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Cancer drug bears fruit
Added: 18 Sep 2014
Extract from a North American wild berry may enhance the effectiveness of pancreatic cancer medicin…
Chemists 'clear' fracking of water pollution
Added: 16 Sep 2014
Contamination of groundwater near US shale sites was caused by well failures rather the hydraulic f…
Scientists enhance '3D polymer' method
Added: 15 Sep 2014
Research group takes a step closer to producing fullerene on an industrial scale, new research sugg…
Novel theory slows cancer growth
Added: 15 Sep 2014
Prohibiting the protein ’Ral’ can actively slow the growth of tumours, new research suggests.
Scientists develop artificial 'biospleen'
Added: 14 Sep 2014
Novel blood-cleansing device inspired by the human spleen is designed to filter bacteria, fungi and…
Scientists break stem cell barrier
Added: 12 Sep 2014
Human stem cells have been reset to their earliest developmental state in the lab, according to new…
Gene discovery linked to muscular dystrophy
Added: 11 Sep 2014
At least 50% of patients with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) have no detectable mutation …
Mass spec facility unveiled in Manchester
Added: 11 Sep 2014
George Osborne has joined Waters chief executive officer Doug Berthiaume to mark the opening of the…
£60m graphene centre announced
Added: 10 Sep 2014
George Osborne has announced plans to build a second graphene research centre at the University of …
Experts synthesise 'graphene's cousin'
Added: 10 Sep 2014
European researchers claim industry first as ’elusive’ material is successfully synthesised.
Lab Innovations 2014 - The biggest yet
Added: 8 Sep 2014
Lab Innovations, the UK’s only show dedicated to the latest laboratory technology and consumables, …
Novel science perfects graphene synthesis
Added: 8 Sep 2014
Discovering new ways of manufacturing graphene could dramatically increase industrial-scale product…
'Zombie bacteria' key to drug therapy
Added: 8 Sep 2014
The ability to faithfully copy genetic material and distribute it equally to daughter cells is fund…
Separating cells with sound
Added: 5 Sep 2014
Extremely rare tumour cells can be discovered through a technique using sound waves developed by re…
Fracking water 'best practice' needed
Added: 2 Sep 2014
US chemists are investigating new techniques to treat and reuse fracking water.
'Dual bridge' amino acid developed
Added: 1 Sep 2014
Artificial amino acids can impact the 3D structure of bioactive peptides and enhance their potency,…
Researchers prove ultrafast charge transfer
Added: 1 Sep 2014
An international collaboration of researchers has reported the first experimental observation of ul…
Stem cell breakthrough announced
Added: 29 Aug 2014
Advancing the production of stem cells could dramatically improve the ability to treat disease, new…
NHS boosts rare cancer drug availability
Added: 28 Aug 2014
More patients are set to receive innovative cancer drugs not routinely available through the NHS.
Protein family 'tethers' HIV
Added: 27 Aug 2014
US scientists reveal how protein family can block the release of viral infections, according to res…
