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Health - Chemistry - 15.12.2010
Health - Chemistry - 14.12.2010 
Zebrafish provide new hope for cancer treatment
The imaging of tumour growth in zebrafish has revealed for the first time how cancer cells have the capacity to co-opt the immune system into spreading disease, leading the way for investigations into potential therapies for eliminating early-stage cancer in humans. Using different coloured fluorescent tags, scientists at the University of Bristol labelled the white blood cells of the translucent zebrafish in order to track the growth of tumours with live images.
Life Sciences - Chemistry - 10.12.2010 
Scientists give insight into 200-year-old riddle
University of Manchester researchers have played a vital role in an international study that has revived the 200-year-old question: why do different species share similar stages of embryonic development? Dr Casey Bergman and Dr Dave Gerrard at Manchester's Faculty of Life Sciences collaborated on the project with Pavel Tomancak, at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, and Uwe Ohler, at Duke University, on a study funded by the Human Frontiers of Science Program published in Nature today.
Health - Chemistry - 06.12.2010 
Potential role for vitamin B1 in preventing heart problems in people with diabetes
A dietary supplement of the synthetic derivative of vitamin B1 has the potential to prevent heart disease caused by diabetes, according to new research from the University of Bristol, funded by Diabetes UK. Vitamin B1 may help the body to dispose of toxins and therefore protect cells of the heart from becoming damaged.
Physics - Chemistry - 03.12.2010
Life Sciences - Chemistry - 01.12.2010 
Novel approach to chronic pain relief
An international team of scientists have found what they believe could be a novel approach to more effective, targeted relief of chronic pain caused by nerve injuries. Previously, scientists have been able to show that a protein molecule known as PKM zeta is required to store memories. In the case of chronic pain, there is a malfunctioning in the neural process that stores those memories, which prevents the brain from adapting the subsequent behavioural response which would ordinarily allow it to cope with the pain.
Chemistry - Economics - 29.11.2010
Physics - Chemistry - 26.11.2010 
Cassini reveals oxygen atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Rhea
A fragile atmosphere infused with oxygen and carbon-dioxide has been discovered at Saturn's moon Rhea by the Cassini-Huygens mission - the first time a spacecraft has captured direct evidence of an oxygen atmosphere at a world other than Earth. The NASA-led international mission made the discovery using combined data from Cassini's instruments, which includes a sensor designed and built at UCL's (University College London) Mullard Space Science Laboratory.
Chemistry - Physics - 23.11.2010
Physics - Chemistry - 16.11.2010 
Scientists step closer to understanding secrets of anti-matter
Liverpool, UK - 17 November 2010: Physicists at the Universities of Liverpool and Swansea have succeeded in trapping atoms of antihydrogen to help further understanding of the origins of the Universe. Researchers have trapped and held the atoms, the anti-matter counterpart of hydrogen, using an experiment called ALPHA at CERN in Switzerland.
Chemistry - Physics - 08.11.2010 
Graphene gets a Teflon makeover
University of Manchester scientists have created a new material which could replace or compete with Teflon in thousands of everyday applications. Professor Andre Geim, who along with his colleague Professor Kostya Novoselov won the 2010 Nobel Prize for graphene – the world's thinnest material, has now modified it to make fluorographene – a one-molecule-thick material chemically similar to Teflon.
Physics - Chemistry - 25.10.2010 
Study describes a tabletop source of bright, coherent X-rays
Study describes a tabletop source of bright, coherent X-rays It could become simpler and cheaper to produce tightly focused beams of high-energy X-rays, according to study Producing tightly focused beams of high energy X-rays, to examine everything from molecular structures to the integrity of aircraft wings, could become simpler and cheaper according to new research.
Environment - Chemistry - 06.10.2010 
Study to reveal link between climate and early human evolution
Liverpool, UK - 6 October 2010: Geologists at the University of Liverpool are excavating a two-million-year-old World Heritage Site in Tanzania to understand how climate variations may have contributed to early human evolution. Olduvai Gorge is a steep-sided ravine on the edge of the Serengeti Plain, East Africa, and is home to some of the world's most important fossil hominins.
Health - Chemistry - 30.09.2010 
Brain chemical finding could open door to new schizophrenia drugs
Brain chemical finding could open door to new schizophrenia drugs New research has linked psychosis with an abnormal relationship between two signalling chemicals in the brain. Thursday 30 September 2010 New research has linked psychosis with an abnormal relationship between two signalling chemicals in the brain.
Chemistry - Physics - 21.09.2010
Chemistry - Health - 21.09.2010 
Spray-on haute couture unveiled at Science in Style Fashion Show
Spray-on haute couture unveiled at Science in Style Fashion Show Imperial and Fabrican Ltd celebrate design-led technology at the College - News Tuesday 21 September 2010 By Colin Smith A collection of spray-on haute couture was showcased yesterday at a fashion show at Imperial College London. More than 300 key figures from industry, academia, fashion and the media came to the College to see Dr Manel Torres , Spanish fashion designer and academic visitor at Imperial, unveil his 2011 Spring/Summer Collection at the Science in Style Fashion Show.
