Biotech & pharma

Limiting certain protein in the brain reverses Alzheimer's symptoms

By By Deborah Halber | 16 Apr 2014

Seeing double: new study explains evolution of duplicate genes

16 Apr 2014

New finding suggests a way to block stress’ damage

By By Bill Hathaway | 14 Apr 2014

Biomolecular tweezers facilitate study of mechanical force effects on cells and proteins

12 Apr 2014

Mechanical forces affect T-Cell Recognition and signalling

Mechanical forces affect T-Cell Recognition and signalling

12 Apr 2014

Genetic mutations warn of skin cancer risk

07 Apr 2014

Battling infection with microbes

04 Apr 2014

A key link between tumours and healthy tissue identified

By By Bill Hathaway | 22 Mar 2014

3-D printed microscopic cages confine bacteria in tiny zoos for the study of infections

22 Mar 2014

New therapeutic target discovered for Alzheimer’s

18 Mar 2014

Researchers slow pancreatic cancer growth and spread by blocking key enzyme

Researchers slow pancreatic cancer growth and spread by blocking key enzyme

By By Francesca Davenport | 18 Mar 2014

Microbial detection array detects plague in ancient human remains

14 Mar 2014

Exploring how cancerous and healthy cells compete may help us understand cancer

Exploring how cancerous and healthy cells compete may help us understand cancer

By By Gail Wilson | 11 Mar 2014

UV light aids cancer cells that creep along the outside of blood vessels

By By Shaun Mason | 11 Mar 2014

Stanford researchers create a new technique to study how we inherit disease

Stanford researchers create a new technique to study how we inherit disease

10 Mar 2014

A changing view of bone marrow cells

08 Mar 2014

Researchers identify “carbohydrates in a coal mine” for cancer detection

07 Mar 2014

Researchers find potential target for drug to treat allergic asthma

06 Mar 2014

Lab-grown human heart cells could mean fewer animals used in research

By By Sam Wong | 06 Mar 2014

New insight into neurodegenerative disease trigger

New insight into neurodegenerative disease trigger

05 Mar 2014

Pill could help humans live longer, healthier

01 Mar 2014

Researchers discover pathway of protein that helps cancer cells survive

01 Mar 2014

Chemical chaperones help proteins do their jobs

27 Feb 2014

Research in the News: Tiny ‘garbage collectors’ help control brain development

By By Bill Hathaway | 20 Feb 2014

Scarring cells turned to beating muscle

14 Feb 2014