Biotech & pharma

'Rare' brain disorder may be more common than thought

27 Dec 2011

How bacteria fight fluoride in toothpaste and in nature

By By Bill Hathaway | 26 Dec 2011

Neuroscientists identify a master controller of memory

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 26 Dec 2011

Genetic diversity: crucial for our survival in many ways

23 Dec 2011

Removable ‘cloak’ for nanoparticles helps target tumours

Removable ‘cloak’ for nanoparticles helps target tumours

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 23 Dec 2011

A new type of drug-delivery nanoparticle that exploits a trait shared by almost all tumours — they are more acidic than healthy tissues — and can be used to deliver cancer drugs to nearly any type of tumour

Tissue structure delays cancer development

20 Dec 2011

Scientists elevate little-studied cellular mechanism to potential drug target

19 Dec 2011

Bioboost for biomass-based energy

17 Dec 2011

Scientists uncover evidence on how drug-resistant tuberculosis cells form

17 Dec 2011

Spiral proteins are efficient gene delivery agents

By By Liz Ahlberg | 17 Dec 2011

Triton resource helps "track" how Kinesin molecules move

16 Dec 2011

Tireless research reveals secrets of the “sleep hormone”

15 Dec 2011

Gene therapy achieves early success against haemophilia B

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

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

Supercomputer reveals new details behind drug-processing protein model

07 Dec 2011

Stem cell therapy opens new approach to treatment of cardiac conditions

06 Dec 2011

An `eye’ on stem cells

06 Dec 2011

New discovery of adult stem cells holds fresh possibilities for heart regeneration

05 Dec 2011

Bacteria engineered to eat switchgrass and make transportation fuels

02 Dec 2011

Gene that acts as a brake on breast cancer progression

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