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Edinburgh Scientists help find Cholesterol Gene Link

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2010-08-17 09:22
An international team of scientists has discovered 95 genes linked with high cholesterol.
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Edinburgh University Recognised by Prime Minister

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2010-08-09 08:50
The University of Edinburgh has received praise from British Prime Minister David Cameron for its efforts in carbon capture research.Speaking during his official visit to India, Mr Cameron emphasised the value of the research in
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Bad news for sun lovers

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2010-08-06 12:26
Is an even tan an unattainable fantasy? A new study, funded by the University of Edinburgh, suggests that this is the case.
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Advice for Girl Geeks with business ideas!

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2010-08-06 12:23
A free expert advice service has been launched to help Scotland's female geeks get ideas off the ground.Girl Geek Scotland is a new network for women interested in science, engineering and computing who wish to start up a technology-related company.The University of Edinburgh's Informatics Ventures- an enterprise which connects innovators with hi-tech entrepreneurs - provides funding for a series
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Killer T cells fight back the tumours of transplant patients

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2010-07-21 14:43
Approximately 10% of patients may develop cancer in the first years following an organ transplant, and around 50% of these will die even with standard treatment.
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Saving lives of drug users with the help of methadone

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2010-07-21 14:41
Around 1% of young adults in UK inject heroin. This is associated with an increased risk of death and illness, mainly as a result of overdose or bloodborne infection, such as HIV and Hepatitis C.Previously, methadone prescription for heroin users was only seen as a short-term treatment that provides a faster route to full recovery and abstinence.
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It's a Dogslife

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2010-07-06 09:57
Researchers at The Roslin Institute and The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies are teaming up to find out how diet and exercise can influence a dogs susceptibility to illness.
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From stem cells to blood: Highlights of Festival of Science and Arts in London

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2010-06-30 14:19

The Festival of Science and Arts, in its 5 years history, has arisen to more than 30,000 expected visitors and 27 displays. Read more »

Mysteries of dark matter set to be exposed

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2010-06-24 13:25

A new telescope wielding the world's most powerful digital camera promises to reveal the secrets of the Universe as it begins its observations of the night sky.This fresh new telescope, called Pan-STARRS sky survey telescope (aka PS1), will equip scientists with a better method to understand and learn about dark matter and dark energy "“ a substance never proven to exist but that is thought to Read more »

"Let's get connected": Networking of yeast proteins

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2010-06-24 13:15
A large scale study of yeast proteins has revealed the complex interactions between them, with the screening of proteins and statistical analysis enabling the identification of almost 2000 connections.The resu
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