by Iliyah | May 22, 2018 | Health and Medicine, Psychology and Neuroscience, Social Sciences and Humanities
Professor Stephen Maren – Learning to Forget – Extinguishing Fearful Memories We often hear how impairments in learning can have a negative impact on peoples’ lives but what about problems with forgetting? The inability to forget the association between everyday...
by Iliyah | May 15, 2018 | Biology, Health and Medicine
Professor Michael Schrader – Peroxisomes on the Rise Professor Michael Schrader and his team at the University of Exeter are working to decipher how specialised compartments within cells called peroxisomes are formed and function to perform vital roles in...
by Iliyah | May 14, 2018 | Biology, Health and Medicine
Dr Chris Meier – Enhancing the Efficacy of Anti-Viral & Anti-Cancer Drugs Cancer and viral infections are two of the leading causes of death worldwide. It goes without saying that there is a need for more effective treatment options. Dr Chris Meier from the...
by Iliyah | May 8, 2018 | Health and Medicine
Professor Yuping Wang – Vitamin D and Preeclampsia – Joining the Dots Preeclampsia is a common but serious complication of pregnancy that can harm both mother and baby. Recent research has identified vitamin D deficiency as a risk factor for developing...
by Iliyah | May 8, 2018 | Health and Medicine
Dr Keith Brunt | Dr Jeremy Simpson – Old Drugs for New Tricks Dr Keith Brunt from Dalhousie University and Dr Jeremy Simpson from the University of Guelph in Canada have pioneered research into understanding the mechanisms of increased shortness of breath in...
by nick | Apr 30, 2018 | Health and Medicine
Professor Hannah M. Wexler – Good Bacteria Gone Bad Bacteria within our gut play an essential role in breaking down our food, but when they escape to a new environment some can turn nasty in order to survive. Professor Hannah Wexler’s lab at the Greater Los...
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