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Target healthy tissue to treat cancer

August 20, 2012
News
Cancer treatments usually target the disease-causing tumour, but researchers in Belfast suggest targeting the non-cancerous cells around a tumour could be a more effective treatment. Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology
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Bacteriophage therapy to treat Iraqibacter

August 6, 2012
News
A technique to counter infections last used in the 1930s could be used to treat wounded soldiers attacked by a superbug.Bacteriophage therapy uses otherwise harmless biological organisms to target a...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pathology
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New understanding and treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

July 20, 2012
News
In a breakthrough study, Irish researchers have discovered that women with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) suffer more than men because oestrogen promotes the presence of bacteria which results in more severe...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pathology
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Harnessing the power of plants with Professor George Lomonossoff

June 1, 2012
Insight
Nature can provide the starting point for many drugs, pharmaceuticals and vaccines – and plants are no exception. Professor George Lomonossoff has recently been named Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biotech, Biotechnology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Interviews, Pharmaceutical
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Dating agency for scientists – not quite says Andrew McElroy

April 2, 2012
Insight
A kind of dating agency for scientists; The Research Network at Discovery Park aim to find the right person for the right job.Last year, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced they were...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Interviews, Pharmaceutical
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Diamond’s always different for Claire Pizzey

November 1, 2010
Insight
No two days are ever the same at Diamond – the UK’s synchrotron light facility. Laboratory News caught up with industrial liaison scientist Dr Claire Pizzey to find out whyThe...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Engineering, Interviews, Pharmaceutical
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Cannabis destroys cancer cells

March 1, 2006
News
Scientists working in the UK have revealed that cannabis has the potential to destroy leukemia cells
Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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