Biotech & pharma

High blood pressure controlled using deep brain stimulation

27 Jan 2011

With chemical modification, stable RNA nanoparticles go 3-D

27 Jan 2011

Chemists devise new method to quantify protein changes

25 Jan 2011

Novel vaccine produces strong immunity against cocaine high

20 Jan 2011

Unusual transplant restores woman's voice

20 Jan 2011

See how they grow: Monitoring single bacteria without a microscope

19 Jan 2011

MicroRNAs could increase the risk of amputation in diabetics

MicroRNAs could increase the risk of amputation in diabetics

19 Jan 2011

New research has found that one of the smallest entities in the human genome, micro-RNA, could increase the risk of limb amputation in diabetic patients who have poor blood flow

Scientists show brain 'wiring' in babies

18 Jan 2011

Lab-on-a-chip invented for fast, inexpensive blood tests

Lab-on-a-chip invented for fast, inexpensive blood tests

13 Jan 2011

With the new lab-on-a-chip technology, a drop of blood is placed on a smaller than a credit card-sized plastic polymer cartridge through which it travels in tiny channels 500 microns wide to a detection site where it reacts with preloaded reagents enabling the sensor to detect certain biomarkers of disease

Scientists show prions mutate and adapt to host environment

08 Jan 2011

Stress can enhance ordinary, unrelated memories

05 Jan 2011

Diagnosing deafness early could help teenagers’ development

05 Jan 2011

Researchers discover human immune system has emergency back-up plan

04 Jan 2011

Researchers announce critical leukaemia stem cell discovery

Researchers announce critical leukaemia stem cell discovery

01 Jan 2011

Suppression of beta-catenin in leukaemic stem cells is reported to have reduced leukaemic cell growth, delayed the onset of leukaemia and reversed the stem cells to a pre-leukaemic stage

Researchers develop anti-stress pen to measure and reduce stress

31 Dec 2010

Scripps Scientists home in on chemicals to reprogramme cells

30 Dec 2010

Scripps researchers identify key interaction in Hepatitis C virus

29 Dec 2010

When does stress cause illness?

24 Dec 2010

Scientists unravel more details of plant cell-wall construction

23 Dec 2010

New vaccine to assist worldwide eradication of polio

22 Dec 2010

Researchers discover new signaling pathway linked to inflammatory disease

By By Scott LaFee | 17 Dec 2010

Warning lights mark shellfish that aren't safe to eat

By By Susan Brown | 16 Dec 2010

Researchers report HIV cure through blood transfusion

15 Dec 2010

How the stem cell niche never dies

09 Dec 2010

Magic number 695 opens up new areas for Alzheimer’s research

08 Dec 2010