10 March 2010: Royal Society: Protect U.K. Science to Ensure Economic Health - Hot on the heels of the UK Council for Science and Technology's (CST's) Vision for UK Research, the Royal Society this week releases its own report on the future of scientific research in Britain. Read more
17 February 2010: A UK research team has developed new technology that allows a high-resolution still image to be captured alongside very high-speed video. Read more
16 February 2010: Pharmacy students practice diagnostic skills on robotic patient, at the University of Bath. Read more
15 February 2010:
A study by York University researchers reveals that six month old
babies can understand our intentions. Read
more
10 February 2010: Scientists from the University College London have found that living a life of boredom can kill you. Read more
4 February 2010: Brain scan allows unconscious patient to communicate. Read more
4 February 2010: Excessive
Internet use is linked to depression, says Leeds University study. Read more
3 February 2010: New research from University College London rejects 80-year theory of 'primordial soup' as the origin of life. Read more
1 February 2010: Researchers,
from Imperial College London and Harvard University, have grown a
crystal that reveals the structure of the enzyme called integrase that
will lead to better HIV treatments. Read more
26 January 2010: Research
from Malawi, Birmingham and Liverpool shows
two-pronged immune response offers hope for effective Salmonella
vaccine. Read more
22 January 2010: Video of virus in action at the
Imperial College London shows viruses can spread faster than thought
possible. Read more
22 January 2010: A
study by the University of Exeter and the Peninsula Medical School
links thyroid disease with exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA),
an organic chemical used in industrial and consumer goods. Read more
20 January 2010: Researchers at the University of Southampton found fish oil given intravenously to patients in intensive care has found that it results in a shorter length of hospital stay. Read more
19 January 2010: Food scientists at Birmingham University develop appetite-curbing gel. Read more
18 January 2010: Seeking
a viable blood alternative, scientists at the University of Essex have
just submitted a worldwide patent for their engineered hemoglobin. Read
more
11
January 2010: A study by
the University of Exeter provides the first evidence that coral reefs
can recover from the devastating effects of climate change. Read
more
6 January 2010: British study finds mushroom derived drug may help fight cancer. Read more
18 December 2009: Research teams led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have revealed the first comprehensive analyses of cancer genomes. Read more
9 December 2009: A new study from the Universities of Zurich and Royal Holloway London refutes the preconception that testosterone causes aggressive, egocentric, and risky behavior. Read more
8 December 2009: A new study from the University of Cambridge, UK, suggests that a few obese patients are actually lacking a piece of one of their chromosomes. Read more
2 December 2009: Researchers from the University of Bristol further research on 'energy harvesting'. Read more
1 December 2009: UK government's mapping agency develops 3D maps. Read more
30 November 2009:
A British team of researchers has designed a robot capable of
reproducing the behaviour of rats by using whiskers to explore its
environment. Read
more
27 November 2009: Blind man can read after implant at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. Read more
17 November 2009: Consumer watchdog Which? is campaigning for strict rules on the sugar, salt and fat content in food commonly put in kids’ lunchboxes. Read more
17 November 2009:
Scientists advising the UK government have called for an increase in
recommended energy requirement levels. Read
more
13 November 2009:
The UK’s Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) has found
that the ready-made pasta sauces on sale in UK have massive
fluctuations in the salt they contain. Read
more
13 November 2009: University College of London scientists have found enhancing the effects of the brain chemical dopamine influences how people make life choices. Read more
13 November 2009: Creating 3D models with a simple webcam at the University of Cambridge. Read more
11 November 2009: New findings by British and German scientists challenge traditional memory theory. Read more
11 November 2009: Drug shrinks lung cancer tumors in mice at Imperial College London. Read more19 October 2009: Public policy to reduce salt intake has clear health benefits, despite claims that intake is physiologically determined and cannot be controlled by policy, says a UK expert. Read more
15 October 2009: Psychologists at the University of Cardiff found people whose ability to frown is compromised by botox injections are happier, on average, than people who can frown. Read more28 September 2009: A study at University College London has shown subliminal messaging is most effective when the message being conveyed is negative. Read more
28 September 2009: Certain colors more likely to cause epileptic fits, researchers at the University of London find. Read more23 September 2009: Scientists at the University of Liverpool have uncovered what happens to biomimetic nanoparticles when they enter human cells. Read more
22 September 2009: Researchers at the University of Bath have used nature for inspiration in designing a new type of swimming robot. Read more
