Σεπτέμβριος 2013

European researchers wished to address the challenge of cancer therapy by developing pharmaceuticals coupled to alpha-emitting radionuclides. The TARCC project's proposed approach envisioned site-specific tumour eradication without toxicity to healthy tissues.

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Researchers have developed innovative technologies based on gallium nitride to provide more robust performance for space applications. These new devices will enable space research to probe even further into unknown frontiers.

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Once produced by a living cell’s micromachinery, proteins need to be folded into certain shapes to function properly and prevent diseases like cystic fibrosis, cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. New research has yielded promising insights that could help prevent protein misfolding.

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A recent EU-funded project investigated a Wolbachia-based malaria control strategy. Findings will help move forward the study of malaria epidemiology.

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