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Synthetic molecule for new asthma treatment

May 21, 2014
A novel molecule which prevents T-cells from coordinating asthma bought on by allergens has been identified by an international team of researchers. The findings, published in Proceedings of the National...

£10m prize to solve greatest scientific problem

May 20, 2014
A £10 million prize has been launched by Nesta and the Technology Strategy Board to solve the greatest scientific problem facing the world today. The Longitude Prize – based on...

‘Lonely’ bacteria lead to antibiotic resistance

May 12, 2014
Smaller groups of bacteria are more likely to become resistant to antibiotics than larger groups suggests new research from the University of Manchester. The research, published in Nature Communications, explored...

Antidepressants affect aquatic life

April 15, 2014
The presence of antidepressants in our aquatic ecosystem is threatening wildlife, affecting its behaviour and biological make-up. A researcher from the University of Portsmouth has discovered that lower than expected...

Mechanism of antibiotic resistance revealed

April 7, 2014
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...

Ubiquibodies mark proteins for destruction

March 27, 2014
A newly engineered type of antibody fragment which mark specific proteins inside a cell with a molecular kiss of death could pave the way for new drug therapies and research...

Merm1 cancer target

March 26, 2014
A newly-discovered enzyme is supressed in cancer and lung inflammation and could help in the development of new drugs to target the disease. Merm1 is essential for normal functioning of...

Understanding chromatography saves pharma big money

March 25, 2014
By fine tuning a critical process in drug manufacture, researchers at Rice University say they can widen a bottleneck and save the pharmaceutical industry time and money.The new technique can...

Prostate cancer drugs ‘not treating root cause’

March 5, 2014
New drugs aimed at treating prostate cancer may not be targeting the root cause of the disease say researchers who have discovered that methylation – thought to be a significant...

On-demand nano-vaccines

February 19, 2014
Vaccines produced on the spot when and where a disease is breaking out might be possible thanks to engineered nanoparticles. Vaccines are usually made en masse in centralised locations, far...

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