18 September 2009: A study of Oxford University rowers found athletes who exercise together can tolerate twice as much pain as when they workout alone. Read more
18 September 2009: German and British scientists shed light on how the genetic change helped early Europeans drink milk without becoming ill. Read more
17 September 2009: A skeleton, found at one of the most important, but least understood, Roman sites in Britain is puzzling experts from The University of Nottingham. Read more
15 September
2009: New research conducted by British and French scientists
has identified three genes that are linked to the development of
Alzheimer's disease. Read more
14 September 2009: Teeth and
bones from late Ice Age animals, including hyenas, deer and woolly
rhinos, have been discovered by archaeologists at a cave in Devon. Read
more
14 September 2009: A study by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests computers are now better at lip-reading than humans. Read more
11 September 2009: Master gene that switches on disease-fighting cells identified by scientists in London. Read more
10 September 2009: Scottish scientists say they have discovered several bacterial strains that are capable of neutralizing toxins produced by blue-green algae. Read more
10 September 2009: Researchers at the University of Leicester and Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology in Portugal studied new protective properties of vitamin C in cells from the human skin. Read more
9 September 2009: Researchers at The University of Manchester, England, have uncovered new details about how the cells in our bodies communicate with each other. Read more
7 September 2009:
Students and academics at the University of Sheffield have come up with
a way to reconstruct the voice of patients after they have had a
laryngectomy operation. Read
more
7 September 2009: Researchers
from the University of Birmingham produced stable cocoa butter
water-in-oil emulsions containing up to 60 per cent water by mass. Read
more
4 September 2009:
Leading
cereal manufacturers in the UK are meeting the Food Standards Agency
(FSA) today to urge the body to pull a €3.44m advertising campaign on
salt consumption. Read
more
4 September 2009: A team from
the University of Bristol’s newly established Centre for Nanoscience
and Quantum Information has performed the first calculation performed
on optical quantum computer chip. Read more
1 September 2009: We may be underestimating the antioxidant content of fruit and vegetables, according to an international team of scientists from Spain and the UK. Read more
1 September 2009:
A team from
Glasgow University was able to search a document index 20 times quicker
than a standard processor thereby reducing the energy and carbon cost
of search engine requests. Read more
31 August 2009:
UK consumers have been warned not to drink a range of clay-based
beverages marketed for digestive benefits and detoxifying qualities as
they contain harmful levels of arsenic and lead. Read
more
28 August 2009: Driverless,
battery-powered pod-cars will soon zip passengers around part of
London's Heathrow Airport. Read
more
28 August 2009: Scientists at the University of the West of England a have received a grant to develop the first ever fully biological (no silicon components) amorphous non-silicon biological robot, plasmobot, using plasmodium, the vegetative stage of the slime mould Physarum polycephalum. Read more
26 August 2009: British scientists say they have developed a way to stop breast cancer tumours growing and spreading, which could save millions of lives every year. Read more
25 August 2009: A
pre-release version of Google wave was available at the Science Online London
conference Google Wave is an online collaboration and
communication tool that is essentially e-mail crossed with an instant
messenger. Read
more
25 August 2009: Scientists in the UK have gained new insights
into the way Leishmania parasites, which infect close to 12 million
people worldwide, increase their rate of survival during the initial
stages of infection. The results, published in the journal Public
Library of Science (PLoS) Pathology, could help in the development of
new vaccines against the most common form of this disfiguring disease. Read
more
18 August 2009: The Royal Society Enterprise Fund today confirmed that it has completed its first investment. Novacem, a start-up company developing green cement systems, has raised more than £1 million equity from a syndicate comprising The Royal Society Enterprise Fund, Imperial Innovations Group plc and the London Technology Fund. Read more
30 June
2009: Geological landforms indicate the 'recent' warm
weather on Mars. Read
more
29 June
2009: A protein known as REST plays a central role in
switching specific genes on and off, thereby determining how specific
traits develop in offspring. Read
more
29 June 2009: A signal molecule made by the human body
that triggers the immune system into action may be important in
rheumatoid arthritis. By blocking this signal, it may be possible to
develop more effective arthritis treatments. Read more
29 June 2009: Evidence is found that Cognitive
Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is of no value in schizophrenia and has
limited effect on depression. Read more
29 June 2009: The first comprehensive effort to pinpoint
the genetic causes of learning disability has narrowed down the genes
involved from a potential list of thousands to several dozen key genes.
