Novel Technologies News for November 2016

Novel Technologies News Archive

Corinthia Hotel London to Launch a World First With Neuroscience in Residence Corinthia Hotel London to Launch a World First With Neuroscience in Residence

Corinthia Hotel London is staging a year-long Neuroscience in Residence, a first for any hotel, to study the human brain.

Catching a tumor in a spider’s web Catching a tumor in a spider’s web

New technology platform exploits the power of protein aggregation to develop novel medicines

New studies wanted for the NIHR BioResource New studies wanted for the NIHR BioResource

Researchers have you thought about using the NIHR BioResource for your next study? The NIHR BioResource is poised to support your next research project with a panel of volunteers who can be selected based on genotype and/or phenotype.

Tumour Cells in Blood Samples Could Predict Prostate Cancer Spread Tumour Cells in Blood Samples Could Predict Prostate Cancer Spread

RESEARCHERS have found a group of circulating tumour cells in prostate cancer patient blood samples which are linked to the spread of the disease, according to new research* presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference in Liverpool.

Muscles more sensitive to stretch than previously thought Muscles more sensitive to stretch than previously thought

Almost 50 years after Nobel prize-winner Andrew Huxley published his seminal findings about muscle contraction, scientists from the University of Bristol have retraced Huxley’s steps. Their findings, published today in the Biophysical Journal, could change our understanding of the response of muscles to changes in length during physical activity.