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Scientists make enzyme that could help explain origins of life

Posted in Science on 30th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists have devised an enzyme with a unique property that might have been crucial to the origin of life on Earth.

New lead for potential Parkinsons treatment: Effects of high-risk Parkinsons mutation are reversible

Posted in Medicine on 15th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

Evidence on how to target and reverse the effects caused by one of the most common genetic causes of Parkinsons.

Telomerase can be turned off with a genetic switch which could be an antiaging breakthrough

Posted in Medicine on 22nd Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered an on-and-off switch in cells that may hold the key to healthy aging.

Breast cancer test 'Angelina Jolie effect' found

Posted in Medicine on 20th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

Referrals to breast cancer clinics more than doubled in the UK after Angelina Jolie announced she had had a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer.

Researchers Say They've Discovered how to Detect Half of All Cancers

Posted in Medicine on 26th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

An effective way to detect cancer which may expose half of all cancers at an early stage when it can be more easily treated.