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VLT Observations Address the Age of the Universe
The stream of important scientific results from ESOs Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal (Chile) is increasing. Astronomers have had access to the first of the four 8.2-m telescopes since April 1999 and research articles based on observations with this new powerful facility are beginning to... view more (1999-12-17)

ESC Congress 2003: Hypothermia - good for both brain and heart?
IMPORTANT: This press release accompanies both a presentation and an ESC press conference given at the ESC Congress 2003. Written by the investigator himself/herself, this press release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Society of Cardiology ESC Congress 2003: Cold comfort -... view more (2003-09-02)

Kingston University Launches Courses To Counter Technology Skills' Shortage
Kingston University today launched a cutting-edge training programme set to combat the skills' shortage in information technology. The New Technology Institute at Kingston University (NTI) is being set up to provide training to support companies in the region that are increasingly relying on the... view more (2003-07-07)

Carbon dioxide role in past climate revealed
Researchers at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the University of California, Santa Cruz have discovered that Earth's last great global warming period, 3 million years ago, may have been caused by levels of CO2 in the atmosphere similar to today's.   view more (2005-04-11)

NT researchers discover breakthrough in malaria treatment
An article published in the prestigious international journal 'The Lancet' by researchers from the Menzies School of Health Research (MSHR) in Darwin has revealed a breakthrough in the battle to treat Malaria - a disease which effects 40 per cent of the worlds population.   view more (2007-03-09)

Cancer-fighting virus shows promise in early clinical trial
A virus that has been specifically designed by scientists to be safe to normal tissue but deadly to cancer is showing early promise in a preliminary study, researchers said today at the ESMO Conference Lugano (ECLU), Switzerland.   view more (2007-07-09)

Hackers beware! New technique uses photons, physics to foil codebreakers
For governments and corporations in the business of transmitting sensitive data such as banking records or personal information over fibre optic cables, a new system demonstrated by University of Toronto researchers offers the protective equivalent of a fire-breathing dragon.   view more (2006-02-23)

Insulin increasingly being abused by body builders to boost performance
Insulin is increasingly being used by body builders to boost their performance, with potentially fatal consequences, reveals a case report in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.   view more (2003-08-01)

Study reveals why certain ovarian cancers develop resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy
A team of researchers led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has identified a new mechanism that explains why some recurrent ovarian tumors become resistant to treatment with commonly used platinum-based chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin and carboplatin. They describe their research... view more (2008-02-11)

A potential approach to treatment of hepatitis B virus infection
Eukaryotic cells employ multiple strategies of checkpoint signaling and DNA repair mechanisms to monitor and repair damaged DNA.   view more (2008-09-10)

Iraqi Doctors Soak Up Cancer Knowledge In Jordan
Thirty-two Iraqi Surgeons, Medical Oncologists and Senior Nurses travelled to the King Hussein Cancer Center in Amman, Jordan at the beginning of June to participate in a Seminar on Cancer Management. The Iraqi Doctors and Senior Nurses travelled in convoy from all parts of Iraq, under the auspices... view more (2004-06-28)

Oxygen Is The New Water! Personal Oxygen Suppliers Will Take Over From Bottled Mineral Water
In ten years time instead of bottles of water we could all be walking around carrying personal supplies of oxygen for a quick energy boost according to a student at Nottingham Trent University. Recent Furniture and Product Design graduate Lisa Clarke came up with the ingenious idea whilst working... view more (2002-07-08)

Presence of wolves allows aspen recovery in Yellowstone
The wolves are back, and for the first time in more than 50 years, young aspen trees are growing again in the northern range of Yellowstone National Park.   view more (2007-07-27)

Scientists unveil mysteries of plasma jets on the Sun
Scientists at the University of Sheffield and Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Lab have solved a 127-year-old problem about the origin of supersonic plasma jets (spicules) which continuously shoot up from the Sun. Their findings are published in today's edition of Nature. Spicules, are jets... view more (2004-07-29)

Insight into dopamine role suggests new treatment pathway for Parkinson's
Dopamine (DA) not only functions as a neurotransmitter, a chemical messenger between neurons by which one neuron triggers another, researchers have found.   view more (2006-10-19)

Report shows deforestation threatens Brazil's Pantanal
Deforestation from increased grazing and agriculture has destroyed 17 percent of the native vegetation in Brazil's Pantanal, considered the world's largest wetland.   view more (2006-01-11)

Writing with pictures: toward a unifying theory of consumer response to images
A new paper by researchers from Oxford University and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign argues that images in contemporary consumer culture are an emergent form of writing.   view more (2007-08-30)

Uniqema invests £12 million in new Helix SAP system
Uniqema has invested £12 million ($19 million) in an ambitious project to standardise and upgrade its IT operation in Europe. Codenamed Helix, the project involved aligning the company's IT strategy by replacing 83 legacy systems with a single SAP system. Uniqema was formed by the merger of... view more (2003-04-01)

Journal article validates the coming of age of hair replacement surgery
More than half of all men and one third of all women in the United States are going bald. But in the past, hair transplantation procedures were not designed for everyone.   view more (2006-02-06)

Nerve Centre Opens in Manchester: media invitation
Research which will greatly improve patient recovery from nerve damage following accidents, will take a major step forward with the opening of dedicated laboratories at The University of Manchester on Thursday 13 November at 2.30pm. The Blond McIndoe Nerve Regeneration Group, formerly based at The... view more (2003-11-12)

JCB back new hi-tech learning centre
Schoolchildren are now so sophisticated in the field of design and technology that Staffordshire University, in partnership with engineering giants JCB, is to open a pioneering new centre which will give youngsters access to state-of-the-art learning technology. The Staffordshire University and... view more (2000-03-28)

'Best of both worlds' — Targeting a single gene could inhibit bone decay and stimulate bone growth
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine have found by targeting the function of a single gene that it is possible to inhibit bone decay while simultaneously stimulating bone formation.   view more (2006-12-11)

Local businesses set to benefit from £3 million Kingston University award
Kingston University has made two successful bids for Government funding, raising more than £3 million to provide targeted enterprise support both locally and across West London. The awards were made from the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF), which was set up as part of the Government's... view more (2004-07-20)

Research Fortnight 13 March issue: stories on the Roberts review, BBSRC funding, Welsh research reforms, the Home Office and HSE.
Roberts review proposes three career tracks Successive fixed-term contracts should not become a permanent career option for researchers, according to a report that is due to be presented to the Treasury in advance of the forthcoming government spending review. Instead, contract researchers should... view more (2002-03-13)

Immune system's distress signal tells bacteria when to strike back
The human opportunistic pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, has broken the immune system's code, report researchers from the University of Chicago, enabling the bacteria to recognize when its host is most vulnerable and to launch an attack before the weakened host can muster its defenses.   view more (2005-07-29)
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