Health & Medicine
Paralysed woman's thoughts control a DLR robot
21 May 2012
Fighting back against milk and food allergies
21 May 2012
Prosthetic retina offers simple solution to restoring sight
18 May 2012
A device which could restore sight to patients with one of the most common causes of blindness in the developed world is being developed in an international partnership
At low dose-rate, radiation poses little risk to DNA: MIT study
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 15 May 2012
A new study from MIT scientists suggests that the guidelines governments use to determine when to evacuate people following a nuclear accident may be too conservative
Some HDL, or "good" cholesterol, may not protect against heart disease
11 May 2012
A new study by Harvard researchers has found that a sub class of HDL cholesterol, the so-called “good” cholesterol, may not protect against coronary heart disease and in fact may be harmful
One-two punch knocks out aggressive breast cancer cells
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 11 May 2012
Scientists aim to cure by starving lung tumours
07 May 2012
Target: Drug-resistant bacteria
04 May 2012
Bird flu can transmit in mammals: Study
03 May 2012
Hip implant for long-term use
02 May 2012
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