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H10N8 bird flu unlikely to threaten public health
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 May 2014
H10N8, the most recent avian influenza virus to infect humans, is unlikely to cause a threat to pub…

Study shows promise for rare eye condition
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 May 2014
Recombinant human nerve growth factor (rhNGF) could provide a targeted treatment for neurotropic ke…

New insight into effect of pesticides on aquatic life
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 May 2014
Research by an international team of scientists has provided new insight into the effects of pestic…

New hope for spinal injuries
Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 May 2014
Engineers at the University of Portsmouth are investigating new strategies for the treatment of pat…

New gene linked to oesophageal cancer treatment
Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 May 2014
A newly discovered gene linked to oesophageal cancer could hold the key to treatments for the hard-…

“Ultrasonic hands” grip microparticles
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 May 2014
Ultrasonic waves can be used to grab several microparticles at a time, effectively creating a pair …

SMRs to improve nuclear power safety
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 May 2014
New research from the University of Lincoln suggests a new, smaller type of nuclear reactor might b…

Synthetic molecule for new asthma treatment
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 May 2014
A novel molecule which prevents T-cells from coordinating asthma bought on by allergens has been id…

£10m prize to solve greatest scientific problem
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 May 2014
A £10 million prize has been launched by Nesta and the Technology Strategy Board to solve the great…

Gene variant linked to longevity
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 May 2014
Spanish and Japanese centenarians have revealed of the genetic keys to longevity – a variant on a c…

Rain in Balkans cause flood and landslides
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 May 2014
Three months-worth of rain have fallen in three days in the Balkans, causing widespread floods and …

‘On-off switch’ controls crystal structure of graphene
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 May 2014
American researchers have found an ‘on-off switch’ for graphene which enables them to change its cr…

Nano-silver health risk?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 May 2014
Dietary supplements containing nano-silver could be harmful to health say Danish researchers who ha…

New understanding of gamma-ray bursts
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 May 2014
New observations suggest that gamma-ray bursts behave differently than previously thought.!--more--…

Concordat on Openness on Animal Research signed
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 May 2014
Over 70 organisations across the scientific sector have signed the Concordat on Openness on Animal …

Dino weigh-in sheds light on evolution
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 May 2014
Rapidly shrinking body sizes allowed feathered dinosaurs to exploit ecological niches throughout th…

Ice core clue to Earth’s evolution
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 May 2014
In an attempt to reveal how the planet has evolved, polar scientists have successfully drilled a 2,…

‘Lonely’ bacteria lead to antibiotic resistance
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 May 2014
Smaller groups of bacteria are more likely to become resistant to antibiotics than larger groups su…

UK’s science job boom to be hindered by skills gap?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 May 2014
By 2020, 1.5 million science, engineering and technology job opportunities will be created across t…

Somersaulting spider a new species
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 May 2014
Just like a gymnast somersaulting across the floor, observations of a new species of spider shows i…