Biotech & pharma
New antibodies treat autoimmune disease in mice
28 Dec 2011
New personalised treatment options for cancer
28 Dec 2011
New light shed on chromosome fragility
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
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
Bioboost for biomass-based energy
17 Dec 2011
Spiral proteins are efficient gene delivery agents
By By Liz Ahlberg | 17 Dec 2011
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
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