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Unique method creates correct mirror image of molecule
23-05-2013
Many molecules have a right and a left form, just like shoes. In pharmaceuticals, it is important that the correct form of the molecule is used. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have been able to produce the one mirror image by using crystals with special properties. This can have ...
KI becomes first university in Sweden to offer open online courses for a global student audience
23-05-2013
A new partnership with educational platform edX means that Karolinska Institutet has become the first university in Sweden to offer internet-based courses to hundreds of thousands of students around the world. “This means that we have put ourselves way ahead of the field as we meet the ...
Successful results in developing oral vaccin against diarrhea
23-05-2013
The University of Gothenburg Vaccine Research Institute (GUVAX) announces successful results in a placebo controlled phase I study of an oral, inactivated Escherichia coli diarrhea vaccine. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) bacteria are the primary cause of diarrhea in children living ...
Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre appoints chairman
23-05-2013
The global life science entrepreneur, Dr David U’Prichard, will take on the role at the £20m Innovation Centre. The centre, developed by Health Science Scotland (HSS) and industry, brings together experts from academia, industry and the NHS to rapidly develop safer, more effective therapies ...
Innovative medication to shatter blood clots with light
23-05-2013
Earthquakes, snakes, forest fires – none rob humans of life more frequently than the tiny clumps of fat, calcium and cholesterol we know as blood clots. Every fifth human dies when a blood clot, or more correctly cholesterol plaque, loosens and gets stuck somewhere in the heart or brain ...
New molecular probes that shed light on biological systems
22-05-2013
Reactive sulfur species have attracted increasing attention in biomedical research because of their involvement in a variety of physiological functions. There has been a rising interest in sulfane sulfur compounds – compounds which contain sulfur atoms with six valence electrons, but no ...
Biomarkers for early malaria diagnosis
22-05-2013
Scientists in Japan have developed a technique that could be used to diagnose malaria using a blood plasma sample just one day after infection. It is vital to diagnose malaria as soon as possible to maximise the effectiveness of treatment. Currently, light microscopy is the main technique ...
Superglue for cells
22-05-2013
Scientists in Canada have developed a super-strong membrane adhesive that can stick red blood cells together. The polymer, which is based on the phospholipid head group phosphatidyl choline, could be used to secure cells in particular positions for tissue engineering and wound ...
EMBO announces new members for 2013
22-05-2013
EMBO announced that 52 outstanding researchers in the life sciences were newly elected to its membership. Forty-three of the researchers reside in Europe and neighboring countries and are accompanied by the election of nine Associate Members from Canada, China, India, Japan and the United ...
A new European Consortium to boost our understanding of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
22-05-2013
The Inflammatory Bowel Disease characterization by a multi-modal integrated biomarker study (IBD-Character) Consortium is a collaborative effort to advance our understanding of the inflammatory bowel diseases Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease and to increase diagnostic precision in ...
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