Biotech & pharma

Scientists help pinpoint cause of stress-related DNA damage

23 Aug 2011

Sweet insight: discovery could speed drug development

22 Aug 2011

Mutations not inherited from parents cause more than half the cases of schizophrenia

20 Aug 2011

Ready to learn? Brain scans can tell you

By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 19 Aug 2011

Neuroscientists identify brain activity that predicts how well we remember images

Researchers find new clues about how HIV reservoirs may form

19 Aug 2011

Neuroscientists shed light on how the brain responds to scenes and their mirror-image reversals

18 Aug 2011

AIDS researchers isolate new potent and broadly effective antibodies against HIV

18 Aug 2011

New research links obesity with heart rhythm disorder

17 Aug 2011

Study sheds light on late phase of asthma attacks

13 Aug 2011

Poultry farms that go organic have fewer drug-resistant bacteria

13 Aug 2011

Critical insight provided into the disease mechanisms behind multiple sclerosis

12 Aug 2011

Reverse metabolism of bacteria helps to produce faster fuel production

11 Aug 2011

Scripps research scientist identifies critical role for night blindness gene

11 Aug 2011

New drug could cure nearly any viral infection

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 10 Aug 2011

Researchers at MIT’s Lincoln Lab have developed technology that may someday cure the common cold, influenza and other ailments.

Study explains why muscles weaken with age and points to possible therapy

09 Aug 2011

Gene associated with ulcerative colitis uncovered researchers

09 Aug 2011

Potential new eye tumour treatment discovered

08 Aug 2011

Brain training increases dopamine release

06 Aug 2011

Simple test helps detect heart defects in newborns

06 Aug 2011

Researchers use gold nanoparticles to diagnose flu in minutes

04 Aug 2011

Bear bile chemical could help keep hearts in rhythm

03 Aug 2011

Disease-causing tangle could spawn new materials

01 Aug 2011

Beefing up muscles can reduce diabetes risk

29 Jul 2011

Post-traumatic stress disorder linked to smaller birth weight and gestation

28 Jul 2011

Now, gastric bypass surgery to shed weight

27 Jul 2011

A growing number of obese patients are choosing to undergo bariatric surgery in order to lose weight