Health & Medicine

Technology that enables home physiotherapy

12 Jan 2013

First image of insulin ‘docking’ could lead to better diabetes treatments

11 Jan 2013

A landmark discovery about how insulin docks on cells could help in the development of improved types of insulin for treating both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

How malaria evades the body’s immune response

10 Jan 2013

DNA pioneer James Watson slams cancer research establishment

09 Jan 2013

Nobel winner James Watson, says the cure for many cancers would remain elusive unless scientists rethought the role of antioxidants, which he says may have caused more cancers than they have prevented

Queen's research gives fresh hope to couples with 'unexplained infertility'

09 Jan 2013

Badger sleeping habits could help target TB control

09 Jan 2013

Viruses cooperate or conquer to cause maximum destruction

08 Jan 2013

Surfing 'Trojan-horses' stop tumour regrowth after chemotherapy or radiotherap

08 Jan 2013

Ovarian cancer stem cell study puts targeted therapies within reach

By By Karen N. Peart | 08 Jan 2013

Pesticides and Parkinson's: UCLA researchers uncover further proof of a link

By By Mark Wheeler | 07 Jan 2013

For several years, neurologists have been building a case that a link exists between pesticides and Parkinson's disease

Scientists pinpoint molecular signals that make some women prone to miscarriage

07 Jan 2013

Scientists have identified molecular signals that control whether embryos are accepted by the womb, and that appear to function abnormally in women who have suffered repeated miscarriages

Scientists show the positive side of steroids

07 Jan 2013

Positive age stereotypes improve recovery among the elderly

07 Jan 2013

Improving the accuracy of cancer diagnoses

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 04 Jan 2013

Quick detection of periodontitis pathogens

04 Jan 2013

Battling brittle bones ... with broccoli and spinach?

04 Jan 2013

Scientists pinpoint molecular signals that make some women prone to miscarriage

03 Jan 2013

Research on porcupine’s quills could help engineers design better medical devices

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 24 Dec 2012

Drug improves quality of life for Dobermanns with heart disease

22 Dec 2012

Diabetics with cancer dangerously ignore blood sugar

22 Dec 2012

Obese dogs at risk of same health condition experienced by humans

21 Dec 2012

Metallic probe detects fibrils from misfolded proteins in living cells

20 Dec 2012

New technology may enable earlier cancer diagnosis

By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 19 Dec 2012

Silent stroke can cause Parkinson’s disease

18 Dec 2012

Scientists at The University of Manchester have for the first time identified why a patient who appears outwardly healthy may develop Parkinson’s disease

Scientists find drug that may help in fight against Duchenne muscular dystrophy

By By Kim Irwin | 18 Dec 2012