News incl. lifesciences, animals, wildlife & nature
from or mentioning England (UK)
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Mapping gannet fishing grounds
Colonies of northern gannets based at locations around the British Isles maintain vast exclusive fishing ranges despite doing nothing to defend their territory from rival colonies. The UK supports ...
Malaria parasites stick to blood vessel linings via PfEMP1 (parasite proteins)
Malaria parasites grow in red blood cells and stick to the endothelial lining of blood vessels through a large family of parasite proteins called PfEMP1. This is how the parasite avoids being carri...
Canine arthritis monitored by force platforms (pressure-sensitive walkways)
Canine arthritis (arthritis in dogs) can be a cause of great concern to owners. There has been no standard veterinary test to determine how uncomfortable a dog affected by canine arthritis is when ...
RNA aptamer new hope against Cervical Cancer
Medical researchers have synthesized a molecule, called an RNA aptamer, that latches onto an E7 protein, specifically the HPV16 E7 oncoprotein, that is produced early in the lifecycle of the human ...
Importance of social and emotional learning in primary schools
How important is social and emotional learning in UK primary schools ? Prof Neil Humphrey of Manchester University, England, has researched evidence from around the world and published a comprehens...
Fish oil might delay the effects of junk food on the brain
Consumption of fish oils appears to reduce the detrimental effects of some of the processes triggered in the brain by high-fat diets including foods commonly referred to as junk food. This has been...
UK Nurses spend 2.5 million hours a week on paperwork
Paperwork and bureaucracy is reducing UK nurses' ability to devote quality time to their key role of caring for patients according to a recent statement from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Tec...
Can sleeping pills can increase the risk of pneumonia ?
Recent research suggests that patients taking benzodiazepines may be at an increased risk of contracting and dying from pneumonia. Benzodiazepines are a class of commonly prescribed sleeping pills ...
Copper restricts the spread of global antibiotic-resistant infections
Many human pathogens survive for long periods in the hospital environment and can have adverse consequences. Recent research has demonstrated potential for strategically-placed antimicrobial copper...
Touchscreen technology (NANA System) to help with nutrition for the elderly
NANA (Novel Assessment of Nutrition and Ageing) is the result of a three-year project to develop a simple and easy to use system for measuring diet, cognition, mood, and physical function. Users - ...
How do carbapenemases destroy carbapenems ?
Proposed offshore energy developments might threaten foraging birds
Proposed offshore renewable energy developments in the English Channel have the potential to affect the foraging behaviour of northern gannets from Alderney in the Channel Islands. A recent study b...
Cockatoo spontaneously makes & uses tools for reaching food & other objects
A clever cockatoo (a type of parrot) called Figaro has been filmed making and using tools to reach and pull towards himself small objects that were otherwise out of reach. This has been reported by...
Opsins (light-sensitive proteins) may have evolved earlier than previously thought
Opsins (light-sensitive proteins key to vision), may have evolved earlier and undergone fewer genetic changes than previously thought. Researchers have developed a timeline with an opsin ancestor. ...
HIV associated with Salmonella epidemic in sub Saharan Africa
The emergence and spread of new variants of Salmonella Typhimurium has been found to correspond to the emergence and spread of HIV in parts sub-Saharan Africa. A major contributing factor to the in...
