Health & Medicine

Obesity a leading cause of cancer, finds new study

29 Nov 2014

Killing cancer by protecting normal cells

29 Nov 2014

Can exercise make us less hungry?

29 Nov 2014

US smoking rates decline despite population growth

29 Nov 2014

Low level drinking in pregnancy not associated with higher risk of poor birth outcomes

28 Nov 2014

Genetic screening could identify children at risk of low IQ development

28 Nov 2014

Experimental vaccine against Ebola proves effective in trial

27 Nov 2014

Protein predicts response to new immunotherapy drug

27 Nov 2014

A new way to prevent the spread of devastating diseases

27 Nov 2014

Smoking is a Pain in the Back

26 Nov 2014

Molecule fights cancer on two fronts

24 Nov 2014

Genetic damage caused by asthma shows up in circulating blood stream, too

20 Nov 2014

Second protein associated with common cause of kidney failure identified

19 Nov 2014

Growth factor regenerates damaged nerves without sprouting new blood vessels

19 Nov 2014

Robotic surgery: more complications, expenses for some conditions

19 Nov 2014

Novel cancer vaccine approach for brain tumours

18 Nov 2014

Study reveals how deadly MERS virus enters human cells

18 Nov 2014

New insight into common cause of blindness

18 Nov 2014

Dietary flavanols reverse age-related memory decline

18 Nov 2014

Test for rapid diagnosis of bloodstream infection developed

17 Nov 2014

Supercomputers link proteins to drug side effects

17 Nov 2014

New treatment for life-threatening bacterial diseases identified

15 Nov 2014

Researchers develop, flexible film substitute for damaged retina

14 Nov 2014

New software platform bridges gap in precision medicine for cancer

13 Nov 2014

New drug-delivery capsule may replace injections

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 12 Nov 2014

Pill coated with tiny needles can deliver drugs directly into the lining of the digestive tract. 

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