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![Scientists have been puzzled for many years by the enigmatic and complex array of behaviours exhibited by electrons during high-temperature superconductivity experiments on copper-, iron- […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "A Grand Unifying Theory of Superconductivity")
A Grand Unifying Theory of Superconductivity
Posted on October 29, 2013 | No CommentsScientists have been puzzled for many years by the enigmatic and complex array of behaviours exhibited by electrons during high-temperature superconductivity experiments on copper-, iron- […] -
Weighing up blood-thinners: Is warfarin always best?
Posted on October 18, 2013 | No CommentsA study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine guides clinicians and policy makers on the relative cost-effectiveness of various anticoagulant (blood-thinning) drugs. The […] -
Nobel Prize Awarded for ‘Vesicle Trafficking’
Posted on October 7, 2013 | No CommentsThe American cell biologists James Rothman and Randy Schekman, along with German biochemist Thomas Sudhof, have won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for […] -
Experiments in space improve the design of materials on Earth
Posted on June 2, 2013 | No CommentsChoosing the right material to build any technical or industrial object out of can be tricky. Objects like aircraft, cars and gas pipelines need to […] -
![A paper published this week online in The Journal of Biological Chemistry has proposed a link between the pathophysiological protein accumulation seen in sporadic tauopathies […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/false-memory-115x115.png "A link between acquired brain injury and Alzheimer’s Disease?")
A link between acquired brain injury and Alzheimer’s Disease?
Posted on June 2, 2013 | No CommentsA paper published this week online in The Journal of Biological Chemistry has proposed a link between the pathophysiological protein accumulation seen in sporadic tauopathies […] -
Low doses of THC may protect against brain damage
Posted on June 2, 2013 | No CommentsVery low doses of the psychoactive component of marijuana, THC, could protect the brain from injury, according to new research from Tel Aviv University. Medical […] -
Oranges: a cure for drug-resistant TB?
Posted on May 31, 2013 | No CommentsScientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have observed the bactericidal effects of vitamin C against tuberculosis – crucially, this does […] -
German Team Identify Potential Cure for Cerebral Palsy
Posted on May 29, 2013 | No CommentsA team of German doctors have performed the first successful transplantation of umbilical cord stem cells for the treatment of cerebral palsy, a major cause […] -
Getting to the bottom of itch
Posted on May 27, 2013 | No CommentsScientists have identified a new molecule responsible for triggering the itch sensation. It has been previously found that itch, like pain and thermal sensation, is […] -
Apoptosis or neural pruning: Distinct mechanisms for cell and axon-specific degeneration.
Posted on May 27, 2013 | No CommentsResearchers at the University of North Carolina have obtained evidence suggesting distinct neuronal pathways lead to either whole cell death via apoptosis or selective axon […] -
Turning an iPhone into a biosensor
Posted on May 27, 2013 | No CommentsResearchers at the University of Illinois have created a cradle for an iPhone that turns it into a biosensor: this can detect pollutants, pathogens and […] -
Brain plasticity compensates for lost function after injury
Posted on May 21, 2013 | No CommentsResearchers from UCLA and Sydney’s Garvan Institute for Medical Research found that regions of the prefrontal cortex compensate for lost abilities after damage to the […] -
Novel test for nickel allergies may improve joint replacement surgery
Posted on May 20, 2013 | No CommentsA team of American scientists has developed a new technique that will enable rapid and accurate screening for allergies in patients about to undergo joint […] -
Talking parasites? Communication between red blood cells infected with malaria
Posted on May 20, 2013 | No CommentsScientists at the University of Melbourne have obtained the first evidence that malaria parasites can communicate within the human body. This important finding – outlined […]
