Biotech & pharma
Spiral proteins are efficient gene delivery agents
By By Liz Ahlberg | 17 Dec 2011
Gene therapy achieves early success against haemophilia B
14 Dec 2011
The findings of the six-person study mark the first proof that gene therapy can reduce disabling, painful bleeding episodes in patients with the inherited blood disorder
A glow of recognition
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 14 Dec 2011
Researchers design Alzheimer’s antibodies
13 Dec 2011
Body’s fat switch discovered
12 Dec 2011
Research could help people with declining sense of smell
By By Robert Sanders | 10 Dec 2011
Proteins linked to longevity may be involved in mood control
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 10 Dec 2011
Very-low-calorie diets provoke a comprehensive physiological response that promotes survival, all orchestrated by a set of proteins called sirtuins, which in excess can produce anxiety, a possible evolutionary adaptation to dietary restriction
Acquired traits can be inherited via small RNAs
08 Dec 2011
An `eye’ on stem cells
06 Dec 2011
Gene that acts as a brake on breast cancer progression
30 Nov 2011
New research provides compelling new evidence that a gene known as 14-3-3s plays a critical role in halting breast cancer initiation and progression
The brain's zoom button
24 Nov 2011
Researchers find genetic link between heart disease and brain aneurysms
23 Nov 2011
Researchers have discovered that a variant of a gene linked to heart disease also increases the risk of deadly aneurysms of blood vessels in the brain
A better way to count molecules discovered
22 Nov 2011
How cancer cells get by on a starvation diet
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 21 Nov 2011
New study shows that tumour cells, deprived of glucose, alter their metabolism to use other sources of sustenance