Read more
26 June
2009: A research team has discovered a technique to
safely handle and transport white phosphorous, a “chemical demon”. Read more
26 June 2009: US seniors performed significantly better
than their counterparts in England on standard tests of memory and
cognitive function. Read
more
26 June 2009: Investigations into the gene EIF4E began
with the study of one child with severe autism. He was found to have a
rare re-arrangement of chromosomes. EIF4E, important for learning and
memory, is a cause of autism. Read more
25 June
2009: A unique collection of rare Manchester maps reveals
how worries about congestion and binge drinking were just as prevalent
100-years-ago as they are today. Read more
25 June 2009: An
extraordinary set of high-resolution images has been unveiled, that
gave an insight into the plan of the Roman town of Venta Icenorum at
Caistor St Edmund in Norfolk. Read more
24 June
2009: Stem cell treatment gives hope to Crohn's disease
sufferers. Read
more
24 June 2009: Backtracking on DNA. In converting the
information stored in DNA into a form in which it can be used, a high
level of precision is required. Read more
24 June 2009: Research shows that work-related stress
today damages national output even more than the loss to national
output due to strikes at the peak of industrial unrest in the 1970s. Read more
23 June
2009: Scientists have reconstructed sea-level
fluctuations over the last 520,000 years. Comparison of this record
with data on global climate and CO2 levels from Antarctic ice cores
suggests that even stabilization at today's CO2 levels may commit us to
much greater sea-level rise over the next couple of millennia. Read more
23 June 2009: Challenges
for a digital Britain. The Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) 2009 shows
that while most British internet users (84%) are extremely confident
about using new technology and see the internet as central to many
activities, over half of non-users of the internet (57%) now distrust
new technology more than they did before. Read more
23 June 2009: Nickel, an important trace nutrient for the
single cell organisms that produce methane, may be a useful isotopic
marker to pinpoint the past origins of these methanogenic microbes. Read more
22 June
2009: Withdrawal of the painkiller co-proxamol from use
in the UK has led to a major reduction in suicides and accidental
poisonings involving the drug. Read more
22 June 2009: Electric fish can give clues to solving a
fiendishly complex mathematical problem: a mathematical conundrum
related to EIT called the Inverse Conductivity problem. Read more
22 June 2009: The UK's 'taste dialects' defined for the
first time -- where we are born not only determines how we speak but
also how we taste our food and drink. Read more
19 June
2009: 3D printing for new tissues and organs. A more
effective way to build plastic scaffolds on which new tissues and even
whole organs might be grown in the laboratory. Read
more
18 June
2009: The first European store, in UK, to feature
"Kinetic Road Plates" that capture energy as cars drive over them into
the parking lot. Read
more
18 June 2009: A new type
of ‘laser’ for generating ultra-high frequency sound waves, instead of
light, has taken a major step towards becoming a unique and highly
useful 21st century technology. Read more
18 June 2009: New empirical research identifies
successful strategies for the exploitation of television formats. The
UK has emerged as the world's major format developer, accounting for
between 20-50% of all format hours broadcast annually worldwide. Read more
17 June
2009: A new type of robot being developed -- the
'cargo-screening ferret' -- will make it easier to detect drugs,
weapons, explosives and illegal immigrants concealed in cargo
containers. Read
more
17 June 2009: Britain seeks to become the world's
'digital capital' by building cutting-edge broadband, telecoms and
media infrastructure. Read more
17 June 2009: A new link
between a rare childhood disorder -- Aicardi-Goutičres syndrome (AGS)
-- and a common immune system disease -- the autoimmune disorder
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Read more
17 June 2009: Researchers have solved a genetic problem
that causes the accumulation of male hormones - called androgens - in
women. Read more
17 June 2009: Geologists at the University of Leicester
have shown that an ancient Ice Age, once regarded as a brief ‘blip’, in
fact lasted for 30 million years. Read more
16 June
2009: One of the mechanisms governing how our physical
features and behavioural traits have evolved over centuries has been
discovered. Read
more
12 June
2009: The bacteria pneumococcus (Streptococcus
pneumoniae) -- causing diseases such as pneumonia and bacterial
meningitis, and amounting to approximately one million deaths every
year globally -- have acquired antibiotic resistance by occasionally
picking up DNA from other bacteria, even from other species. Read more
12 June 2009: The first electric aircraft to fly in the
UK under the recently introduced sub-115 kg regime, which allows single
seat, lightweight aircraft to be developed and flown. Read more
11 June
2009: A team has taken inspiration from the shell of the
Cyphochilus beetle to understand how to produce a new kind of white
coating for paper. Read
more
11 June 2009: A new appetite suppressant is identified
for promoting weight loss in rodents and may one day be used to develop
an effective anti-obesity treatment. Read more