Health - Chemistry - 06.09.2010 
Protecting the lungs against "collateral damage" from the immune system
Protecting the lungs against "collateral damage" from the immune system A new study has provided fresh insights into how immune responses can cause damage in conditions such as cystic fibrosis. Adapted from a media release issued by the Wellcome Trust Thursday 2 September 2010 A study published online today shows how our bodies try to minimise potential 'collateral damage' caused by our immune system when fighting infection.
Chemistry - Life Sciences - 02.09.2010 
Metal-mining bacteria are green chemists
Microbes could soon be used to convert metallic wastes into high-value catalysts for generating clean energy, say scientists from the University of Birmingham's School of Biosciences, writing in the September issue of Microbiology. Researchers have discovered the mechanisms that allow the common soil bacterium Desulfovibrio desulfuricans to recover the precious metal palladium from industrial waste sources.
Physics - Chemistry - 02.09.2010 
Hot water discovered around a carbon star
Astronomers at UCL, using the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory, have observed water vapour being formed somewhere it was previously thought to be impossible: in the atmosphere of a red giant carbon star. The major building blocks of life on Earth are water and carbon-based molecules, both of which are synthesised in large quantities by stars like the Sun as they reach the end of their lives.
Health - Chemistry - 31.08.2010
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Zebrafish ’window on cancer’ shows birth of tumour - and body’s response
Scientists using translucent zebrafish as a "window on cancer” have been able to see in real time how tumour cells are born – and immediately attract cells from the immune system. This inflammatory response seems to both attack and aid the cancer cells and the balance between the two provides a new therapeutic target for cancer researchers.
Scientists using translucent zebrafish as a "window on cancer” have been able to see in real time how tumour cells are born – and immediately attract cells from the immune system. This inflammatory response seems to both attack and aid the cancer cells and the balance between the two provides a new therapeutic target for cancer researchers.
The imaging of tumour growth in zebrafish has revealed for the first time how cancer cells have the capacity to co-opt the immune system into spreading disease, leading the way for investigations into potential therapies for eliminating early-stage cancer in humans. Using different coloured fluorescent tags, scientists at the University of Bristol labelled the white blood cells of the translucent zebrafish in order to track the growth of tumours with live images.
University of Manchester researchers have played a vital role in an international study that has revived the 200-year-old question: why do different species share similar stages of embryonic development? Dr Casey Bergman and Dr Dave Gerrard at Manchester's Faculty of Life Sciences collaborated on the project with Pavel Tomancak, at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, and Uwe Ohler, at Duke University, on a study funded by the Human Frontiers of Science Program published in Nature today.
A dietary supplement of the synthetic derivative of vitamin B1 has the potential to prevent heart disease caused by diabetes, according to new research from the University of Bristol, funded by Diabetes UK. Vitamin B1 may help the body to dispose of toxins and therefore protect cells of the heart from becoming damaged.
New theory on the origin of water on Earth
A new theory on the source of terrestrial water has been validated by an international team led by Professor Nora de Leeuw (UCL Chemistry) using computational research. Below Professor de Leeuw describes the implications of the breakthrough. ?The origin of water on our planet is not only of interest for our understanding of the evolution of our own planet and life thereon, but even more so for the increasing exploration of other planets within our solar system and the discovery of potential planetary systems in other galaxies.
A new theory on the source of terrestrial water has been validated by an international team led by Professor Nora de Leeuw (UCL Chemistry) using computational research. Below Professor de Leeuw describes the implications of the breakthrough. ?The origin of water on our planet is not only of interest for our understanding of the evolution of our own planet and life thereon, but even more so for the increasing exploration of other planets within our solar system and the discovery of potential planetary systems in other galaxies.
An international team of scientists have found what they believe could be a novel approach to more effective, targeted relief of chronic pain caused by nerve injuries. Previously, scientists have been able to show that a protein molecule known as PKM zeta is required to store memories. In the case of chronic pain, there is a malfunctioning in the neural process that stores those memories, which prevents the brain from adapting the subsequent behavioural response which would ordinarily allow it to cope with the pain.
Breakthrough in the search for high quality fuels from inexpensive biomass
PA 331/10 Chemical engineering experts at The University of Nottingham have helped a team of international researchers find a way of producing inexpensive renewable liquid fuel out of low grade oils made from renewable products such as farm waste and wood chips. The process, using a unique integrated catalytic process, could open the door to a chemical industry based on renewable biomass feedstock.
PA 331/10 Chemical engineering experts at The University of Nottingham have helped a team of international researchers find a way of producing inexpensive renewable liquid fuel out of low grade oils made from renewable products such as farm waste and wood chips. The process, using a unique integrated catalytic process, could open the door to a chemical industry based on renewable biomass feedstock.
