News for November 2018

News Archive

Sugar Supplement Slows Tumour Growth and can Improve Cancer Treatment Sugar Supplement Slows Tumour Growth and can Improve Cancer Treatment

Mannose sugar, a nutritional supplement, can both slow tumour growth and enhance the effects of chemotherapy in mice with multiple types of cancer.

Merck Announces Winners of 2018 Life Science Awards

Twelve student finalists awarded in three fields: bioseparations, food & beverage safety and tumor biology.Grand prize winners Yu Cai, University of Colorado; Yanqi Qu, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Jun Ho Lee, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, each awarded $10,000

Skeletal imitation reveals how bones grow atom-by-atom Skeletal imitation reveals how bones grow atom-by-atom

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered how our bones grow at an atomic level, showing how an unstructured mass orders itself into a perfectly arranged bone structure. The discovery offers new insights, which could yield improved new implants, as well as increasing our knowledge of bone diseases such as osteoporosis.

"Britain must not go backward on antibiotic controls to appease US trade deals" - Jim Moseley, CEO of Red Tractor "Britain must not go backward on antibiotic controls to appease US trade deals" - Jim Moseley, CEO of Red Tractor

Red Tractor CEO, Jim Moseley today cautions that any new trade deal negotiations must not undermine achievements to date on the responsible use of antibiotics in farm animals in the UK, or halt further ambitious plans due to be implemented over the next few years.

Biogen Scoops Sixth Prix Galien Award with UK Win for Life-Changing Rare Disease Medicine Biogen Scoops Sixth Prix Galien Award with UK Win for Life-Changing Rare Disease Medicine

Spinraza® (nusinersen) yet to be made available by NHS England following NICE interim rejection

Lab Innovations 2018 confirmed as a major hit with visitors, exhibitors and speakers Lab Innovations 2018 confirmed as a major hit with visitors, exhibitors and speakers

More visitors than ever before and organisers announce dates for next year’s show - 30-31st October 2019

Scientist Dr David Taylor of MR Solutions is a finalist in the BMW i UK Tech Founder Awards Scientist Dr David Taylor of MR Solutions is a finalist in the BMW i UK Tech Founder Awards

David Taylor who has revolutionised the science of high field preclinical scanning across the globe has been shortlisted for the HealthTech Founder of the Year award in the inaugural BMW i UK Tech Founder Awards.

Elsevier launches Entellect™ Platform, unlocking value by creating AI-ready life sciences data Elsevier launches Entellect™ Platform, unlocking value by creating AI-ready life sciences data

Entellect leverages Elsevier’s unique heritage to help enrich data and help companies overcome challenges in modern R&D

The Current issue of “The view from here” is concerned with Informatics The Current issue of “The view from here” is concerned with Informatics

The topic of this month’s newsletter from Drug Discovery Today is “Informatics”.

Belgian beer landscape mapped using scientific insights Belgian beer landscape mapped using scientific insights

A unique scientific analysis and comparison of 250 Belgian beers in a new book aimed at beer geeks as well as novices - ‘Belgian beer, tested and tasted’

Optibrium and University of Nottingham Collaborate on Innovative Teaching Programme Optibrium and University of Nottingham Collaborate on Innovative Teaching Programme

Provides students with the opportunity to design new drug-like molecules targeting fibrotic diseases and malaria with cutting-edge drug discovery software

Charity’s ‘Meeting of Minds’ brings world-leading cancer researchers to Edinburgh Charity’s ‘Meeting of Minds’ brings world-leading cancer researchers to Edinburgh

This Thursday (8 November), Edinburgh welcomes the world’s top cancer researchers to the city, as the Scottish charity Worldwide Cancer Research hosts its annual ‘Meeting of Minds’.