Biotech & pharma
First human use of Catheter Robotics' "Amigo" at Leicester
11 May 2010
Dr André Ng of the University of Leicester has carried out the world's first heart rhythm treatment procedure using robotics
Gammaglobulin treatment may alow Alzheimer’s disease
By By Debra Kain | 11 May 2010
Novel treatment strategy saves kidneys with large cancerous tumors
By By Jackie Carr | 05 May 2010
The ability to surgically save kidneys following the destruction or removal of large tumors is challenging, yet highly desirable, in order to decrease the risk of kidney failure and protect cardiovascular health, say UCSD researchers. By Jackie Carr
Stem cells from surgery leftovers could repair damaged hearts
30 Apr 2010
Scientists have for the first time succeeded in extracting vital stem cells from sections of vein removed for heart bypass surgery.
Scientists find cells that mend broken heart
01 Apr 2010
Researchers create atlas of transcription factor combinations
By By Debra Kain | 15 Mar 2010
Protein shown to be natural Inhibitor of aging in fruit fly model
By By Debra Kain | 06 Mar 2010
Panacea Biotec develops Swine flu vaccine
03 Mar 2010
Stem cells rescue nerve cells by direct contact
22 Feb 2010
Genetic variant linked to biological ageing
19 Feb 2010
Scientists report breakthrough in HIV treatment
01 Feb 2010
US and British scientists claim to have grown a crystal that helped them unravel the structure of an enzyme called integrase, found in retroviruses like HIV.
Researchers create new 'smart' nanocapsule delivery system for use in protein therapy
21 Jan 2010
Nanocapsules are submicroscopic containers composed of an oily or aqueous core surrounded by a thin, permeable polymer membrane roughly several to tens of nanometers thick By Wileen Wong Kromhout
Australian-American-British trio share Nobel for medicine
05 Oct 2009
Elizabeth H Blackburn, Carol W Greider and Jack W Szostak have jointly won the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their work on `how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.