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Decoding the synaptic changes of remembering and forgetting
It's a common expression to say your brain is full, but now synaptic changes shows remembering and forgetting can be based on the brain...
CRISPR-Cas9 mutations: prediction tool for gene editing
The largest study of CRISPR-Cas9 mutations to date has developed a method to predict the exact mutations CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing can introduce to a...
Have medical studies found a way to reverse ageing?
Research data from human medical studies combined with analytical approaches from physics offer a whole new concept to understand and maybe even reverse ageing.
Ageing...
Treating septic shock: Wellington and HBM invest millions in Adrenomed
Vascular integrity company, Adrenomed, announces the closing of a €24m financing led by top-tier investors Wellington and HBM, potentially being one step closer to...
Have we found a new way of removing toxic mercury from contaminated water supply?
Contaminated water supply is a major cause of environmental damage and health problems worldwide, but researchers present a new way of removing toxic mercury.
Water...
Medical benefits of cannabis may be less effective than the liverwort plant
For the first time researchers have found that the substance found in the liverwort plant could have the medical benefits of cannabis, and perhaps...
Chemical modification of paper for analytical devices
Find out how light-based chemical modification protocols of paper are paving the way for paper microfluidics and lateral flow assays.
Paper-based microfluidics and lateral flow...
Nanobots in medicine: the key to fighting chronic diseases with nanomedicine
The emerging technology of nanobots in medicine offers better chances of exploiting nanomedicine to fight chronic diseases such as cancer.
Nanomedicine is a domain of...
Are Mycoplasma bacteria sneaking past our line of defence?
New research reveals that Mycoplasma bacteria make DNA in a unique way that may protect them from our immune response.
Researchers from Stockholm University, Sweden,...
Tanycytes: the cells that control body weight and energy balance
New €10m grant funded by the European Research Council set to fund research project delving more into the knowledge regarding tanycytes.
Having been awarded with...
New wireless device can assist patients with breast cancer recovery
Studies of a new wireless device has demonstrated early warning of the potential failure of breast reconstruction surgery, assisting patients with breast cancer recovery.
Funded...
Diagnostic tools and therapies to be developed by new Horizon 2020 projects
New Horizon 2020 projects set to collaboratively research and develop innovative diagnostic tools and therapies for rare diseases.
Almost a dozen new collaborative research and...
Advanced pancreatic cancer: is killer cell-based immunotherapy a potential cure?
New cell-based immunotherapy research led to the eradication of advanced pancreatic cancer cells, including cancer cells that had already spread to the liver and...
Rare form of blindness could be treated by breakthrough gene therapy
The world’s first breakthrough gene therapy trial for choroideremia, a genetic cause of blindness, has had successful results.
As reported in the Nature Medicine, the...
Success: effects of antibiotics in breast cancer clinical trial
Scientist inspired by 8-year-old daughter found positive effects of antibiotics in a successful breast cancer clinical trial.
In a breast cancer clinical trial, patients were...
The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation to fund future research projects
22 revolutionary research projects are to receive SEK 640 Million (~€61.7 million) funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
With the aim of funding...
Proteins could be reassembled on command using a computer model
A computer model with a guided algorithm may help scientists find the precise spot to split proteins and then reassemble them to functionality.
According to...
Revolutionary technology set to improve the lives of patients
Following a government competition, revolutionary technology will be one step closer to transforming UK healthcare.
Multiple businesses and academics across the UK are set to...
Johnson & Johnson: collaboration advancing novel vaccine development for MERS
Johnson & Johnson announced today a new collaboration that will support novel vaccine development against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
Janssen Vaccines & Prevention...
Research uncovers new findings on oral chronic pain disorder
Researchers are finally taking steps towards providing better diagnosis and treatment for the oral chronic pain disorder known as the Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS).
BMS...
