Biotech & pharma
Removable ‘cloak’ for nanoparticles helps target tumours
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 23 Dec 2011
A new type of drug-delivery nanoparticle that exploits a trait shared by almost all tumours — they are more acidic than healthy tissues — and can be used to deliver cancer drugs to nearly any type of tumour
Tissue structure delays cancer development
20 Dec 2011
Bioboost for biomass-based energy
17 Dec 2011
Spiral proteins are efficient gene delivery agents
By By Liz Ahlberg | 17 Dec 2011
Gene therapy achieves early success against haemophilia B
14 Dec 2011
The findings of the six-person study mark the first proof that gene therapy can reduce disabling, painful bleeding episodes in patients with the inherited blood disorder
A glow of recognition
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 14 Dec 2011
Researchers design Alzheimer’s antibodies
13 Dec 2011
Body’s fat switch discovered
12 Dec 2011
Research could help people with declining sense of smell
By By Robert Sanders | 10 Dec 2011
Proteins linked to longevity may be involved in mood control
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 10 Dec 2011
Very-low-calorie diets provoke a comprehensive physiological response that promotes survival, all orchestrated by a set of proteins called sirtuins, which in excess can produce anxiety, a possible evolutionary adaptation to dietary restriction
Acquired traits can be inherited via small RNAs
08 Dec 2011
An `eye’ on stem cells
06 Dec 2011
Gene that acts as a brake on breast cancer progression
30 Nov 2011
New research provides compelling new evidence that a gene known as 14-3-3s plays a critical role in halting breast cancer initiation and progression
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