A new study examines how individuality develops

13-05-2013

How do organisms evolve into individuals that are distinguished from others by their own personal brain structure and behaviour? Scientists in Dresden, Berlin, Münster, and Saarbrücken have now taken a decisive step towards clarifying this question. Using mice as an animal model, they were ...

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University of Leicester leads team studying telomere length in chromosomes

02-04-2013

An international team of scientists led by the University of Leicester has found new evidence that links faster 'biological' ageing to the risk of developing several age-related diseases - including heart disease, multiple sclerosis and various cancers. The study involved scientists in 14 ...

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22-02-2013

A study by Queen's University Belfast has found that the dispensing of psychotropic drugs to older people in Northern Ireland increases on entry to care homes. According to the study, due to be published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, antipsychotic drug dispensing in older ...

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28-11-2011

The accumulation of damaged protein is a hallmark of aging that not even the humble baker's yeast can escape. Yet, aged yeast cells spawn off youthful daughter cells without any of the telltale protein clumps. Now, researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research may have found an ...

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08-11-2010

bitop AG announced the inclusion of the first patient into a clinical trial on the Ectoin inhalation solution in patients with inflammation and airway obstruction. The present clinical study is a single-center efficacy and feasibility study involving patients with inflammation and airway ...

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21-10-2010

Precise regulation of tissue architecture is critical for organ function. Single cells build up a tissue by communicating with their environment and with other cells, thereby receiving instructions on whether to divide, change shape or migrate. An interdisciplinary group of researchers from ...

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08-10-2010

The unveiling by Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn and Vice President Tajani, of the Commission’s plans to turn Europe into an ‘Innovation Union’ by 2020 is welcomed by EuropaBio’s members from across the healthcare, agricultural and industrial biotechnology sectors. “Europe’s biotech industry is ...

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From biomedicine to the future of our food

04-10-2010

BIOTECHNICA 2010 in Hannover will run with new focus topics and more wide-ranging coverage and showcase all the latest trends and innovations from across the world. “With its broad range of offerings BIOTECHNICA has all aspects of biotechnology fully covered”, said Stephan Ph. Kühne, a Board ...

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21-09-2010

BIOTECHNICA 2010 is open for business in Hannover from 5 to 7 October, with new focus topics and more wide-ranging coverage. Europe’s leading biotech and life sciences event focuses on biotech applications in the fields of medicine, pharmaceuticals, food, agriculture, manufacturing industry ...

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24-03-2010

Scientists have discovered three genes that could shed light on the genetic causes of blood-clotting disorders such as thrombosis and some types of stroke. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have discovered that the three genes make a substantial contribution to how long it takes ...

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