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- Iona is a third year undergraduate studying psychology at Wadham.
About Author: Iona Twaddell
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![Researchers at John Hopkins University have identified 25 new proteins that HIV-1 viruses might take from human cells. These could be used as a treatment […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "HIV ‘steals’ proteins from human cells")
HIV ‘steals’ proteins from human cells
Posted on March 2, 2013 | No CommentsResearchers at John Hopkins University have identified 25 new proteins that HIV-1 viruses might take from human cells. These could be used as a treatment […] -
Discovering how seals sleep with half their brain
Posted on February 23, 2013 | No CommentsA study published this month in the Journal of Neuroscience has identified some of the chemicals released in the brain that allow seals to sleep […] -
Gut bacteria relieve autistic symptoms in mice
Posted on February 16, 2013 | 1 CommentA group of researchers from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena has shown that mice showing autistic-like symptoms can benefit from being given bacteria […] -
![Spiders’ silk is one of the most amazing materials we know of; five times stronger than steel and pound for pound even stronger than Kevlar. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "Unravelling the properties of spiders’ silk")
Unravelling the properties of spiders’ silk
Posted on February 9, 2013 | No CommentsSpiders’ silk is one of the most amazing materials we know of; five times stronger than steel and pound for pound even stronger than Kevlar. […] -
![Forming a memory involves altering inter-neuronal connections. This is known as synaptic plasticity. This week, a group of researchers at Florida’s Scripps Research Institute has […]](/wp-content/themes/arras/arras/images/thumbnail.png "New memory formation mechanism discovered")
New memory formation mechanism discovered
Posted on February 2, 2013 | No CommentsForming a memory involves altering inter-neuronal connections. This is known as synaptic plasticity. This week, a group of researchers at Florida’s Scripps Research Institute has […] -
The neural link between sleep deprivation and reduced depression
Posted on January 25, 2013 | 1 CommentBoston researchers at Tufts University have discovered that astrocytes (star-shaped neurons) and adenosine (a neurotransmitter) could mediate the link between sleep deprivation and mood improvements […] -
Snail teeth inspire battery designs
Posted on January 18, 2013 | No CommentsAn Assistant Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of California is aiming to develop more efficient batteries based on the formation of […] -
Monkey social skills run in the family
Posted on January 11, 2013 | No CommentsAfter two years of closely observing the social behaviour of a group of rhesus macaque monkeys, scientists have found that their social skills and networks […] -
The taste of hot chocolate depends on the cup colour
Posted on January 6, 2013 | No CommentsNew research has shown that hot chocolate tastes better when it is in an orange or cream cup, compared to a white or red one. […] -
![Researchers from the Scripps Research Institute in Florida have discovered a group of genetic regulators that work together to stop cancer spreading. This cluster of […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/News-image-01-115x115.jpg "Genetic regulators help stop the spread of cancer")
Genetic regulators help stop the spread of cancer
Posted on December 3, 2012 | No CommentsResearchers from the Scripps Research Institute in Florida have discovered a group of genetic regulators that work together to stop cancer spreading. This cluster of […] -
Our ‘junk’ DNA makes us uniquely human
Posted on November 26, 2012 | No CommentsResearchers at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found evidence that ‘junk’ DNA could hold the key to understanding how the human mind works […] -
The power of the unconscious mind
Posted on November 18, 2012 | No CommentsResearchers at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem have found evidence that we can read sentences and solve complex maths problems unconsciously. The team, headed by […] -
High impact factor scientific journals are becoming less influential
Posted on November 12, 2012 | 2 CommentsA new study has indicated that the influence of prestigious ‘high impact factor’ journals such as Science and Nature and the Journal of the American […] -
A single protein could underlie several neurological conditions
Posted on November 5, 2012 | No CommentsResearchers at the University of Heidelberg in Germany have found that disrupting one protein (SRGAP3) in mice causes mental changes similar to those occurring in […]
