Scientific heroes are honoured
Scientists who developed products that improve health and contain safer materials have been inducted into a scientific “Hall of Fame”.
They become the newest Heroes of Chemistry, an honour bestowed by the American Chemical Society (ACS), the...
Promising options
German firm CellGenix has launched the CellGenixTM PSC Kit for use in stem cell production. The system can be used for expansion of human pluripotent stem cells, like human embryonic stem cells and human...
An all-natural sunscreen derived from algae
Scientists are turning to thenatural sunscreen of algae– which is also found in fishslime – to make a novel kindof shield againstthe sun’srays.
Reporting in the American Chemical Society’s journal, the team report that existing...
Fly research casts new light on degenerative conditions
Researchers atthe Babraham Institute and University of Massachusetts Medical School inthe United States have developed a new model to study motor neuron degeneration.
The work has already been used to identifythree genes involved in the...
Development could transform rice production
Two companies have announced a development which could transform life for farmers battling against harsh conditions caused by climate change.
Arcadia Biosciences, an American agricultural technology company, and Asian business Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co. Ltd....
Losing your mobile ‘could be more than simply irritating’
We all know that feeling when we misplace our mobile phone. Irritation and frustration can ensue and,
in more extreme cases, bouts
of anger.
However, now new research has suggested that there could be medical...
America’s funding research ‘on the wane’
A piece of research has suggested that America’s role in the financing of global biomedical research is declining.
The study by the Boston Consulting Group and Partnering Health-Care Institution revealed a decline in the growth...
Initiative steps up vaccine support
A group of private sector organisations has created a partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to support children’s health in 73 of the world’s poorest countries.
The three-year partnership between Gavi and the International Federation...
Anti-inflammatory process ‘may trigger Alzheimer’s’
Researchers at the University of Florida in the United States have uncovered the mechanism by which anti-inflammatory processes could trigger Alzheimer’s Disease.
The link between inflammation and the disease has long been known but the...
Research funding seeks to tackle diseases in farmed livestock
UK scientists have been awarded more than £6m to be spent on research to improve the health of farmed livestock.
The money has come from BBSRC’s Animal Health Research Club and eight studies will take...
Tracing the origins of HIV pandemic
It has always been known that the HIV pandemic began in Africa but there was little to say where it originated. Until now.
An international team, led by scientists from Oxford University in the UK...
Study provides better understanding of oesophagal tumours
Researchers in Australia have cast new light on the factors that trigger a third of oesophageal tumours, the fastest rising cancer in the country.
The Queensland team have identified sudden “chromosomal catastrophes” and will now...
Findings offer hope in the battle against cancer
German researchers have confirmed that the risk of developing bowel cancer can be reduced by adopting some or all of five key healthy lifestyle changes.
Scientists at the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke found...
Collaboration announced
The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and The University of Alabama in Huntsville, both in America, have joined together to strengthen the business skills of life science sector start-ups in the area.
The HudsonAlpha-University of Alabama...
Study will examine impact of medical marijuana
A $500,000 gift from international best-selling author and mental health advocate Patricia Cornwell is funding research in America into the impact of medical marijuana.
McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School researchers will explore the potential...
Plant-based solution could ease suffering
A humble plant could offer hope for people at risk of pulmonary hypertension.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and the University of Florida in the United States have identified a drug that can...