Remdesivir likely to be highly effective antiviral against SARS-CoV-2 for some patients

The drug remdesivir is likely to be a highly effective antiviral against SARS-CoV-2, according to a new study by a team of UK scientists. Writing in Nature

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Dec. 14, 2020 ~7 min

No deal Brexit could have detrimental impact for four million people in UK living with a rare disease

Experts have warned that a ‘no deal’ Brexit will result in the exclusion of the UK from the 24 European Reference Networks (ERNs) that were established to

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Dec. 11, 2020 ~5 min


Gene therapy injection in one eye surprises scientists by improving vision in both

Injecting a gene therapy vector into one eye of someone suffering from LHON, the most common cause of mitochondrial blindness, significantly improves vision in

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Dec. 10, 2020 ~7 min

Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council funding

Five researchers at the University of Cambridge have won consolidator grants from the European Research Council (ERC), Europe’s premiere funding organisation

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Dec. 9, 2020 ~2 min

Hidden symmetry could be key to more robust quantum systems, researchers find

Researchers have found a way to protect highly fragile quantum systems from noise, which could aid in the design and development of new quantum devices, such

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Dec. 9, 2020 ~5 min

Significant increase in depression seen among children during first lockdown

The first lockdown led to a significant increase in symptoms of depression among children, highlighting the unintended consequences of school closures,

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Dec. 8, 2020 ~4 min

Open-source toolkit helps developing countries meet demand for COVID-19 research and diagnostics

Researchers have developed a free, open-source toolkit that allows laboratories in developing countries to produce their own tools for COVID-19 research and

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Dec. 8, 2020 ~6 min

Gut research identifies key cellular changes associated with childhood-onset Crohn’s Disease

Scientists have tracked the very early stages of human foetal gut development in incredible detail, and found specific cell functions that appear to be

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Dec. 7, 2020 ~5 min


In Ethiopia, schools still lack basic means to contain COVID-19, as pupils return after months of interrupted learning

Many schools in Ethiopia lack the hygiene facilities and infrastructure to control COVID-19 effectively, as they reopen for the first time after months of

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Dec. 7, 2020 ~7 min

New research will use space telescopes to monitor energy efficiency of buildings

The University of Cambridge is one of 21 organisations awarded a share of over £7 million in funding meant to put the UK at the forefront of the latest

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Dec. 7, 2020 ~5 min

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