All Biological Sciences

Rotating nanoparticles cause cancer cells to self-destruct
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Apr 2014
Magnetically controlled nanoparticles which force tumour cells to self-destruct could form part of …

PET to diagnose chronic fatigue
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Apr 2014
Functional positron emission tomography (PET) has revealed that patients with chronic fatigue syndr…

Hydrogel could simplify regenerative medicine
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Apr 2014
A new stem cell microenvironment created by researchers at the University of Nottingham allows the …

Google Glass could aid Parkinson’s patients
Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Apr 2014
Next generation wearable technology like Google Glass could be used as an assistive aid for those w…

Celebrating Great British Science; we want your ideas!
Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Apr 2014
What do you think is the greatest scientific breakthrough made on British shores? Is it Watson and …

Greater London population at risk of future heat waves
Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Apr 2014
Properly adapting buildings for climate change could significantly reduce the risk of heat-related …

Antimicrobial lassos offer insight into bacterial warfare
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Apr 2014
Starved bacteria use antimicrobial lasso peptides to kill other bacteria by hijacking their nutrien…

Sewing machine inspires imaging tool for Alzheimer’s
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Apr 2014
The humble sewing machine has inspired a new imaging tool which is providing new clues about the or…

Brain dictionary and road map created
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Apr 2014
An international team of neuroscientists has not only tripled the number of identified insect brain…

Antidepressants affect aquatic life
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Apr 2014
The presence of antidepressants in our aquatic ecosystem is threatening wildlife, affecting its beh…

A change of heart…in space
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Apr 2014
Astronauts’ hearts become more spherical in space say NASA scientists, which could lead to cardiac …

DNA shape-change causes ALS
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Apr 2014
A mutation linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) changes …

Genetic mutations linked to melanoma
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Apr 2014
A mutation in the gene responsible for protecting the ends of chromosomes is responsible for a here…

Mechanism of antibiotic resistance revealed
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Apr 2014
Antibiotic resistance represents a serious threat to human health, and researchers in London have t…

New hope for CNS damage
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Apr 2014
It might be possible to reprogram and repair nerves damaged through spinal cord injury and brain tr…

Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Apr 2014
Five new cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have been recorded in Guinea in the last 24 hours accor…

Preserving fertility in young male cancer patients
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Apr 2014
Freezing testicular tissue from young boys who are not yet sexually mature before they undergo canc…

Early arthropods evolved into filter feeders
Evoluted New Media | Added: 31 Mar 2014
Newly discovered fossils of marine animal Tamisiocaris suggest the early arthropod evolved into sus…

Ubiquibodies mark proteins for destruction
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Mar 2014
A newly engineered type of antibody fragment which mark specific proteins inside a cell with a mole…

Merm1 cancer target
Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Mar 2014
A newly-discovered enzyme is supressed in cancer and lung inflammation and could help in the develo…