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Natural nanoparticle can unlock cancer
Added: 22 Aug 2014
The discovery of vault nanoparticles could help eradicate deadly diseases that currently have no cu…
IBM boosts big data in imaging
Added: 21 Aug 2014
Big data software could handle more than 20 gigabytes of storage per second, company claims.
Communication key to biopharma 'bottleneck'
Added: 20 Aug 2014
Roadblocks in biopharmaceutical discovery lead to disruption in drug commercialisation, new study f…
Pfizer agrees Crohn's research deal
Added: 20 Aug 2014
Crohn’s disease is a long-term condition with no cure that can inflame and affect any part of the d…
Microchip shows tumour cell invasion
Added: 17 Aug 2014
Researchers in the US have miroengineered a device that acts as an ’obstacle course’ for cells, new…
Gold nanotherapy could beat brain cancer
Added: 13 Aug 2014
A technique that delivers chemotherapy drugs directly to brain cancer cells has proven highly effec…
Salt-infused cancer treatment possible
Added: 12 Aug 2014
A synthetic molecule designed to kill cancer cells with salt and chloride ions has been developed.
Bioengineers create 3D 'brain tissue'
Added: 11 Aug 2014
Tissue model could revolutionise the way scientists study the brain, new research suggests.
Scientists discover 'blood vessel' gene
Added: 11 Aug 2014
Gene manipulation could lead to a better understanding of how to treat cardiovascular diseases and …
Brain imaging may combat migraine
Added: 8 Aug 2014
Scientists in the US have developed a brain imaging technique using lasers and carbon nanotubes.
Stem cell therapy improves stroke recovery
Added: 8 Aug 2014
Early treatment using stem cells extracted from a patient’s bone marrow is effective in aiding reco…
Genome study targets cancer categories
Added: 7 Aug 2014
New research suggests that 10% of cancers should be reclassified, allowing patients to receive more…
Renewed hope for Ebola vaccine
Added: 5 Aug 2014
Prominent immunologist tells the BBC that he hopes to develop a vaccine for Ebola in 2015.
World Bank pledges £120m to fight Ebola
Added: 5 Aug 2014
The latest death toll in the current West Africa Ebola epidemic now stands and more than 870.
Experts design portable NMR spectrometer
Added: 5 Aug 2014
Engineers develop minute chips for portable nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy device.
Artificial molecules combat cancer
Added: 4 Aug 2014
Scientists have created self-assembling anti-cancer molecules that mimic the body’s cancer fighting…
Revolutionary genome project announced
Added: 1 Aug 2014
David Cameron has launched a £300 million world-leading human genome project that will revolutionis…
Cancer driven by minority of cells
Added: 31 Jul 2014
A study conducted by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has provided further insight into the causes …
Harvard to commercialise 'organs-on-chips' technology
Added: 29 Jul 2014
A newly formed private company is to accelerate the development of pharmaceutical, chemical and per…
Ancient chemistry in modern cells
Added: 29 Jul 2014
Parts of the ’primordial soup’ from which life originated are still in our cells today, according t…