A fragile atmosphere infused with oxygen and carbon-dioxide has been discovered at Saturn's moon Rhea by the Cassini-Huygens mission - the first time a spacecraft has captured direct evidence of an oxygen atmosphere at a world other than Earth. The NASA-led international mission made the discovery using combined data from Cassini's instruments, which includes a sensor designed and built at UCL's (University College London) Mullard Space Science Laboratory.
World first to provide building blocks for new nano devices
PA 322/10 Scientists at The University of Nottingham have made a major breakthrough that could help shape the future of nanotechnology, by demonstrating for the first time that 3-D molecular structures can be built on a surface. The discovery could prove a significant step forward towards the development of new nano devices such as cutting-edge optical and electronic technologies and even molecular computers.
PA 322/10 Scientists at The University of Nottingham have made a major breakthrough that could help shape the future of nanotechnology, by demonstrating for the first time that 3-D molecular structures can be built on a surface. The discovery could prove a significant step forward towards the development of new nano devices such as cutting-edge optical and electronic technologies and even molecular computers.
Liverpool, UK - 17 November 2010: Physicists at the Universities of Liverpool and Swansea have succeeded in trapping atoms of antihydrogen to help further understanding of the origins of the Universe. Researchers have trapped and held the atoms, the anti-matter counterpart of hydrogen, using an experiment called ALPHA at CERN in Switzerland.
University of Manchester scientists have created a new material which could replace or compete with Teflon in thousands of everyday applications. Professor Andre Geim, who along with his colleague Professor Kostya Novoselov won the 2010 Nobel Prize for graphene – the world's thinnest material, has now modified it to make fluorographene – a one-molecule-thick material chemically similar to Teflon.
Study describes a tabletop source of bright, coherent X-rays It could become simpler and cheaper to produce tightly focused beams of high-energy X-rays, according to study Producing tightly focused beams of high energy X-rays, to examine everything from molecular structures to the integrity of aircraft wings, could become simpler and cheaper according to new research.
Liverpool, UK - 6 October 2010: Geologists at the University of Liverpool are excavating a two-million-year-old World Heritage Site in Tanzania to understand how climate variations may have contributed to early human evolution. Olduvai Gorge is a steep-sided ravine on the edge of the Serengeti Plain, East Africa, and is home to some of the world's most important fossil hominins.
Brain chemical finding could open door to new schizophrenia drugs New research has linked psychosis with an abnormal relationship between two signalling chemicals in the brain. Thursday 30 September 2010 New research has linked psychosis with an abnormal relationship between two signalling chemicals in the brain.
Harnessing the potential of the oddly-shaped molecule
PA 252/10 Scientists at The University of Nottingham have made a discovery that could hold important implications for harnessing the potential of a single molecule at the nanoscale. In a paper published , a team of physicists and chemists have demonstrated for the first time the way in which an irregularly shaped molecule is adsorbed on a surface.
PA 252/10 Scientists at The University of Nottingham have made a discovery that could hold important implications for harnessing the potential of a single molecule at the nanoscale. In a paper published , a team of physicists and chemists have demonstrated for the first time the way in which an irregularly shaped molecule is adsorbed on a surface.
Spray-on haute couture unveiled at Science in Style Fashion Show Imperial and Fabrican Ltd celebrate design-led technology at the College - News Tuesday 21 September 2010 By Colin Smith A collection of spray-on haute couture was showcased yesterday at a fashion show at Imperial College London. More than 300 key figures from industry, academia, fashion and the media came to the College to see Dr Manel Torres , Spanish fashion designer and academic visitor at Imperial, unveil his 2011 Spring/Summer Collection at the Science in Style Fashion Show.
Protecting the lungs against "collateral damage" from the immune system A new study has provided fresh insights into how immune responses can cause damage in conditions such as cystic fibrosis. Adapted from a media release issued by the Wellcome Trust Thursday 2 September 2010 A study published online today shows how our bodies try to minimise potential 'collateral damage' caused by our immune system when fighting infection.
Microbes could soon be used to convert metallic wastes into high-value catalysts for generating clean energy, say scientists from the University of Birmingham's School of Biosciences, writing in the September issue of Microbiology. Researchers have discovered the mechanisms that allow the common soil bacterium Desulfovibrio desulfuricans to recover the precious metal palladium from industrial waste sources.
Astronomers at UCL, using the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory, have observed water vapour being formed somewhere it was previously thought to be impossible: in the atmosphere of a red giant carbon star. The major building blocks of life on Earth are water and carbon-based molecules, both of which are synthesised in large quantities by stars like the Sun as they reach the end of their lives.
Scientific breakthrough to pave the way for human stem cell factories
PA 226/10 Large scale, cost-effective stem cell factories able to keep up with demand for new therapies to treat a range of human illnesses are a step closer to reality, thanks to a scientific breakthrough involving researchers at The University of Nottingham.
PA 226/10 Large scale, cost-effective stem cell factories able to keep up with demand for new therapies to treat a range of human illnesses are a step closer to reality, thanks to a scientific breakthrough involving researchers at The University of Nottingham.
