seven times as a child is close to understanding the life-cycle of the parasite which causes the disease. Dr Rita Tewari has studied the...
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Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Virology
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Self-assembling nanoparticle could aid cancer diagnosis

July 29, 2014
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A new self-assembling nanoparticle which targets cancerous tumours could boost the effectiveness of MRI scanning to help doctors diagnose the disease earlier. The iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs), developed at Imperial...
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Biological Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Oncology
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