Biotech & pharma
Inflammation behind heart valve disease
30 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
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.
Tumor metastasis with a twist
15 Mar 2011
New microscope decodes complex eye circuitry
11 Mar 2011
Nanoparticles increase survival after blood loss
02 Mar 2011
New marker found for Sanfilippo disease
By By Scott LaFee | 02 Mar 2011
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