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Scientists from the University of Bristol have designed a new synthetic glucose binding molecule platform that brings us one step closer to the development of the world's first glucose-responsive insulin which, say researchers, will transform the treatment of diabetes.

Researchers at the University of Zurich have determined the three-dimensional structure of a receptor that controls the release of calcium from bones. The receptor is now one of the main candidates for developing new drugs to treat osteoporosis.

New research from King’s College London has found that MDMA, the main ingredient in ecstasy, causes people to cooperate better - but only with trustworthy people. In the first study to look in detail at how MDMA impacts cooperative behaviour the researchers also identified changes to activity in brain regions linked to social processing.

Giant virus genomes have been discovered for the first time in a forest soil ecosystem.

The tissues in our bodies largely are made of fluid. It moves around cells and is essential to normal body function. In people who have glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer, this fluid has a much higher pressure, causing it to move fast and forcing cancer cells to spread. Researchers may have found a solution to stopping this inevitable cancer cell spread.

A crucial but unclear stage in bone mineralisation has become clearer: the origins of the nanostructured, platelet-like bone apatite crystals.

About 1% of patients diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability have a mutation in a gene called SETD5. Scientists have now discovered what happens on a molecular level when the gene is mutated in mice, and how this changes the mice’s behavior.

A technique has been developed for converting human excrement into hydrochar—a safe, renewable fuel that resembles charcoal—as well as a nutrient-rich fertilizer.

UNIGE researchers have identified a molecule that can halt the progress of a severe genetic disease that causes whole-body muscle paralysis followed by death.

Google has signed an agreement to join CERN's openlab program. openlab is a public-private partnership with companies and other research organizations to develop information and communication technology (ICT) solutions. Google wants to explore possibilities for joint research and development projects in cloud computing, machine learning, and quantum computing.