Biotech & pharma
New drug could cure nearly any viral infection
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 10 Aug 2011
Researchers at MIT’s Lincoln Lab have developed technology that may someday cure the common cold, influenza and other ailments.
Potential new eye tumour treatment discovered
08 Aug 2011
Brain training increases dopamine release
06 Aug 2011
Disease-causing tangle could spawn new materials
01 Aug 2011
Beefing up muscles can reduce diabetes risk
29 Jul 2011
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
Are cancers newly evolved species?
27 Jul 2011
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
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.