Biotech & pharma
Missing Molecule Raises Diabetes Risk in Humans
28 Feb 2011
Brain function linked to birth size in new study
25 Feb 2011
Research reveals that children who were born small, with relatively large placentas, showed more activity on the right side of their brains than the left — a pattern of brain activity linked with mood disorders such as depression
Microbubbles to light the way to sentinel lymph nodes of breast cancer patients
By By Daniel Kane | 24 Feb 2011
Rare surgery gives man two hearts beating as one
By By Kim Edwards | 19 Feb 2011
After a rare, life-saving cardiac surgery called heterotopic heart transplantation, this Valentine’s Day, Tyson Smith woke up with two beating hearts – his old failing heart and a newly transplanted one.
Study sheds light on RNA “on / off switches”
17 Feb 2011
Searching for the soul of the genome
By By Scott LaFee | 12 Feb 2011
Computer simulations revealthe structure and dynamics of chemical signal that triggers metastatic cancer
By By Warren Froelich | 09 Feb 2011
Brain can learn to overcome sleep apnea: scientist
By By Mike Kennedy | 09 Feb 2011
Cannabis link to psychosis revealed
By By Mike Kennedy | 09 Feb 2011
The first ever meta-analysis of more than 20,000 patients shows that smoking cannabis is associated with an earlier onset of psychotic illness by up to 2.7 years
The hitch in the drug? the itch in the drug
By By Scott LaFee | 09 Feb 2011
Nicotinic acid blocks immune cells in atherosclerosis
08 Feb 2011
New findings suggest that nicotinic acid not only alters cholesterol levels, but also has a direct anti-inflammatory effect on atherosclerotic vascular walls
Fluorescent peptides help nerves glow in surgery
By By Scott LaFee | 08 Feb 2011
DNA caught rock 'n rollin'
07 Feb 2011
New techniques for stapling peptides could spur development of drugs for cancer, other diseases
07 Feb 2011
Schizophrenia Gene Mutation Found; Target for New Drugs
By By Scott LaFee | 04 Feb 2011
Boys infect boys, swine flu study shows
01 Feb 2011
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