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£1.7 Million Investment for UK Developers of World’s First Portable Fingerprint Drug Test
UK-based Intelligent Fingerprinting, developers of the world’s first portable fingerprint drug test, have secured a further £1.7 million of funding from a group of private US and UK investors. The investment will help accelerate commercialisation of the recently launched Intelligent Fingerprinting Drug Screening System.
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SLAS Ignite: Find, Fund and Formalize Research and Technology Partnerships at SLAS2018
Life sciences professionals and business development dealmakers from all walks of industry, academia and government have a new interchange at SLAS2018 – SLAS Ignite, a series of programs that foster scientific innovation through collaboration, debuts at the 2018 SLAS International Conference and Exhibition.
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Low Levels of Alcohol Good for the Brain, According to a New Study
A new study shows that low levels of alcohol consumption tamp down inflammation and helps the brain clear away toxins, including those associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Cause of Corneal Autoinflammatory Condition Identified
A research team have identified a new genetic mutation that alters the function of cryopyrin and leads to a life-long periodic inflammation of the cornea, the transparent window of the human eye. Patients who carry the mutation also develop corneal opacities that compromise vision.
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Mediterranean Diet May Improve Success For Women Receiving IVF
New research has found that women who follow a “Mediterranean” diet in the six months before assisted reproductive treatment have a significantly better chance of becoming pregnant and giving birth to a live baby than women who did not.
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Minimising Health Risks From Foams and Plastics
A new two-part article details responsible, proactive strategies for managing end-of-life foams and plastics. Foam and plastic products that contain potentially harmful flame retardant chemicals pose health risks, from environmental exposure, to humans and animals.
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Protein Recycling Plant Malfunctions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A new study has joined the dots between a gene variant, the protein it controls, and the painful inflammation that is the hallmark of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Properties of Methanol Used to Measure Magnetic Fields
A team of scientists has solved an important puzzle in astrochemistry: how to measure magnetic fields in space using methanol, the simplest form of alcohol. Their results give astronomers a new way of investigating how massive stars are born.
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'Hairy' Nanoparticles Could Deliver Cancer-Fighting Drugs and Heat to Tumors
'Hairy' nanoparticles made with light-sensitive materials that assemble themselves could one day become "nano-carriers" providing doctors a new way to simultaneously introduce both therapeutic drugs and cancer-fighting heat into tumors.
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Viruses Related to Zika May Also Harm Fetuses
Two viruses closely related to Zika – West Nile and Powassan – can spread from an infected pregnant mouse to her fetuses, causing brain damage and fetal death, according to a new study. The findings suggest that Zika may not be unique in its ability to cause miscarriages and birth defects.
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