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June 2018
11 Jun 18	New lab technology could reveal treatments for muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed new cell-based technologies which could improve understanding of the muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and test potential drugs for the disease. DMD is a genetic disorder causing muscle degeneration and weakness, caused by an absence of the protein dystrophin. DMD ... [more]

May 2018
15 May 18	Queen Mary Awarded Funding to Establish Organ-on-a-Chip UK Network Queen Mary University of London has been awarded funding to establish and lead a UK network in the development of ‘Organ-on-a-chip’ devices. The network will be part of a major new Research Councils UK (RCUK) funding venture, Technology Touching Life [1], which aims to foster interdisciplinary research into innovative technology in ... [more]

April 2018
20 Apr 18	What is a Neuron Pod? Find out more about the ‘nerve cell’ in London’s East End Construction has begun on the Neuron Pod - a striking 23-metre long and 10-metre high free-standing structure which will be used as an informal science learning centre at Queen Mary University of London’s Whitechapel campus. The pod is a new addition to Centre of the Cell – an award-winning science ... [more]

March 2018
12 Mar 18	Queen Mary student to take her research to Parliament Madeleine Hart, a PhD student from Queen Mary University of London, will present her research to the Houses of Parliament as part of a Parliamentary poster competition. Madeleine Hart, from the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, was shortlisted from hundreds of applicants to take part in STEM for Britain, ... [more]
6 Mar 18	Life Sciences Image Awards The Life Sciences Image awards competition is open and seeks outstanding and engaging images produced by Queen Mary staff and students. Now in its second year, it focuses on three themes: health and well-being; health and technology; and beauty in medicine. Shortlisted submissions will be shown at 3 public exhibitions and ... [more]

February 2018
22 Feb 18	“Beetroot pill” could help save patients from kidney failure after heart x-ray Beetroot may reduce the risk of kidney failure in patients having a heart x-ray, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London. The new research project funded by national charity Heart Research UK will look into whether dietary inorganic nitrate, found commonly in beetroot, could be used in ... [more]
21 Feb 18	Cells can ‘walk’ on liquids a bit like the way geckos stick to other surfaces Cells are typically grown on solid materials, such as tissue culture plastic, degradable polymers and bioceramics. It is thought that the strong mechanical properties of these biomaterials are required to allow cell adhesion, an important process often controlling the behaviour of stem cells and promoting implant incorporation by surrounding tissues ... [more]
16 Feb 18	Researchers from the Institute of Bioengineering and Queen Mary herald in new printing technique using cells and molecules to recreate biological structures Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed a printing technique using cells and molecules normally found in natural tissues to create constructs that resemble biological structures. These structures are embedded in an ink which is similar to their native environment and opens the possibility to make them behave ... [more]

January 2018
29 Jan 18	Researchers from the Institute of Bioengineering (IoB) and Queen Mary identify a new mechanism in which adhesive structures within the cells of the heart sense stiffness through muscle contractions and resting tension at the same time Cells in the heart sense stiffness by measuring contraction forces and resting tension simultaneously. The study, published in 'Developmental Cell', further shows that the resting tension in the heart cells is increased after a heart attack and other heart diseases. This changes the way that heart cells can sense the ... [more]
24 Jan 18	Institute of Bioengineering Spring Seminar Series The Institute of Bioengineering Spring Seminar Series gets underway today with Professor Francisco Goycoolea, from the University of Leeds. His talk, Oil-core chitosan based nanocapsules and their influence on 'life networks', begins this series of talks that aim to bring you the very latest research findings in the field of ... [more]
10 Jan 18	Impact of renewables and trading on power grid frequency fluctuations The researchers also found that splitting a large grid into small microgrids – as a way of integrating additional renewable power generation or creating smaller, mostly independent grids - will lead to larger frequency deviations which can potentially damage sensitive electronic devices. The work was carried out by academics from the ... [more]