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New discovery could help nicotine addiction
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Jan 2016
A lipid in brain cells may act as a switch, increasing or decreasing the need for motivation, a tea…
Natural replacement for Styrofoam developed
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Jan 2016
A wood based alternative to Styrofoam has been created by a team of Swedish designers and researche…
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…
Coasts key for ‘garbage patch’ clean up
Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Jan 2016
The best way to clean up plastic waste in the ocean is to place plastic collectors near coasts, acc…
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…
