(IN BRIEF) Scientists at the University of Southampton have engineered a new type of super-strong antibody, which could significantly enhance immune system responses in cancer patients. By altering the shape and rigidity of antibodies, the team discovered that these modified … Read the full press release
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Tagged antibodies, antibody engineering, Cancer Immunotherapy, Cancer Research UK, cancer treatment, disulfide bonds, immune response, immune system, immunotherapy, Isabel Elliott, Ivo Tews, Mark Cragg, Nature Communications, rigid antibodies, structural biology, super-strong antibody, University of Southampton
(IN BRIEF) A collaborative study from the University of Copenhagen and University College London has uncovered key reasons behind persistent self-doubt in individuals who perform well, a phenomenon often linked to imposter syndrome. The research, which involved a web-based experiment … Read the full press release
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Tagged anxiety, computer game, depression, Fruitville, imposter syndrome, memory skills, metacognition, Nature Communications, positive feedback, psychological research, self-doubt, self-perception, Sucharit Katyal, underconfidence, University College London, University of Copenhagen, visual skills, web-based study
(IN BRIEF) A team of scientists, led by Dr. Matthew Davey of SAMS, has discovered an expansive ecosystem on the Robert Island ice cap in Antarctica, dominated by photosynthetic algae. This ecosystem, which covers up to 20% of the mapped … Read the full press release
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Tagged Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, British Antarctic Survey, CCAP, climate models, DNA analysis, Dr. Alex Thomson, Dr. Andrew Gray, Dr. Matthew Davey, ecosystem, endemic, glacial melt, glacier algae, ice cap, Instituto Antártico Chileno, microscopy, Naomi Thomas, Nature Communications, new species, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, photosynthetic algae, Robert Island, RRS Sir David Attenborough, SAMS, snow algae, UHI, UKRI NERC, University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh
(IN BRIEF) Scientists from Utrecht University and the University of Twente have successfully created ultrathin germanene nanoribbons and discovered their unique properties, which could be vital for quantum computing. Their research reveals that as the ribbons become narrower, the topological … Read the full press release
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Tagged condensed-matter physics, Dennis Klaassen, error-resistant qubits, Fudan University, germanene, low-energy electronics, Majorana zero modes, nanoribbons, nanotechnology, Nature Communications, one-dimensional materials, Pantelis Bampoulis, quantum applications, quantum computing, Radboud University Nijmegen, spin-orbit coupling, topological edge states, topological insulator, two-dimensional materials, University of Tokyo, University of Twente, Utrecht University
(IN BRIEF) Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in cancer drug discovery by identifying a new binding site on the eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E), a protein long considered undruggable. The collaborative study between The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) … Read the full press release
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Tagged anticancer therapies, Astex Pharmaceuticals, breast cancer, Cancer Drug Discovery, Cancer Research UK, cancer treatment, Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery, drug development, druggable binding sites, eIF4E, eIF4G, fragment-based screening, ICR, Institute of Cancer Research, Nature Communications, new drug targets, Olivia Rossanese, Paul Clarke, prostate cancer, protein degradation, protein synthesis, protein synthesis regulation, small molecule inhibitors, therapeutic innovation, undruggable protein
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and Barts Cancer Institute have discovered how the extracellular matrix (ECM) surrounding tumours influences cancer cells to become aggressive and spread throughout the body. Their study, published in Nature Communications, … Read the full press release
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Tagged Barts Cancer Institute, breast cancer, cancer metastasis, cancer research, Cancer Therapies, cancer treatment, early cancer detection, ECM, extracellular matrix, ICR, lysyl oxidase, melanoma, metastasis, metastasis prevention, Nature Communications, tumor behavior, tumor biology
GENEVA, 18-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In a paper published today in the journal Nature Communications, the BASE collaboration at CERN1 reports the most precise measurement ever made of the magnetic moment of the antiproton, allowing a fundamental comparison between matter and … Read the full press release
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Tagged antiproton, BASE, CERN, Hiroki Nagahama, Nature Communications, Stefan Ulmer
Researchers have found evidence that genetic factors may contribute to the development of language during infancy. BRISTOL, 18-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol worked with colleagues around … Read the full press release
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