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Hope for sufferers of rare childhood disease

July 24, 2014
News
Scientists as Newcastle University have taken the first step toward treating the rare childhood disease Joubert Syndrome. The disease, an inherited developmental disorder which affects the brain, kidney and eyes,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Polymorphism increases risk of stroke and heart attack

July 21, 2014
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A genetic variant found in platelets is associated with an increased risk of stroke and heart attack researchers from King’s College London have found. A polymorphism in glycoprotein Illa (GPIlla)...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Medical Diagnostics
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DNA replication fork visualised

July 18, 2014
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An American team have built the first model to decipher what goes on at the ‘replication fork’ during DNA duplication. Rockefeller University researchers led by Michael O’Donnell reconstructed at the...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Developmental Biology
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Bones from beer residue

June 25, 2014
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Waste from beer brewing could be recycled for use in an unexpected application – as a biomaterial for bone regeneration. Researchers in Spain have developed a biocompatible material which can...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology
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Caging water to study spin

June 23, 2014
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A pioneering method of caging and cooling water molecules to study its nuclear spin conversion could enhance the diagnostic power of MRI scans. By trapping water molecules in spheres of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology
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Liquid biopsy to track lung cancer

June 18, 2014
News
A liquid biopsy using a patient’s blood sample could offer a new way to track lung cancer say researchers from Cancer Research UK’s Manchester Institute. Their method offers a means...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Medical Diagnostics
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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...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology
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That ‘gut feeling’ explained

June 11, 2014
News
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
News
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
News
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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