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Ultrasound could help fight kidney stones
Kidney stones are a painful complaint for anyone that comes into contact with them but researchers have now found a new way to...
Wednesday 1st February 2012
New antibody could improve kidney transplant...
A new antibody, known as OPN-305, could improve the survival rate in kidney transplants after researchers found that the agent...
Wednesday 1st February 2012
Rare mutations in body clock receptors can cause...
When a person carries a receptor that alters their body clock they run the risk of contracting conditions such as type 2 diabetes...
Tuesday 31st January 2012
MS drug could prevent heart attacks
A drug more commonly used to treat people with multiple sclerosis (MS) could be used to prevent heart attacks, according to new...
Monday 30th January 2012
Magic mushrooms give idea as to how psychedelic...
People under the influence of magic mushrooms have given doctors a new insight into the how the drug works. The psychedelic...
Wednesday 25th January 2012
White blood cells could be key to diagnosing...
Doctors and those in biomedical science jobs have been continually on the lookout for new ways of identifying and combating the...
Wednesday 25th January 2012
NK cells could be the way to fight infection
Natural killer (NK) cells could be a vital in fighting infection and stimulating the immune system, according to a new study by a...
Monday 23rd January 2012
Doctors closer to a breakthrough in infant...
A team of researchers in Australia have moved a step closer to figuring out why epileptic seizures occur in infants. The doctors...
Wednesday 18th January 2012
New method found to combat smoke-related diseases
Smoking is one of the biggest killers in the UK but now researchers in Melbourne have identified a protein that causes a smoke...
Friday 13th January 2012
New developments in how to prevent breast cancer
Being one of the biggest killers across the world doctors and those in biomedical science jobs have been working constantly to...
Thursday 12th January 2012
Researchers localise depression gene
Doctors and experts in biomedical science jobs have for years been looking into the ways that depression occurs in humans. Many...
Wednesday 4th January 2012
Multiple sclerosis is not an attack on the immune...
A leading researcher has claimed that multiple sclerosis (MS) is not a disease of the immune system and has more in common with...
Friday 30th December 2011
New clues to causes of memory loss
One in four older to elderly adults have dead brain cells or “silent strokes” and now researchers have linked these...
Thursday 29th December 2011
Gene identified that increases pancreatic cancer...
Doctors and those in biomedical science jobs have been looking for new ways of identifying the spread of cancer through the body...
Thursday 29th December 2011
Breakthrough in treatment of Alzheimer's?
For years researchers and those in biomedical science jobs have been finding new ways to battle the growing problem of treating...
Thursday 15th December 2011
Heart drug believed to effectively manage cancer
A new drug used to treat angina has been highlighted as a method of effectively managing cancer. Researchers at Queen's...
Thursday 15th December 2011
Bone marrow transplant survival rate not dependent...
Bone marrow and blood stem cell transplant survival rates are not dependent on whether the donor is from the patient's family...
Wednesday 14th December 2011
University finds new understanding of lung growth
A ground-breaking study at the University of Leicester into how lungs develop has challenged traditional medical understanding...
Thursday 8th December 2011
Promising multiple sclerosis treatment can help...
Researchers in Germany have developed a promising treatment that can help protect against multiple sclerosis. The team at Ruhr...
Tuesday 6th December 2011
Scientists 'uncover potential drug candidates for...
Scientists have discovered a potential new drug candidates for cystic fibrosis and other diseases, according to new research. A...
Tuesday 1st November 2011
Gene variation 'predicts mental decline'
Gene variation is able to predict the rate of age-related decline in cognitive performance, researchers have found. A study...
Tuesday 25th October 2011
Researchers investigate new way of treating major...
Researchers at the University of Houston are looking at a new strategy for developing drugs to treat cancer, multiple sclerosis,...
Friday 21st October 2011
Autism and diabetes could be linked, scientist...
A scientist has suggested a possible common link between autism and diabetes, which could help with the treatment of the...
Thursday 20th October 2011
Chlamydia bacteria may be source of trachoma...
A weakened strain of the Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria could be used as a vaccine against the world's biggest cause of...
Tuesday 11th October 2011
Bone marrow cells may slow tumour growth
Doctors may be able to use bone marrow cells to slow the growth of tumours, following the results of a research programme that...
Friday 7th October 2011
Stem cells technology to protect against Parkinson...
New technology is able to produce neuroprotectors, which stave off certain neurodegenerative conditions, scientists have said. A...
Tuesday 20th September 2011
New vaccine to protect against TB?
A new vaccine could protect against tuberculosis (TB), after showing promise in a mouse study. Research published in journal...
Tuesday 6th September 2011
Researchers increase antibiotics yield
Researchers have uncovered a new way of improving the amounts of antibiotics produced by bacteria. Increasingly the antibiotic...
Tuesday 6th September 2011
Oxygen generators 'boost cancer treatment'
Using tiny oxygen generators may boost the effectiveness of anticancer treatment, according to a new study. Research conducted at...
Wednesday 31st August 2011
Cell responses 'may explain ethnic differences in...
Differences in cell response may explain why African-Americans are more vulnerable to hypertension than Caucasians. Research...
Tuesday 30th August 2011
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