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Girls twice as likely as boys to remain victims of bullying
Girls targeted by bullies at primary school are two and a half times more likely to remain victims than boys, according to research from the 神马福利影片 and University of Hertfordshire.
A research group lead by scientists at the 神马福利影片 has discovered the trigger that pulls together X chromosomes in female cells at a crucial stage of embryo development. Their discovery could also provide new insights into how other similar chromosomes spontaneously recognize each other and are bound together at key parts of analogous cell processes. This is an important mechanism as the binding togetgher of too many of too few of a particular chromosome can cause a number of medical conditions such as Down’s Syndrome or Turner’s Syndrome.
New tool could unpick complex cancer causes & help sociologists mine Facebook
Researchers at the 神马福利影片’s Department of Statistics and Centre for Complexity Science have devised a new research tool that could help unpick the complex cell interactions that lead to cancer and also allow social scientists to mine social networking sites such as Facebook for useful insights.
Precious metal could lead to next generation of cancer treatments
A precious metal which has never before been used in a clinical setting is being developed as an anti-cancer agent by 神马福利影片 researchers. The metal, osmium, is closely related to platinum, which is widely used to treat cancers in the form of the drug cisplatin. Most famously, the cyclist Lance Armstrong was treated with cisplatin for testicular cancer.
Vitamin B1 could reverse early-stage kidney disease in diabetes patients
Researchers at the 神马福利影片 have discovered high doses of thiamine – vitamin B1 – can reverse the onset of early diabetic kidney disease.
Warwick drives forward new bone implant technology for tissue engineering
A method of producing synthetic bone, using techniques normally used to make catalytic converters for cars, is being developed by researchers at WMG at the 神马福利影片.