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16 Aug 2018
The government has published updated information for UK applicants to Horizon 2020, the EU’s flagship programme for science and innovation.
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16 Aug 2018
Researchers have identified a synthetic chemical, named KHS101, which causes the death of aggressive brain tumour cells from patients in laboratory tests. The researchers found that the synthetic chemical cut the energy source of glioblastoma tumour cells.
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15 Aug 2018
People who suffer a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain could be helped by four simple checks of their brain scans, research suggests. The checks could help spot people at risk of further bleeding so they can be monitored more closely.
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3 Aug 2018
Clinicians can match people with type 2 diabetes to the right drug to improve control of blood sugar and help avoid damaging side-effects, simply by factoring in characteristics such as sex and BMI into prescribing decisions, new MRC-funded research suggests.
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26 Jul 2018
A new drug discovery system allows scientists to specifically target members of an important family of enzymes, called phosphatases, which were previously considered mostly "undruggable".
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26 Jul 2018
Seven research partnerships will receive a total of £10 million under Phase 2 of the Global Research Programme on Health. The research teams will lead projects that seek to address the health needs of women and children in disadvantaged populations globally.
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25 Jul 2018
Curcumin, extracted from the yellow spice turmeric, could be used in eye drops to treat the early stages of glaucoma, found a new study led by MRC-funded researchers.
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17 Jul 2018
From today, funders and researchers can access a database containing survey information spanning three decades-worth of global neurodegenerative disease research funding.
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5 Jul 2018
A potential approach to treat a common cause of dementia and stroke in older people - cerebral small vessel disease - has been identified by early-stage research in rats. The study reversed changes in blood vessels in the brain associated with the condition.
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5 Jul 2018
For the first time, MRC researchers have been able to use the Nobel Prize-winning technology, cryo-electron microscopy, to reveal the detailed structure of the common herpes virus.
