Health & Medicine
Woman gets new heart, kidney despite the odds
By By Amy Albin | 14 Aug 2012
Natural birth — but not C-section — triggers brain boosting proteins
By By Karen N Peart | 09 Aug 2012
Protein that boosts longevity may protect against diabetes
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 08 Aug 2012
New research has identified a protein that slows ageing in mice and other animals, also protects against the ravages of a high-fat diet, including diabetes, according to a new MIT study
Chemical that affects biological clock offers new way to treat diabetes
By By Kim McDonald | 06 Aug 2012
Biologists have discovered a chemical that offers a completely new and promising direction for the development of drugs to treat metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes
New approach to fight kidney, breast cancer
02 Aug 2012
How ping-pong can help the brain
01 Aug 2012
New melanoma driver genes found in largest DNA sequencing study to date
By By Helen Dodson | 31 Jul 2012
New proteins inhibit HIV infection in cell cultures
By By Helen Dodson | 30 Jul 2012
New stroke treatments becoming a reality
28 Jul 2012
New technology improves heart rhythm treatment
26 Jul 2012
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