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17 August 2017
A way to put right cells that contain the wrong numbers of chromosomes has been uncovered by UK scientists. Normally, human cells contain 23 pairs of chromosomes, one of each pair coming from each...
17 August 2017
A way to fix problems caused by additional copies of chromosomes has been discovered by UK scientists...
16 August 2017
Repairing damaged organs with injectable tissue bandages may only be a heartbeat away ...
15 August 2017
Cellular garbage disposal structures, known as lysosomes, may be worsening damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease,...
11 August 2017
The constellation of genes that need to be in working order to enable the immune system to kill off cancers has been...
11 August 2017
A certain species of bacteria breaks down compounds, commonly found in black tea, to create a molecule that protects...
03 August 2017
An in-born heart defect has been fixed using gene editing in human embryos, scientists reported this week.
03 August 2017
The new method aims to strip the harmful plastic byproduct from our water supplies.
02 August 2017
Scientists add weight to the theory that sleep and waist circumference are linked.
31 July 2017
Diabetes may be transferable to other individuals, scientists have shown...
31 July 2017
A response to “systematic bias, wastage, error, and fraud in research underpinning patient care” has been published in...
14 July 2017
Disturbing slow wave sleep patterns of brain activity increase levels of the Alzheimer's protein beta-amyloid in...
14 July 2017
A drug to block Zika virus transmission from a pregnant mother to her unborn baby has been announced by scientists in...
08 July 2017
Scientists in Cambridge have developed a new technique to grow replacement bile ducts for patients with liver disease.
08 July 2017
Scientists in the US and Germany have developed a personalised immune therapy for skin cancer.
29 June 2017
A new technique to see inside tissues in three dimensions, so doctors can make better and much faster diagnoses during...
29 June 2017
Doctors in the UK have performed a pioneering treatment using powerful magnets to fix a problem with a patient's...
22 June 2017
A genetic link has been found to preeclampsia, the condition that causes high blood pressure and urinary protein in a...
22 June 2017
Researchers in Isreal have developed a new way to optimise antibiotic treatment and reduce the risk of bacterial...
08 June 2017
Using a new technique, UK scientists have shown that developing babies preferentially look at patterns of light...
01 June 2017
The reason why Zika virus attacks the developing brain to cause microcephaly has been solved by scientists in Cambridge...
18 May 2017
More than 70 years has passed since the Zika virus was first identified in Africa; now a new study has revealed why it...
18 May 2017
A way to create replacement stem cells that can produce blood and immune cells has been demonstrated for the first time...
11 May 2017
An artificial bone complete with a bone marrow cavity capable of making new blood cells has been tested successfully in...
26 April 2017
Cells controlled remotely by a smartphone app can release insulin into the bloodstream to regulate glucose levels in...