11 June 2009: ‘Refactoring’ -- 'Anti-aging' technique for
computer software systems. Read more
10 June
2009: Neolithic tombs, also known as long barrows, are
found at a site at Damerham, Hampshire -- a prehistoric complex
including two 6,000-year-old tombs. Read
more
10 June 2009: The same technique to be used in Mars
mission could also be used to recycle the prodigious amounts of water
necessary to process tar sand deposits and turn them into conventional
petroleum. Read
more
8 June
2009: A team of physicists and engineers at Bristol
University has demonstrated exquisite control of single particles of
light — photons — on a silicon chip to make a major advance towards
long-sought-after quantum technologies, including super-powerful
quantum computers and ultra-precise measurements. Read more
5 June
2009: Researchers at the University of Leeds have devised
a more accurate method of dating ancient human migration - even when no
corroborating archaeological evidence exists. Read more
4 June
2009: An academic from Queen Mary, University of London
has launched a series of videos featuring magic tricks that are
conjured from a mathematical perspective. Read more
3 June
2009: New research suggests having the TV on may impair
young children's development by reducing the amount of conversation
between infant and adult. Read more
3 June 2009: Revolutionary
ultrasonic nanotechnology that could allow scientists to see inside a
patient's individual cells to help diagnose serious illnesses is being
developed by researchers at The University of Nottingham. Read more
2 June 2009:
Scientists in Britain had found the first genes that are associated
with testicular cancer, the commonest form of cancer for men between
the ages of 15 and 45. Read
more
2 June 2009: Astrophysicists in UK have discovered that a
mystery stellar explosion recorded in 2006 may have marked the unusual
death of an equally unusually carbon-rich star. Read more
29 May
2009: Ancient
mudstones could provide alternative source of energy. This alternative
to oil could be found in ancient sea deposits dating 300 million years
ago. Read
more
29 May 2009: A viral strain which can be used to make a
vaccine against swine flu has been produced by UK scientists. Read more
29 May 2009: A
previously unknown giant volcanic eruption that led to global mass
extinction 260 million years ago has been uncovered by scientists at
the
University of Leeds. Read more
29 May 2009: Britain's cuckoo bird, known for its
distinctive call, is in danger of extinction along with 51 other
species. Read more
29 May 2009: A one-two punch is devised to stop HIV.
First, a new protein that can kill the virus when used as a
microbicide. Then how it might be possible to manufacture this protein
in quantities large enough to make it affordable. Read more
28 May 2009: In the
first comprehensive comparison between the genes of mice and humans,
scientists from institutions across America, Sweden and the UK reveal
that there are more genetic differences between the two species than
previously thought. 1/5 of mouse genes are new copies that have emerged
in the last 90 million years of mouse evolution. Read more
27 May 2009: Scientists
at The University of Manchester have developed a new way of dating
archaeological objects – using fire and water to unlock their 'internal
clocks'. Read
more
27 May 2009: It takes the brain just 200 milliseconds to
gather most of the information it needs from a facial expression to
determine a person’s emotional state. Read more
27 May 2009: Stem cells that respond after a severe
injury in the lungs of mice may be a source of rapidly dividing cells
that lead to lung cancer. Read more
26 May 2009: A novel
mechanism of the action of corticosteroids in allergic diseases. Read
more
26 May 2009: Rooks, a member of the crow family, are
capable of using and making tools, modifying them to work and even
using 2 tools in a sequence. Read more
25 May
2009: Scientists at Oxford University have tamed a virus
so that it attacks and destroys cancer cells but does not harm healthy
cells. Read more
22 May
2009: Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast have
discovered a new eco-friendly way of dissolving wood using ionic
liquids that may help its transformation into popular products such as
bio fuels, textiles, clothes and paper. Read
more
22 May 2009: Wings which redirect air to waggle sideways
could cut airline fuel bills by 20%. Read more
22 May 2009: UK's attempts to stop swine flu called
flawed. Containment by using Tamiflu may be a flawed concept. Read more
21 May
2009: It has been discovered that whether someone is a
'people-person' may depend on the structure of their brain: the greater
the concentration of brain tissue in certain parts of the brain, the
more likely they are to be a warm, sentimental person. Read more
21 May 2009: The psychological reasons consumers may fall
victim to mass marketed scams are revealed today in a groundbreaking
research. Read more
21 May 2009: Using fire and water to unlock the 'internal
clocks' of archaeological objects. Read more
20 May
2009: Researchers in London have demonstrated the ability
of adult stem cells from bone marrow (mesenchymal stem cells, or MSCs)
to deliver a cancer-killing protein to tumors. Read more
20 May 2009: For the first time UK scientists have shown
what the food poisoning bug Salmonella feeds on to survive as it causes
infection: glucose. Read
more
19 May
2009: As a fast and efficient means of transport,
