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'Window into the brain' reveals deadly secrets of malaria

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Looking at the retina in the eyes of patients with cerebral malaria has provided scientists with a vital insight into why malaria infection in the brain is so deadly. In a study funded by the Wellcome Trust and Fight for ...





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Gray's medical work called world-changing

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 28, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

British anesthesiologist Thomas Cecil Gray, who left behind the legacy of his revolutionary "Liverpool Technique," has died at age 94.


New software could save organizations $19,000 each month

Technology / Software

created Feb 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Software designed by the University of Liverpool which automatically shuts down computer systems after usage, is saving large organisations up to £13,000 in electricity costs each month.


Study reveals high level of adverse drug reactions in hospitals

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a study of more than 3,000 patients, researchers at the University of Liverpool have found that one in seven admitted to hospital experience adverse drug reactions to medical treatment.


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Scientists discover Amazon river is 11 million years old

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have discovered that the Amazon river, and its transcontinental drainage, is around 11 million years old and took its present shape about 2.4 million years ago.


Salmonella in garden birds responsive to antibiotics

Biology /

created Jun 02, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that Salmonella bacteria found in garden birds are sensitive to antibiotics, suggesting that the infection is unlike the bacteria found in livestock and humans.


Nanoparticles research aids drug development

Nanoparticles research aids drug development

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 10, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new technology which can dramatically improve the effectiveness of antibacterial treatments.


Heating from carbon dioxide will increase five-fold over next millennia

Heating from carbon dioxide will increase five-fold over next millennia

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (27) | comments 16

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that heating from carbon dioxide will increase five-fold over the next millennia.


'Invisibility cloak' could protect against earthquakes

'Invisibility cloak' could protect against earthquakes

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (23) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research at the University of Liverpool has shown it is possible to develop an 'invisibility cloak' to protect buildings from earthquakes.


Entrepreneurs value 'ideas' over weatlh, study finds

Entrepreneurs value 'ideas' over weatlh, study finds

Other Sciences / Other

created May 16, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

A study at the University of Liverpool has revealed that entrepreneurs are driven to start companies by their passion for ideas rather than the pursuit of wealth.


DNA test could be key to targeting treatments for head and neck cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

It is estimated that more than 7,000 people are diagnosed with head and neck cancer each year in the UK and approximately 3,500 cases result in death. These cancers include tumours of the mouth, lips, throat and voice-box, ...



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