Health news: 2013

May
- Malaria parasites manipulate mosquitoes - Press release - 16 May
  Scientists will attempt to find out how malaria parasites manipulate their mosquito hosts after discovering that smell could be a major factor…
- Stem cell renewal process discovery - Press release - 3 May
  Scientists have made a fundamental discovery about how the properties of embryonic stem cells are controlled…
- Research reveals trade-offs’ between reproduction and lifespan - News - 2 May
  Research published today in the journal Evolution reveals how fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) that are subjected to continual competition…
April
- Scientists throw new light on DNA copying process - News - 18 April
  Research led by a scientist at the University of York has thrown new light on the way breakdowns in the DNA copying process inside cells can contribute to…
- Scientists identify brain’s ‘molecular memory switch’ - Press release - 3 April
  Scientists have identified a key molecule responsible for triggering the chemical processes in our brain linked to our formation of memories…
March
- Study maps human metabolism in health and disease - News - 5 March
  Scientists have produced an instruction manual for the human genome that provides a framework to better understand the relationship…
February
- Health by stealth - Feature - 28 February
  Many people are aware of government guidelines for a well-balanced diet: to eat plenty of wholegrain foods, fruit and vegetables…
- New £7.8M research facility for healthy ageing - News - 28 February
  The Babraham Institute has opened a new £7.8M cutting-edge research building yesterday, uniting all of the Institute’s academic research groups…
- New tool in the fight against tropical diseases - News - 27 February
  A novel tool exploits baker’s yeast to expedite the development of new drugs to fight multiple tropical diseases, including malaria…
- Lack of sleep alters human gene activity - News - 27 February
  New research from the University of Surrey has found that as little as one week of inadequate sleep is enough to alter the activity…
- Scientists using trackers on cows to develop early warning system for illness - News - 26 February
  Wireless tracking sensors are being used on a herd of dairy cows to monitor their health in new research aimed at helping farmers spot that cows are unwell…
- Schizophrenia genes increase chance of IQ loss, study shows - Press release - 21 February
  People who are at greater genetic risk of schizophrenia are more likely to see a fall in IQ as they age, even if they do not develop the condition…
- Research shows how ‘Mallard’ dye fills need for speed in surgery - News - 14 February
  Scientists at the University of York have developed a new medical tool which could help surgeons carrying out complex procedures in the operating…
- Research makes light work of fixing broken bones - Press release - 11 February
  Artificial bone, created using stem cells and a new lightweight plastic, could soon be used to heal shattered limbs…
- Pioneering drug discovery gets major funding to move to next stage - Press release - 7 February
  A pioneering drug development team at the University of Aberdeen has received a £1.5M funding boost to accelerate the progress of multiple novel drug…
- Would you like to supersize that? - Feature - 4 February
  Decisions about portion size have a major influence on the number of calories we consume. And it appears that our expectations of satiety can have a major…
January
- Scientists discover potential new target in fight against ‘superbug’ - Press release - 30 January
  University of Cambridge researchers have discovered how an antibiotic-resistant superbug exploits oxygen-limited conditions in the lungs…
- Omega-3 can help laying hens avoid bone damage - Press release - 28 January
  Most of us are aware of the potential health benefits of omega-3 found in fish oil and flax seed. Now researchers have found that omega-3 could help…
- Quadruplex DNA found in human cells - News - 25 January
  60 years after Watson and Crick’s ground breaking paper described the double helix structure of DNA, researchers at the University of Cambridge…
- ‘Jet-lagged’ fruit flies provide clues for body clock synchronisation - Press release - 21 January
  New research led by a team at Queen Mary, University of London, has found evidence of how daily changes in temperature affect the fruit fly’s internal clock…
- Weight loss helps to oust worms - Press release - 18 January
  Scientists from The University of Manchester have discovered that weight loss plays an important role in the body’s response to fighting off intestinal worms…
- Former Innovator of the Year given £500,000 to develop antibiotic company - News - 15 January
  A former BBSRC Innovator of the Year has received £500,000 of investment from a venture capital firm to continue developing new antibiotics…
- Do hens have friends? – It seems not - News - 15 January
  A Royal Veterinary College study has found that hens reared in commercial conditions do not form friendships and are not particular about who…
- New drug for bipolar disorder may offer fewer side effects - News - 14 January
  A drug for bipolar disorder that works like lithium, the most common and effective treatment for the condition, but without lithium's toxicity and problem…
- Brain rhythms help sense of location - Press release - 11 January
  Scientists have shed light on how mechanisms in the brain work to give us a sense of location. Research at the University of Edinburgh tracked electrical…
- New steroid discovery could improve Parkinson’s treatment - News - 8 January
  Scientists have identified two steroid-type molecules that play an important role in the survival and production of nerve cells in the brain…

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