jellyfish-like organisms known as Pyrosoma atlanticum could play a
major role in the marine carbon cycle. Read
more
19 May 2009: A new type of air-fuelled battery could give
up to ten times the energy storage of designs currently available,
paving the way for a new generation of electric cars, mobile phones and
laptops. Read
more
18 May
2009: A common genetic variant is identified, that
explains why some women may find it more difficult to quit smoking
during pregnancy. Read
more
14 May
2009: British scientists said on 13 May 2009 that they
had figured out key steps in the process by which life on Earth may
have emerged from a seething soup of simple chemicals. Read more
13 May
2009: A technique using microwaves to destroy liver
tumours has treated more than 100 patients in the UK and other patients
are now being treated internationally. Read more
11 May
2009: Scientists have worked out the genetic fingerprint
of the Influenza A H1N1 virus which will help understand how it
operates and the parts that can be used to manufacture a vaccine. Read
more
6 May 2009:
A racing car that is powered by chocolate, guided by a carrot
steering wheel and has bodywork made from potatoes, was unveiled in
Britain. Read
more
5 May 2009:
Fossil magnetism helps prove mass extinction theory. Were major
extinction events real biological catastrophes or were they merely the
result of gaps in the fossil record? Read more
5 May 2009: Engineers at the University of Ulster are the
first to create diamond nanorods with a diameter as thin as 2.1 nm. Read more
4 May 2009:
A team of genetics experts in Southampton is working against the
clock to produce the world's first DNA test for the Mexican strain of
swine flu. Read
more
1 May 2009:
Making quantum cryptography practical. Quantum cryptography is a
completely secure means of communication. Researchers from Toshiba and
Cambridge University have developed high speed detectors to receive
more information faster. Read more
30 April
2009: Addictive behaviour is determined by conscious,
rapid thought processes, not necessarily by the content of visual
stimuli -- attentional bias -- as previously thought. Read more
29 April
2009: Toward constructing a systems biology map of iron
metabolism. A ressearch team has put together a general network of
chemicals and reactions important for the many steps and reactions that
constitute iron metabolism. Read more
28 April
2009: New research published on April 27 2009 warns of a
6-month time lag before effective vaccines can be manufactured in the
event of a pandemic flu outbreak. Read more
27 April
2009: There are new advances in researching a new kind of
memory, called 'racetrack' memory, which could become the standard
method of storing information on home computers. Read
more
27 April 2009: Quantum entangled systems can be easily
‘disturbed’ by their environment. This is turned into an advantage
which promises quantum sensors that are fundamentally more sensitive.
Read more
27 April 2009: Fossilised corals from tropical Tahiti
show that the behaviour of ice sheets is much more volatile and dynamic
than previously thought. Read more
27 April 2009: Scientists at the University of Glasgow
have unravelled the woolly history of sheep domestication by examining
retroviruses preserved in the animal’s DNA. Read more
24 April
2009: Research by astronomers at the Dublin Institute of
Advanced Studies suggests that shadows hold the key to how giant
star-forming structures like the famous "Pillars of Creation" take
shape. Read more
24 April 2009: Study
sheds new light on why breast-fed babies grow more slowly. These babies
are less likely to become overweight children later on. Read more
23 April
2009: House-hunting rock ants collectively manage to
choose the best nest-site without needing to study all their options. Read more
23 April 2009: Lip-reading computers can detect different
languages. Read
more
23 April 2009: Researchers at the University of Leeds
have developed chemicals which kill the most deadly malaria-causing
parasite, Plasmodium falciparum - including those resistant to existing
drugs. Read more
22 April
2009: A UK study into children’s happiness and safety has
revealed that only 11 percent of children surveyed are carefree and
free from worry. Read
more
22 April 2009: London
students have discovered that a planet about the same size as Jupiter
passes directly in front of the Sun-like star it orbits for the first
time. Read more
21 April
2009: Human foetal stem cells can effectively be used to
treat back leg ischaemic ulcers in a model of type 1 diabetes. Read more
20 April
2009: A multi-disciplinary team of scientists from the
University of Leicester could be potentially paving the way for the
development of a powerful new strategy for both the early diagnosis and
treatment of prostate cancer -- to use cutting edge nanotechnology to
identify a pioneering treatment. Read more
17 April
2009: Researchers
break the animal kingdom's colour code. Researchers have used computer
models to trace the evolution of this extravagant colouring. Read more
15 April 2009: Hope for
women whose babies stop growing
in womb. The so-far incurable growth disorder is to be offered a
pioneering gene therapy that could treat the condition in the womb. Read
more
15 April 2009: Scientists at the University of Glasgow
have developed the world’s smallest diamond transistor, half the size
of the previous smallest diamond transistor developed by Japanese firm.
