All Biological Sciences
British scientists win neuroscience prize
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Mar 2016
A trio of British scientists have won the world’s largest prize for brain research, awarded by the …
A map is worth a thousand words
Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Feb 2016
Vibrational spectroscopy expert Dr Elizabeth Carter tells us how Raman mapping can help examine the…
Ebola still affects survivors after they recover
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Feb 2016
With Ebola survivor Pauline Cafferkey hospitalised after complications with her recovery from the i…
New method to control bee parasite
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Feb 2016
A way to control a parasitic mite that is responsible for the dwindling number of bee colonies worl…
Earthworm threatens diversity
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Feb 2016
The earthworm may threaten plant diversity in ecosystems, according to Canadian researchers.
When does ageing become disease?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Feb 2016
Our understanding of the molecular process of ageing is growing, as such our understanding of risk …
What's really going on with the Zika virus?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Feb 2016
The Zika virus and its possible health risks to pregnant women are very much in the public eye at t…
Antidepressants double suicide risk in children
Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Feb 2016
Children and teenagers who take one of the five most commonly prescribed antidepressants have a dou…
Chemical camouflage for deadly snake
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Feb 2016
Puff adders – the most dangerous snake in Africa – responsible for more than 30,000 deaths every ye…
Food preservative found to kill cancer cells
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Jan 2016
A naturally occurring food preservative, nisin, has been found effective at destroying cancer and a…
Cholesterol reducing drug could positively affect Parkinson’s
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Jan 2016
A trial has begun in the UK to see the effects of cholesterol lowering drug, Simvastin, in those af…
Brain inflammation link found in Alzheimer’s study
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Jan 2016
Blocking receptors in the brain responsible for controlling immune cells could protect against chan…
Microscopic subway passengers with a ticket to ride
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Jan 2016
A complete map of the microbiome of the New York City subway system? It’s possible – and all it tak…
Bacterium ‘taught’ to photosynthesise
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Jan 2016
Researchers have managed to induce a bacterium to perform photosynthesis.
Swimming out from an evolutionary shadow
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Jan 2016
We hear how the humble turtle has been problematic to classify correctly in an evolutionary context…
Antibiotic resistance could hold key for treating amyloid diseases
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Jan 2016
Researchers have discovered a method of using antibiotic resistance to find chemicals that stop amy…
Humans evolved to sleep more efficiently
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Jan 2016
Humans sleep more efficiently than our closest relatives, according to research by scientists.
Antimicrobial resistance – a disaster in the making?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Jan 2016
After the emergence of yet another antibiotic resistance mechanism in the form of MCR-1, the future…
Antidepressants show effect on lifespan
Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Jan 2016
Scientists have begun to understand more about the effects of ageing through experiments on the lif…
Umbilical stem cells help retinal neurons grow
Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Jan 2016
Cells found in human umbilical cord tissue could be used in future treatment of degenerative eye di…
