Biotech & pharma

Researchers identify calorie-burning pathway in fat cells with potential for obesity treatment

04 Jul 2016

Gene-editing tool CRISPR to be used to treat humans for the first time

23 Jun 2016

Drug candidate shrinks tumour when delivered by plant virus nanoparticle

09 Jun 2016

Stanford stem cell experiment helps stroke patient walk

04 Jun 2016

European regulators approve GSK’s Strivelis therapy for children with combined immunodeficiency

01 Jun 2016

Mistreating animals: US biotech firm to pay record $3.5 mn fine, shut down

23 May 2016

Scientists identify 'smoking gun' in metastasis of hybrid cells

21 May 2016

Researchers successfully excise HIV DNA from animals

21 May 2016

In scientific first, researchers visualize proteins being born

09 May 2016

Controlling RNA in living cells

30 Apr 2016

Study uncovers memory molecules in plants

28 Apr 2016

Flu vaccine taken in morning more effective: Study

28 Apr 2016

New insights into enzymes to help reverse cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson's

27 Apr 2016

New knowledge about the mechanism of specific protein complexes in the body could help in the development of better drugs for the treatment of diseases such as cancer, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

Certain genes, in healthy environments, can lengthen lifespan

23 Apr 2016

AstraZeneca project to sequence 2 mn genomes for new medicines

23 Apr 2016

Cellular Trojan horse yields potential cancer treatment

19 Apr 2016

Salk scientists discover key ingredient to make functional beta cells

16 Apr 2016

Substituting animal fat with vegetable oil not reducing heart disease risk: Study

13 Apr 2016

6 new proteins found to help crack age-related diseases

13 Apr 2016

UP born researcher Devika Sirohi part of US team that determined Zika virus structure

07 Apr 2016

Starving immune cells prevents allergic reaction in lung

05 Apr 2016

Cancer cells' ability to self-repair may spawn new treatments

02 Apr 2016

Researchers trace preference for vegetarian diet to genetic variation among populations

01 Apr 2016

Hydrogen-bonding pairing helps design better drugs to neutralize gut bacterial infections

28 Mar 2016

End-game for dengue as Indian scientists develop herbal remedy

09 Mar 2016

Indian scientists have developed an effective herbal medicine for the treatment of dengue, in what could be a potent remedy to the disease that affects millions of people within the country and across the world