Biotech & pharma
Why birds don’t spread Lassa fever
04 Jul 2014
Researchers regrow human corneas; could reverse blindness
04 Jul 2014
Boston researchers have identified a way to enhance regrowth of human corneal tissue to restore vision, using a molecule that acts as a marker for hard-to-find limbal stem cells
NMR provides fresh atomic insights into a key protein that helps repair DNA
03 Jul 2014
Scientists have made an important advance in understanding how a protein that identifies and repairs cancerous cells operates
Controlling movement with light
By By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 30 Jun 2014
Research finds cell division synchronised to cell and body’s daily clock
28 Jun 2014
The finding could optimise timing of chemotherapy and explain the occurrence of some cancers
The brain’s balancing act
26 Jun 2014
Growing unknown microbes one by one
25 Jun 2014
Stem cells hold keys to body’s plan
21 Jun 2014
New study pinpoints 'Lemur' protein as main player in spread of breast cancer
18 Jun 2014
Researchers have confirmed the role of a protein called Lemur Tyrosine Kinase 3 in the spread of breast cancer to other parts of the body.
A vaccination to prevent heart attacks?
16 Jun 2014
Researchers have developed a “genome editing” approach for permanently reducing cholesterol levels in mice with a single injection, potentially reducing heart attack risk by up to 90 percent
Leptin also influences brain cells that control appetite: Yale research
By By Karen N. Peart | 03 Jun 2014
Leptin’s effect on metabolism has been found to control the brain’s neuronal circuits, but no previous studies have definitively found that leptin could control the behavior of cells other than neuron
Extensive cataloguing uncovers 193 unknown human proteins
31 May 2014
The cataloging project, led by researchers at The Johns Hopkins University and the Institute of Bioinformatics in Bangalore, should prove an important resource for biological research and medical diagnostic