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![The dark side of anticoagulants: will a new approach shed any light?]()
The dark side of anticoagulants: will a new approach shed any light?
Anticoagulants are life-saving medicines, but they also raise the risk of patients haemorrhaging and bleeding to death. University of Leeds spin-out Lunac believes it has solved the puzzle after a...
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![Global economy to contract by 6% in 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic, according to leading macroeconomic influencers]()
Global economy to contract by 6% in 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic, according to leading macroeconomic influencers
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to widespread unemployment and potential bankruptcies of businesses and companies across the world. The economic downturn caused by the pandemic is considered to be one...
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![Spotlight on BaseLaunch: fostering innovative start-ups in Basel]()
Spotlight on BaseLaunch: fostering innovative start-ups in Basel
Supported by the strong biotech ecosystem in the Basel area, life sciences incubator and accelerator BaseLaunch has a perfect record in supporting its start-ups to reach Series A financing rounds....
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![Central banks need to adopt investment-led growth policies to support economies after the Covid-19 pandemic, according to leading macroeconomic influencers]()
Central banks need to adopt investment-led growth policies to support economies after the Covid-19 pandemic, according to leading macroeconomic influencers
Central banks of various economies have injected new money into financial markets to deal with the economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. These actions although useful may not be...
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![Modelling the human body: a game changer for drug testing?]()
Modelling the human body: a game changer for drug testing?
Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine say they have developed the world's most sophisticated laboratory model of the human body. Can an incredibly complex system like this,...
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![Economic prediction models irrelevant due to the unprecedented changes brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to leading macroeconomic influencers]()
Economic prediction models irrelevant due to the unprecedented changes brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to leading macroeconomic influencers
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced experts to predict what lies ahead as economies gradually start to re-open. The economic forecasts made by economists using known models, however, may not be...
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![Covid-19 pandemic: deep dive into hyperimmune plasma therapies]()
Covid-19 pandemic: deep dive into hyperimmune plasma therapies
Convalescent plasma transfusions are already being studied as a safe and effective way to tackle Covid-19. However, this is not the only way plasma can be useful in the pandemic;...
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![International monetary system needed under the current crisis affecting the world, according to leading macroeconomic influencers]()
International monetary system needed under the current crisis affecting the world, according to leading macroeconomic influencers
The Covid-19 pandemic followed by the widespread protests against racism in the US and UK, have highlighted the suffering faced by marginalised communities and economies across the world. A monetary...
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![UK access to PrEP ‘indefinitely postponed’ due to Covid-19]()
UK access to PrEP ‘indefinitely postponed’ due to Covid-19
The NHS rollout of the HIV-preventing drug regimen PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) has been ‘indefinitely postponed’ due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to iNews.
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![ECB predicts Euro zone GDP to contract by 8.7% in 2020]()
ECB predicts Euro zone GDP to contract by 8.7% in 2020
The European Central Bank’s (ECB) growth forecast for the euro zone predicts GDP to contract. Europe was designated as the new epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak, which originated in China,...
