The UK’s brightest pupils’ chances of getting top GCSE grades are actually lower in grammar schools than in comprehensives, according
Month: August 2023
Atrial fibrillation and stroke risk
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed a new way of identifying patients at risk of an irregular
New guidance on take-home naloxone for community overdose responders
New guidance aimed at helping standardize community overdose response and take-home naloxone kits across Canada has been published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical
Knowledge of building blocks of words plays an important role when deaf children learn to read, analysis shows
An understanding of how words can be broken down into smaller units of meaning plays a key role when deaf
When proteins get stuck at solid: unlocking the secrets to brain diseases
Many diseases affecting the brain and nervous system are linked to the formation of protein aggregates, or solid condensates, in
Unlocking the secrets of cell antennas
The non-specific lethal (NSL) complex is a chromatin-associated factor that has been shown to regulate the expression of thousands of
Scientists invent micrometers-thin battery charged by saline solution that could power smart contact lenses
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a flexible battery as thin as a human cornea, which
Gene therapy study identifies potential new treatment for liver cancer
Gene therapy that induces the body to create microRNA-22 (miR-22), a naturally occurring molecule, successfully treated mice with hepatocellular carcinoma,
Combining immunotherapy with KRAS inhibitor eliminates advanced KRAS-mutant pancreatic cancer in preclinical models
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered a functional role for KRAS mutations in pancreatic
CRISPR-Cas3 gene editing system restores dystrophin function in stem cells derived from patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a muscle degeneration disorder caused by mutations affecting the dystrophin gene. On August 24th in
