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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…
Freshers urged to get MenC vaccine
Added: 19 Aug 2014
Meningococcal C (MenC) is the primary immunisation against meningitis, but can often wane once in p…
New vaccines cut meningitis spread
Added: 19 Aug 2014
Many of the bacteria that cause meningitis are spread through the exchange of respiratory and throa…
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…
Green light for Ebola research drugs
Added: 13 Aug 2014
World Health Organization (WHO) considers the use of unregistered interventions to stop the West Af…
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…
WHO declares Ebola international emergency
Added: 8 Aug 2014
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa constitutes an “extraordinary event”, says World Health Organizat…
Genome study targets cancer categories
Added: 7 Aug 2014
New research suggests that 10% of cancers should be reclassified, allowing patients to receive more…
Nanomaterials register 'would confuse'
Added: 7 Aug 2014
The Chemical Industries Association (CIA) says a European Union (EU) proposal on a register for nan…
Microhairs could enhance lab-on-a-chip devices
Added: 6 Aug 2014
New material structures could be used to magnetically direct the flow of cells through a diagnostic…
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.
Chemists create reassembling nanofibres
Added: 4 Aug 2014
Researchers suggest their nanofibre breakthrough could lead to better methods for delivering drugs …
Artificial molecules combat cancer
Added: 4 Aug 2014
Scientists have created self-assembling anti-cancer molecules that mimic the body’s cancer fighting…
