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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…

Nano-reactor created to produce hydrogen biofuel
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jan 2016
A virus has been modified to split water into its two elements by a team of US scientists.

Stars found to have ‘super strong’ magnetic fields
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jan 2016
In a surprising discovery, astronomers have detected strong magnetic fields in stars twice the size…

Bacterium ‘taught’ to photosynthesise
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Jan 2016
Researchers have managed to induce a bacterium to perform photosynthesis.

Anti-virus derived from Hep C shows promise
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Jan 2016
A peptide taken from the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been found to kill a wide range of viruses whi…

Treatment to limit brain damage created
Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Jan 2016
A method to aid patient’s recovery from brain damage, minimising life threatening infections has be…

3D printed ceramics breakthrough
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Jan 2016
A method to 3D print structurally sound ceramic as well as heat resistant varieties was thought imp…

Eire’s research and development spending to double by 2020
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Jan 2016
A five year service strategy has been launched to address an imbalance in funding and jobs raised b…

Research uncovers varying evolution of venom
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Jan 2016
Chemical compounds of venom evolve at different speeds depending on an animal’s evolutionary age an…

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…

New use discovered for graphene
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Jan 2016
Graphene has been found to be adept at filtering subatomic particles, by a team of UK scientists.

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.

New power source trialled by scientists
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Jan 2016
A new power source combining solar power and hydrogen fuel is being trialled by US researchers.

New firefighting foam created
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Jan 2016
Ceramic firefighting foam that can handles temperatures of more than 1000°C has been created by Rus…

Volcanic event responsible for Jurassic Period ice age
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Jan 2016
Scientists have uncovered the reason behind an ice age that took place around 170 million years ago…

White blood cell cocktail offers regenerative possibilities
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Jan 2016
Irradiated white blood cells have been found to release substances that reduce the severity of cell…

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…

Quantum Physics conundrum proved unsolvable
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Jan 2016
A physics problem on determining whether a material has superconductive properties or nor has been …

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…