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Autism therapy could eliminate symptoms

September 16, 2014
News
A new therapy aimed at treating infants as young as 6-months-old who exhibit signs of autism has shown promising results.  The treatment – pioneered by the University of California Davis...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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New heart drug beats current gold standard

September 10, 2014
News
Clinical trials of a new drug to treat heart failure were brought to an early close after results showed it outperformed the current gold standard. Writing in the New England...
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Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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To catch a killer

September 2, 2014
Feature
As the body count continues to rise – do we have any defence against Ebola virus? It’s the mid-seventies – and in a small village in the Republic of Zaire...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Fast-tracked Ebola vaccine to enter trials

August 29, 2014
News
A potential vaccine against the Zaire species of Ebola, which has currently claimed 1,550 lives in West Africa, is to be tested on healthy patients in the UK and US....
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Virology
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Ice bucket challenge…will it help?

August 27, 2014
Insight
Iain Moal offers his take on the Ice Bucket Challenge The ALS ice bucket challenge, a campaign to raise funds and awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has taken social...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Interviews, Pharmaceutical
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Thin-film technique for delivering pain medication

August 19, 2014
News
For those who suffer chronic pain, frequent pill popping helps ease the discomfort but a new advanced thin-film capable of delivering drugs over a period of months could provide an...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Treating cancer with wasp venom

August 18, 2014
News
Wasp venom is proving to be a novel source of inspiration for a new therapy for breast cancer. Scientists from the Institute of Biomedical Research in Barcelona (IRB Barcelona) have...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology, Pathology
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New clue to sudden cardiac death in children

August 12, 2014
News
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...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Medical Diagnostics
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Daily aspirin could keep cancer away

August 6, 2014
News
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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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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