Artist's impression of a split beam with vitamin B12 in a liquid jet. Scientists have developed a new X-ray technique that can capture ultrafast molecular changes in extremely dilute liquid samples - a breakthrough that…
Scientists Develop New Drug Screening Tool for Dystonia
[caption id="attachment_10935" align="alignright" width="303"] As researchers hunt for new treatments for a rare movement disorder called dystonia, they are able to conduct drug screening tests by pushing the molecular culprit, the DYT1 protein (shown in…
Spacewalk for Thomas Pesquet
[caption id="attachment_10931" align="alignnone" width="625"] Thomas with spacesuits[/caption] ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will be the 11th European to perform a spacewalk when he ventures outside the International Space Station next month. Lasting up to seven hours…
GW Pharmaceuticals Posts Positive Phase 3 Data for…
British-based GW Pharmaceuticals announced positive Phase 3 study results of its drug Epidiolex for two treatment-resistant forms of epilepsy, at the 70th Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society in Houston. Epidiolex is an oral formulation of cannabidiol…
Full go-ahead for building ExoMars 2020
The first ExoMars mission arrived at the Red Planet in October and now the second mission has been confirmed to complete its construction for a 2020 launch. ESA and Thales Alenia Space signed a contract…