Biotech & pharma

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

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

Artificial cilia spur new thinking in nanotechnology

27 Jul 2011

Are cancers newly evolved species?

27 Jul 2011

Caltech researchers use DNA molecules to create artificial intelligence

23 Jul 2011

Tumour cells go against the flow

Tumour cells go against the flow

By By Alissa Mallinson, Mechanical Engineering | 23 Jul 2011

Microfluidic model helps explain how fluid’s flow in bodily tissue influences tumour cell migration.

Mapping of 'sixth nucleotide' in embryonic stem cells indicates it may activate genes

Mapping of 'sixth nucleotide' in embryonic stem cells indicates it may activate genes

By By Kim Irwin | 23 Jul 2011

The finding by researchers may prove to be important in controlling diseases like cancer, in which the regulation of certain genes plays a role in disease development.

Stem cell breakthrough heralds new era of therapy development

21 Jul 2011

New lung cancer gene found

20 Jul 2011

The biology behind alcohol-induced blackouts

20 Jul 2011

Scientists discover how best to excite brain cells

20 Jul 2011

Making blood-sucking deadly for mosquitoes

19 Jul 2011

New contrast agents detect bacterial infections with high sensitivity and specificity

19 Jul 2011

Model of Enigmatic Alzheimer’s Protein Described for First Time

18 Jul 2011

Newly Developed Fluorescent Protein Makes Internal Organs Visible

Newly Developed Fluorescent Protein Makes Internal Organs Visible

18 Jul 2011

The new probe could prove to be a breakthrough in whole-body imaging allowing doctors to non-invasively monitor the growth of tumours in order to assess the effectiveness of anti-cancer therapies

Researchers identify protein that direct stem cells

16 Jul 2011

Scientists unveil tools for rewriting the code of life

15 Jul 2011

Scientists unlock secrets of potato plant genome

11 Jul 2011