Read more
9 April
2009: After 2 years spent analyzing data from the
Balloon-borne Large-Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope (BLAST) project,
an international group of astronomers and astrophysicists from Canada,
the U.S. and the U.K. reveals that half of the starlight of the
Universe comes from young, star-forming galaxies several billion light
years away. Read
more
9 April 2009: Melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin
cancer, is now the most common cancer in young British women in UK. Read more
7 April
2009: Bananas are a staple crop of Rwanda. A large
percentage of the fruit — skins, leaves and stems — is left to rot as
waste. By producing banana briquettes that could be burnt for cooking
and heating, fuel can be produced. Read more
6 April
2009: It is presumed that women are innately equipped
through their gender and genes to deal calmly with the rigors of
pregnancy, childbirth and childcare. A new study at the University of
Warwick suggests this may not be the case and that many women, in fact,
feel both ill-equipped and ignorant when it comes to the challenges of
pregnancy and motherhood. Read
more
6 April 2009: Medieval climate over Europe was heated by
the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). This oscillation pattern, defined
as the pressure difference between the Icelandic Low and the Azores
High, also influences modern-day weather conditions and has contributed
to the recent droughts in North Africa and floods in North-Central
Europe. Read more
3 April
2009: Single test could cut global deaths from cervical
cancer. It detects the human papillomavirus, which is the main cause of
cervical cancer. Read more
3 April 2009: British multinationals operating in
countries that lack basic human rights give around 70% more money to
charity than firms that do not have a presence in such politically
controversial nations. Read more
2 April
2009: Children born extremely prematurely (before the
26th week of pregnancy) face a high risk of developing learning
difficulties by the age of 11. Read
more
2 April 2009: A new
mathematical formula that could be used to give advance warning of
where a tsunami is likely to hit and how destructive it will be has
been worked out by scientists at Newcastle University. Read more
2 April 2009: Researchers at the King's College London
have published new research which indicates that women with severe
mental illness are more likely to have been abused in childhood that
the general population. But the same association has not been found in
men. Read more
1 April
2009: The giant cats that roamed the British Isles, as
well as Europe and North America, as recently as 13,000 years ago were
lions rather than giant jaguars or tigers. Read more
1 April 2009: A humanoid
robot newly acquired by Imperial College London will lead to a deeper
understanding of human intelligence. Read more
1 April 2009: A study at the University of Leeds has
shown, for the first time, that C. elegans worms crawl and swim using
the same gait, overturning the widely accepted belief that these 2
behaviours are completely different. Read more
1 April 2009: Researchers at University College Cork have
used bioengineering to produce a new generation of natural antibiotics
that target harmful micro-organisms such as MRSA and the food-borne
pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes. Read more
31 March
2009: New breakthrough has an enormous impact on crop
production as global warming increases. A single gene is identified to
be responsible for controlling plant growth to elevated temperature. Read more
30 March
2009: In a new study, researchers at Brandeis University
and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (Cambridge, U.K.) for the
first time shed light on a crucial step in the complex process by which
human genetic information is transmitted to action in the human cell
and frequently at which point genetic disease develops in humans. Read more
30 March 2009: Scientists from the University of
Manchester are to benefit from a 10m-euro grant designed to support
radio astronomy across Europe. Read
more
27 March
2009: A new technology which dramatically improves the
sensitivity of Magnetic Resonance techniques including those used in
hospital scanners and chemistry laboratories has been developed by
scientists at the University of York. Read more
26 March
2009: Researchers in the UK have designed reagents that
are well suited to fight MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus) and other pathogens associated with antibiotic-resistant
infections. Read
more
25 March
2009: With satiety food formulations on the rise,
breakthrough research from British scientists offers a deeper insight
into the role of gut hormones on appetite and why a low GI (glycaemic
index) meal, such as a morning bowl of porridge, keeps consumers
feeling fuller. Read
more
25 March 2009: Medical experts at The University of
Nottingham have shown that an innovative anti-microbial catheter could
vastly improve treatment and the quality of life for many
