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New method reveals how Parkinson’s protein damages cell membranes

July 2, 2020
News
In sufferers of Parkinson's disease, clumps of α-synuclein (alpha-synuclein), sometimes known as the ‘Parkinson’s protein’, are found in the brain. These destroy cell membranes, eventually resulting in cell death. Now,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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First volunteer receives new Imperial COVID-19 vaccine

June 26, 2020
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The first healthy volunteer has received a new coronavirus vaccine developed by researchers led by Professor Robin Shattock at Imperial College London. The phase I trials were funded by UKRI...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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UK Gov invests £400 million in innovation

June 26, 2020
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Seven major research and innovation projects across the UK have today (Friday 26 June) received over £400 million in government and industry funding. Businesses and universities in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Policy
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Human rights in biomedicine: action plan 2020-2025

June 25, 2020
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On 24 June 2020, in Strasbourg, the Bioethics Committee launched its new action plan on human rights and biomedical technologies. Governance of technologies, equity in health care and physical and...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Covid-19, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Oncology, Paleobiology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physiology, Policy, Virology
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Higher rates of severe COVID-19 in ethnic minorities remain unexplained

June 23, 2020
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Higher rates of severe COVID-19 infections among ethnic minorities are not explained by socioeconomic or behavioural factors, cardiovascular disease risk, or by vitamin D status, according to new research led...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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First adjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccine receives EU approval

June 15, 2020
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The European Commission has now given regulatory approval for the first adjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccine to become available across Europe. This new vaccine builds on the well-established technology used in...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Immunology, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical
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Webinar: Accepting animal-free bacterial endotoxin testing

June 15, 2020
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European, US, Japanese and Chinese pharmacopeia will include a synthetic substitute for horseshoe crab blood in their next revisions, despite some initial concerns from US Pharmacopia experts in May. Lonza...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Environment, Haematology, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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Widespread facemask use could shrink the ‘R’ number and prevent a second COVID-19 wave

June 10, 2020
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Population-wide use of facemasks keeps the coronavirus 'reproduction number' under 1.0, and prevents further waves of the virus when combined with lockdowns, a modelling study from the universities of Cambridge...
Life Sciences
Biology, Covid-19, Health, Health & Safety, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Policy, Virology
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Global alliance for collaborative digital health

June 10, 2020
News
The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that works to lower barriers to innovation in life sciences R&D, today launched a new series of programs to help organisations collaborate on...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biotech, Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Dose controlled drug delivery via 3D printed electromagnetic capsule

June 9, 2020
News
Doctors could soon be administering an entire course of treatment for life-threatening conditions with a 3D printed capsule controlled by magnetic fields thanks to advances made by University of Sussex...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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