Researchers offered ‘quick and easy’ grants to get medical innovations started
A scheme is offering grants to help Imperial researchers test ideas for translating their research into new drugs, diagnostics or medical devices.
Only 149 trees of a wild apple species found alive
Niedzwetzky’s apple, a relative of the ancestor of supermarket varieties, faces extinction as less than 150 trees have been found in its native land.
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Parkinson’s treatment delivers a power-up to brain cell ‘batteries'
Scientists have gained clues into how a Parkinson’s disease treatment, called deep brain stimulation, helps tackle symptoms.
Potential new treatment for heart attack
Scientists have found a potential new drug for treating the heart damage caused by a heart attack – by targeting the way the heart reacts to stress.
Pesticides found to affect bees’ genes
The activity of dozens of genes are changed in bees exposed to pesticides, providing clues as to how these chemicals affect bee brains in the wild.
Dinosaurs were thriving before asteroid strike that wiped them out
Dinosaurs were unaffected by long-term climate changes and flourished before their sudden demise by asteroid strike.
Common chest infection puts babies at risk of hospitalisation in preschool years
Infants who are admitted to hospital with the common infection bronchiolitis are at increased risk of further emergency hospital visits.
HIV remission achieved in second patient
A second person has experienced sustained remission from HIV-1 after ceasing treatment, reports a paper led by UCL and Imperial College London.
‘Test and Treat’ reduces new HIV infections by a third in African communities
Results from largest ever HIV prevention trial suggest strategy could make a significant contribution to controlling epidemic.
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