Biotech & pharma

Inflammation behind heart valve disease

30 Mar 2011

Structure of DNA repair complex reveals workings of powerful cell motor

28 Mar 2011

Obesity period linked to mortality rates

28 Mar 2011

Researchers have found the number of years individuals live with obesity is directly associated with the risk of mortality

Warwick University's iPhone app creates virtual classroom for medical students

26 Mar 2011

Professor of Clinical Anatomy at Warwick Medical School, Peter Abrahams, has turned his teaching into bite-size anatomy classes which can be downloaded and used by medical students world-wide

Mild stress linked to long-term disability

26 Mar 2011

Primordial soup gets spicier

By By Robert Monroe | 23 Mar 2011

Obesity-killer injection GLP-1 now available

21 Mar 2011

Obesity kills more people than AIDS, but the good news is that an injection is now on offer that would allow people to get rid of not only diabetes but obesity too

Female sex hormone controls human sperm

21 Mar 2011

New method delivers Alzheimer’s drug to the brain

21 Mar 2011

Scientists have developed a new method for delivering complex drugs directly to the brain, a necessary step for treating diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Motor Neuron Disease and Muscular Dystrophy

Scientists find candidate for new TB vaccine

19 Mar 2011

Transmissible treatment proposed for HIV could target superspreaders to curb epidemic

By By Susan Brown | 18 Mar 2011

Unique new map shows earthquake risks on humanity

17 Mar 2011

A map, which provides a general representation of the risks of earthquakes on humanity using records from the past 4,000 years, has been produced by a geographer from the University of Sheffield

Nanotubes: cellular membranes on supply

16 Mar 2011

Judging couples’ chemistry influenced by serotonin

16 Mar 2011

As we sleep, speedy brain waves boost our ability to learn

15 Mar 2011

Scientists have puzzled over the many hours we spend in light, dreamless slumber. Research now suggests we’re busy recharging our brain’s learning capacity during this undervalued phase of sleep, which can last half the night.

Scientists discover class of potent anti-cancer compounds

15 Mar 2011

Tumor metastasis with a twist

15 Mar 2011

New microscope decodes complex eye circuitry

11 Mar 2011

Newly discovered role for enzyme in neurodegenerative diseases

10 Mar 2011

Brain imaging technique: New hope for understanding Parkinson's disease

10 Mar 2011

NHS testing computer programme to aid diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease

08 Mar 2011

Nanoparticles increase survival after blood loss

02 Mar 2011

New marker found for Sanfilippo disease

By By Scott LaFee | 02 Mar 2011

Certain parts of the brain activated in people who heard tailored health messages and quit smoking

01 Mar 2011

Binge eaters’ dopamine levels spike at sight, smell of food

01 Mar 2011