community-based dialysis patients. Read more
24 March
2009: Researchers in the School of Life & Health
Sciences at Aston University in Birmingham, UK are developing a novel
new way to model how the human brain works by creating a living
representation of the brain. Read
more
24 March 2009: For first time, it is demonstrated that a
critical link is found between the Siberian climate and mild winters in
the UK. Read more
23 March
2009: A new study into plant sex discovered that a
particular gene switches on 'the essence of male'. The study takes to a
new level understanding of the genes needed for successful plant
reproduction and seed production. Read
more
23 March 2009: Alcohol-related deaths in England and
Wales are twice as high among people born in Scotland or Ireland
compared with the rest of the population. Read
more
20 March
2009: Global crisis: Growing world population will cause
a "perfect storm" of food, energy and water shortages by 2030. Read more
20 March 2009: British-built robotic fish can detect
pollution in the water. They are released into the sea off Spain. Read more
20 March 2009: Populations in The Gambia -- where around
a third of marriages are between second cousins -- are more susceptible
to diseases such as hepatitis B and tuberculosis (TB). Read more
19 March
2009: Scientists at The University of Nottingham have
uncovered a vital new biological clue that could lead to more effective
treatments for a children's brain tumour that currently kills more than
60 per cent of young sufferers. Read more
18 March
2009: Autosub, a robot submarine built and developed by
the UK's National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, has successfully
completed a high-risk campaign of 6 missions travelling under an
Antarctic glacier. Read
more
18 March 2009: A lack of Vitamin D, due to reduced
sunlight, has been linked to depression and the symptoms of Seasonal
Affective Disorder (SAD), but research by the University of Warwick
shows there is no clear link between the levels of vitamin D in the
blood and depression. Read more
16 March
2009: Geo-engineering solutions to carbon problem
studied. Ideas such as creating artificial trees to absorb carbon
dioxide, or reflecting sunlight away from the Earth, are under
consideration. Read
more
16 March 2009: Engineers at the University of Leicester
have invented a new technique in the manufacture of ceramics that has
the potential to save the industry time and costs while reducing
wastage. Read more
13 March
2009: Plans to protect and conserve Scotland's freshwater
fisheries have been launched. Read
more
11 March
2009: UK organic farmers will not have the option to
switch to conventional animal feed during the recession, the Soil
Association has decided, as a consultation raised concern for consumer
confidence. Read
more
10 March
2009: Quantum doughnuts slow and freeze light at will:
'fast computing & slow glass'. Read more
9 March
2009: Scientists have discovered a novel one-dimensional
ice chain structure built from pentagons that may prove to be a step
toward the development of new materials which can be used to seed
clouds and cause rain. Read more
6 March
2009: Researchers at the UK's University of Liverpool
have discovered the atomic structure of the 'binding' between a brain
protein and an antibody that could be vital in the search for a cure
for neurodegenerative diseases such as variant CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Disease). Read
more
6 March 2009: Scientists determine 3D structure of
proteins in living cells for the first time. Read more
6 March 2009: Scientists
from Cambridge University have discovered four rare mutations of a gene
associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D) that reduce the risk of
developing the disease. Read more
6 March 2009: Archaeologists
have uncovered the earliest known evidence of horses being domesticated
by humans. The discovery suggests that horses were both ridden and
milked. Read more
6 March 2009: Scientists at the University of Liverpool
have determined the atomic structure of the 'binding' between a brain
protein and an antibody that could be key to treating patients with
diseases such as Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD). Read more
5 March
2009: A team of scientists at the University of Leeds in
the UK has found that vinegar may have the special touch to make
chromium compounds in polluted water harmless. Read
more
5 March 2009: The first
virtual reality technology to let you see, hear, smell, taste and
touch. The first virtual reality headset that can stimulate all five
senses will be unveiled at a major science event in London. Read more
5 March 2009: Researchers at the University of Leeds have
made a significant step forward in understanding the causes of some
forms of deafness. Read
more
5 March 2009: An
investigation into the life of an obscure but energetic eighteenth
century Ulsterman has provided a vivid insight into early Hanoverian
Britain. Read more
5 March 2009: Scientists from The University of
Nottingham will study the potential health benefits of parasitic worms
