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• Developmental delays in children following prolonged seizures

  Researchers from the UK determined that developmental delays are present in children within six weeks following convulsive status epilepticus (CSE)—a seizure lasting longer than thirty minutes. The study appearing in Epilepsia suggests that neurodevelopmental impairments continue to be present one y more

• Pigeons' homing skill not down to iron-rich beak cells

  The theory that pigeons' famous skill at navigation is down to iron-rich nerve cells in their beaks has been disproved by a new study published in Nature.The study shows that iron-rich cells in the pigeon beak are in fact specialised white blood cells, called macrophages. This finding, which shatter more

• Your DNA may carry a ‘memory’ of your living conditions in childhood

  Family living conditions in childhood are associated with significant effects in DNA that persist well into middle age, according to new research by Canadian and British scientists.The team, based at McGill University in Montreal, University of British Columbia in Vancouver and the UCL Institute of more

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• Premaxillary protrusion assessment by the maxilla–nasion–mandible angle in fetuses with facial clefts

  ABSTRACT Objective The aim of the study was to measure the degree of premaxillary protrusion in fetuses with orofacial clefts of various severities. Methods The maxilla–nasion–mandible (MNM) angle was measured retrospectively on by multiplanar corrected volumes. Sixty‐two fetuses with o more

• Low‐Density Lipoprotein Receptor Gene Familial Hypercholesterolemia Variant Database: Update and Pathological Assessment

  Summary Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is caused predominately by variants in the low‐density lipoprotein receptor gene (LDLR). We report here an update of the UCL LDLR variant database to include variants reported in the literature and in‐house between 2008 and 2010, transfer of the databas more

• Fed‐batch and perfusion culture processes: Economic, environmental, and operational feasibility under uncertainty

  Abstract This paper evaluates the current and future potential of batch and continuous cell culture technologies via a case study based on the commercial manufacture of monoclonal antibodies. The case study compares fed‐batch culture to two perfusion technologies: spin‐filter perfusion and an eme more

Market studies UCL

• Stem Cell Technologies: World Market Outlook 2011-2021

  How will the stem cells market develop this decade? Our new report shows you that emerging industry and market's revenue potential from 2011 to 2021. This report covers stem cells in therapeutic applications: technologies, products and services. You will assess events, opportunities and activities more

• Ophthalmic Drugs: World Market 2011-2021

  Where will the highest revenue growth occur in the ophthalmic drug market? Our new report shows you the eye disorder treatment market's potential from 2011 to 2021. We forecast and explain the commercial opportunities there. Our report gives you revenue predictions for ophthalmic treatments from 20 more

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