Health & Medicine
Divorce could lead to high blood pressure: study
21 Jul 2014
More than glitter: gold nanoparticles for drug delivery
By By Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | 21 Jul 2014
A special class of tiny gold particles can easily slip through cell membranes, making them good candidates to deliver drugs directly to target cells
Mutation stops worms from getting drunk
17 Jul 2014
Getting delirium tremens? A worm could help you kick the bottle
17 Jul 2014
In a potential breakthrough for the treatment of alcohol addiction, scientists have produced mutant worms that do not get intoxicated by alcohol, which could lead to new drugs to treat alcohol addiction.
3-D computer model may help refine target for deep brain stimulation therapy for dystonia
17 Jul 2014
Novartis, Google tie-up to license “smart lens” technology
16 Jul 2014
Novartis has tied-up with Google to licence its “smart lens” technology for ocular medical uses
New research reveals how cannabis compound could slow tumour growth
16 Jul 2014
Scientists at the University of East Anglia have shown how the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis could reduce tumour growth in cancer patients
Sleep disorders raise risk of dementia: Study
14 Jul 2014
Global warming associated with higher incidence of kidney stones
14 Jul 2014
A new study suggets higher temperatures increase the risk of kidney stones in people predisposed to stone formation
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