as part of a study investigating treatments for people with the
autoimmune condition multiple sclerosis (MS). Read more
4 March
2009: The great deal of time and money expended in drug
trials can be saved. The drug development process can be made faster
and cheaper by a 'molecular nose' being pioneered in a joint venture
between the University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow. Read more
3 March
2009: A drug that targets genetic flaws in blood cancer
cells was launched in the UK, the first medicine to treat the cause of
the disease. Read
more
3 March 2009: UK
astronomers, using a telescope aboard the NASA Swift Satellite, have
captured information from the early stages of a gamma ray burst - the
most violent and luminous explosions occurring in the Universe since
the Big Bang. Read
more
3 March 2009: The growing trend to move miles away from
hometowns and family for work is leaving many women feeling 'ignorant
and ill-equipped' to cope with pregnancy and childbirth. Read more
2 March
2009: Britain's birds, such as the lapwing and Scottish
crossbill, facing extinction as climate change leaves them with nowhere
to go. In addition, other European breeds arrive. Read
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2 March 2009: Scientists
from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered how changes to a
frog's immune system may be the key to beating a viral infection which
is devastating frog populations across the UK. Read more
27 February
2009: The British general public is not taking climate
change seriously, partly because the media does not publicise it as
much as it should. Read
more
27 February 2009: Great Depression spurred ‘amazing’
period of creativity in British economic history. Read more
27 February 2009: Scientists study emerging strains of
superbug Clostridium difficile, a relatively common infection usually
acquired in hospitals which has caused a significant number of deaths
throughout the UK and the world. Read more
27 February 2009: British researcher says Facebook a
brain drain. "As a consequence, the mid-21st century mind might almost
be infantilized, characterized by short attention spans,
sensationalism, inability to empathize and a shaky sense of identity." Read more
26 February
2009: The human brain behaves like a colony of ants, with
the individual 0 creatures interacting like cells. Read
more
26 February 2009: Scientists from University of London
have discovered that an ancient system of communication found in
primitive bacteria, may also explain how plants and algae control the
process of photosynthesis. Read more
26 February 2009: British butterfly reveals role of
habitat for species responding to climate change. Read more
24 February
2009: A study has found that more than twice as many men
die every year in Scotland from alcohol misuse than women. Read more
23 February
2009: Scientists have found evidence that magnetism is
involved in the mechanism behind high temperature superconductivity. Read more
23 February 2009: A team
of British scientists have come one step closer to curing nut allergies
after a small-scale clinical trial in which they successfully built up
children's tolerance to peanuts. Read more
20 February
2009: Psoriasis, an inflammatory skin condition, affects
1- 5% of the population in each European country. Prevalence is higher
in Scandinavia and northern Europe. Experts found that people lacking
the genes LCE3B and LCE3C have a greater chance of being affected. Read
more
18 February
2009: A database detailing the life history of more than
4,000 animal species has been developed by scientists for study in
areas such as ageing, evolution and conservation. Read more
16 February
2009: A new research platform soon to be available at the
leading UK science facility, Diamond Light Source, will help uncover
ancient secrets that have been locked away for centuries. Read more
12 February
2009: EU-funded cosmologists in the UK have produced
images detailing the 'Cosmic Dawn', the arrangement of the first big
galaxies in the universe. Researchers hope the computer-simulated
results will advance our understanding of dark matter. Read
more
12 February 2009: Scientists have discovered a chemical
that stops stem cells from turning into other cell types, allowing
researchers to use these cells to develop new medical treatments more
easily. Read
more
12 February 2009: A Newcastle University study has shown
that obese women who become pregnant have an increased risk of their
baby being born with certain abnormalities, including spina bifida. Read more
12 February 2009: Scientists to sequence DNA of British
wheat varieties. Read
more
12 February 2009: Actinide research paper refines decades
of actinide science. Actinides encompass the 15 chemical elements that
lie between actinium and lawrencium included on the periodic table,
with atomic numbers 89-103. Read more
11 February 2009:
The dieback of the Amazonian forests caused by climate change is not
inevitable but remains a distinct possibility. Read more
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