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One-size-fits-all synthetic blood

June 16, 2014
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Donated blood has a short shelf-life – only 35 days for red cells – but now researchers in Essex hope to improve this by developing a synthetic blood substitute. The...
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Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology
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That ‘gut feeling’ explained

June 11, 2014
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By severing the brain-gut communication channel, researchers have got to the bottom of the proverbial gut instinct when it comes to fear. Communication between the brain and gut occurs via...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Neuroscience
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Leap in modelling cardiovascular disease

May 30, 2014
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American scientists have made a huge leap forward in genetic modelling after growing functioning human heart tissue carrying an inherited cardiovascular disease for the first time. The Harvard team combined...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Pathology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Study shows promise for rare eye condition

May 28, 2014
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Recombinant human nerve growth factor (rhNGF) could provide a targeted treatment for neurotropic keratitis, an untreatable rare eye condition. A Phase I trial of 18 patients – seven men and...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Neuroscience
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New hope for spinal injuries

May 26, 2014
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Engineers at the University of Portsmouth are investigating new strategies for the treatment of patients affected by vertebral fractures. The team are using state-of-the-art experimental and computational facilities to investigate...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology
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Dino weigh-in sheds light on evolution

May 14, 2014
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Rapidly shrinking body sizes allowed feathered dinosaurs to exploit ecological niches throughout their evolution and become hugely successful suggests research led by the University of Oxford. An international team –...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Paleobiology
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Mechanism of antibiotic resistance revealed

April 7, 2014
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Antibiotic resistance represents a serious threat to human health, and researchers in London have taken an important step towards understanding how it spreads by unravelling a bacterial secretions system.Bacteria use...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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Antimicrobial pizza herb

March 21, 2014
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A simple herb used on pizzas could play an important role in defeating the winter vomiting bug say American researchers.Carvacrol – the substance found in oregano oil which gives the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Microbiology, Pathology
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Circadian clock sensitive to vibration

March 10, 2014
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The internal circadian clock of the fruit fly can be influenced by more than just the cycle of night and day say researchers in London, who found vibration also has...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Zoology
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Sticky sperm

November 20, 2013
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Sticky sperm could hold the key to greater success for those undergoing IVF treatment say researchers from the University of Leeds.A £1.3m trial – the largest clinical trial to date...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology
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