Queen Mary, University of London
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Researchers mimic body's own healing potential to create personalised therapies for inflammation
— 4 Apr 2011 18:21 | HealthScientists at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and Harvard Medical School, Boston have found a way of mimicking the body's natural mechanism of fighting inflammation.…
New plant species gives insights into evolution
— 18 Mar 2011 14:14 | BiologyA new plant species is providing an insight into how evolution works and could help improve crop plants, scientists have revealed…
Psychological impact of Japan disaster will be felt 'for some time to come'
— 17 Mar 2011 18:14 | HealthThe psychological impact of natural disasters such as the Japan earthquake can be revealed in the way people inherently respond to unpredictable situations, according to a psychology…
Is dairy colostrum the key to Olympic success?
— 24 Feb 2011 20:26 | HealthScientists investigating natural ways to enhance athletic performance have found that bovine colostrum can massively reduce gut permeability - otherwise known as 'leaky gut syndrome.'…
Why folic acid may prevent a first heart attack, but not a second
— 3 Feb 2011 18:15 | HealthA perplexing medical paradox now has an explanation according to research undertaken at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and published in the current issue of the…
Answers to black hole evolution beyond the horizon?
— 19 Jan 2011 18:23 | AstronomyOne of the most important predictions of Einstein's theory of General Relativity is the existence of black holes. The dynamics of these systems are not yet fully understood, but researchers…
New findings show vitamin D accelerates recovery from TB
— 6 Jan 2011 15:38 | HealthNew research findings which show that vitamin D can speed up antibiotic treatment of tuberculosis (TB) have been revealed by scientists at Barts and The London School of Medicine and…
FReD can help explain how a bee sees!
— 12 Dec 2010 15:34 | BiologyBees can see colours but they perceive the world differently to us, including variations in hue that we cannot ourselves distinguish…
Research strengthens evidence of link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and childhood asthma
— 11 Nov 2010 12:50 | HealthEvidence suggesting that the risk of childhood asthma associated with prenatal paracetamol exposure may depend on antioxidant genes in the mother has been found by a team of UK scientists.…
Rogue gene hijacks stem cells to jumpstart human cancer
— 10 Nov 2010 15:13 | HealthA gene thought to be responsible for initiating human cancer has been identified by researchers at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. The study - published online…