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Antidepressants show effect on lifespan

January 6, 2016
News
Scientists have begun to understand more about the effects of ageing through experiments on the lifespan of roundworms using antidepressants.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Metformin affects diabetic trial studies

December 30, 2015
News
Metformin has been found to have a stronger effect on gut flora than diabetes Type 2, the condition for which it is prescribed.
Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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Climbing to the cloud

December 18, 2015
Feature
Bioinformatics needs to change says Dr Thomas Connor and for that to happen we need to look to the cloud. Here he tells us about CLIMB – the world’s largest...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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A fascinating act of cellular cannibalism

December 17, 2015
Feature
After a century of observing strange acts of cellular cannibalism, Jo Durgan and Oliver Florey tell us how close we are to understanding entosis, and what it may mean for...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Protein found to affect HA efficacy

December 1, 2015
News
Hyaluronic acid (HA), used to treat osteoarthritis, could be modified to become even more useful for patients after a protein was discovered that has a huge influence on its success...
Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Immunology, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics
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It simply isn’t cricket

November 17, 2015
Feature
It is well-established that parasites can affect the behaviour of their hosts, but can a parasitical worm really get a cricket to shut-up? Dr Megan Wise de Valdez thinks so,...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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The quantum weirdness powering biology

November 5, 2015
Feature
It allows particles to be in two places at once, pass through impenetrable barriers or maintain spooky connections with other particles – but can quantum physics really govern biology?
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Touching the sky

October 27, 2015
Feature
Bats are amongst the most agile of fliers – but can it really be their sense of touch which is key to this incredible ability?
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Reaching out for the origins of life

October 22, 2015
Feature
Evidence suggests meteorites could have been an important source of the prebiotic compounds required for life on Earth. Now, after the success of ESA’s Rosetta mission, NASA are hoping to...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Characterising the future of medicine

October 13, 2015
Feature
Nanotechnology offers great promise for the improvement of the treatment of a number of diseases. However, access to the expertise and methodologies required to characterise new nanomaterials is limited. Now,...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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