Biological /adj

19/03/2023

Several distinct groupings of neurons connected inside and across critical parts of the brain assist learning, remembering, and retrieving memories. A recent study led by the universities of Bristol and Heidelberg discovered that if these neuronal assemblies fail to sync up at the correct time, memo...

21/06/2019

"What's the secret to a stress-free life?" Oliver Smithies, awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, lectured at Shanghai Jiao Tong University...

28/02/2018

Dr Harold Varmus, who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his studies of the genetic basis of cancer, visited Paris in May 2016 as part of...

28/02/2018

Nobel Laureate Shinya Yamanaka answers the question 'Do you have advice for dealing with failure?' as part of the Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative in Scand...

28/02/2018

Professor Yamanaka visited Norway and Sweden in September 2017 as part of the Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative. There he met scientists in Oslo and Gothenb...

28/02/2018

Nobel Laureate Françoise Barré-Sinoussi explains the importance of meeting patients in answer the question 'What is your advice for young biomedical scientis...

28/02/2018

Nobel Laureate Brian Kobilka answers the question 'Did you face any obstacles at the start of your career?' Dr Kobilka visited Seoul, South Korea, in autumn ...

28/02/2018

The mass pursuit of a conspicuous suspect in Alzheimer's disease may have encumbered research success for decades. Now, a new data analysis that has untangled evidence amassed in years of Alzheimer's studies encourages researchers to refocus their investigations.

28/02/2018

Researchers from KU Leuven (Belgium) and the universities of Pittsburgh, Stanford, and Penn State have identified 15 genes that determine facial features. The findings were published in Nature Genetics.

20/06/2017

20/06/2017

Nobel Laureate Brian Kobilka answers the question 'What kind of person do you like to collaborate with?' Dr Kobilka visited Seoul, South Korea, in autumn 201...