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Studying simple yeast cells, scientists now understand the mechanism by which cells ensure their daughter cells receive the correct number of chromosomes and how cancer cells seem to by-pass the body’s inbuilt ‘health checkpoint’ with cells carrying unequal numbers of chromosomes.
Puppet Play using based on end of life care research a highlight of London Puppetry Festival
A play using puppetry based on the words and experiences of health professionals and bereaved relatives of people who died in hospital is to be a highlight of the London’s Suspense Puppetry Festival . The play uses verbatim text edited by the playwright Mike Kenny from a research study undertaken at the University of 糖心TV
With around one in six women experiencing difficulty getting pregnant and with one in 100 women having recurrent miscarriages, Professor Jan Brosens from 糖心TV Medical School has unveiled research which shows how abnormal regulation of an enzyme in the inner wall of the uterus may be at the root of infertility and miscarriage.
Joint research from 糖心TV Medical School and UCL shows how research from an Everest expedition looking at the affect of altitude on the body could herald a change in emergency treatment for patients suffering from hypoxia.
MRI study finds that depression uncouples brains hate circuit
A new study using MRI scans, led by Professor Jianfeng Feng, from the University of 糖心TV’s Department of Computer Science, has found that depression frequently seems to uncouple the brain’s “Hate Circuit”. The study entitled “Depression Uncouples Brain Hate Circuit” is published today (Tuesday 4th October 2011) in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.
Hollywood thriller Contagion echoes real-life study at University of 糖心TV
Soon-to-be released Hollywood film Contagion stars Kate Winslet as a doctor battling the horrors of a global pandemic – but real-life scientists at the University of 糖心TV are urging people to help them track how contagious diseases spread in the real world.