Biotech & pharma

Epigenetic study bolsters understanding of Alzheimer's

18 Aug 2014

New genome editing strategy offers potential to control insect-borne disease

14 Aug 2014

Wiggly microRNA binding implies a more complex genome regulation

13 Aug 2014

Researchers reveal weakness in defences of deadly brain tumour

13 Aug 2014

Synthetic molecule kills cancer cells with salt

13 Aug 2014

Study tracks blood cell gene variant

13 Aug 2014

Cell mechanics may hold key to how cancer spreads and recurs

12 Aug 2014

Stem cells show promise for stroke in pilot study

09 Aug 2014

A stroke therapy using stem cells extracted from patients' bone marrow has shown promising results in the first trial of its kind in humans.

Tumour suppressor mutations alone don’t explain deadly cancer

08 Aug 2014

Key worker in protein synthesis factory revealed

08 Aug 2014

The bit of your brain that signals how bad things could be

07 Aug 2014

Much-reviled tobacco may prove key source for Ebola treatment

06 Aug 2014

Transplanting genes into injured hearts creates biological pacemakers

05 Aug 2014

The biology behind schizophrenia

02 Aug 2014

The research, the largest genomic study published on any psychiatric disorder to date, provides important new insights about the biological causes of schizophrenia, that could lead to new approaches to treatment

Piggy-backing cells hold clue to cancer growth

02 Aug 2014

Researchers translate the chemical language of microbes

31 Jul 2014

Researchers find mechanism that clears excess of a pancreatic protein linked with Type 2 diabetes

25 Jul 2014

Yale study finds some aggressive tumours silence genes that fight cancer

24 Jul 2014

Biology behind schizophrenia

22 Jul 2014

Potential new target for antibiotics against E coli

22 Jul 2014

Researchers uncover new cancer cell vulnerability

19 Jul 2014

Scientists trying gene therapy to create biological pacemaker

17 Jul 2014

Immune cells found to prevent bone marrow transplant rejection

16 Jul 2014

Does cat poop parasite play a role in curing cancer?

16 Jul 2014

Biomarker predicts effectiveness of brain cancer treatment

14 Jul 2014