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Startup Hopes One Drop of Blood Could Diagnose All Types of Cancer

Posted in Medicine on 27th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

A silver bullet test to diagnose all cancers.

Stress gene linked to heart attacks

Posted in Medicine on 20th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

A stress gene has been linked to having a higher risk of dying from a heart attack or heart disease.

First use of retrograde gene therapy on a human heart

Posted in Medicine on 3rd Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

Procedure delivers stem cells to the heart to repair damaged muscle and arteries.

Aging cells share features with cancer

Posted in Medicine on 3rd Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

Chemical modifications of DNA look similar in aging and cancerous cells.

New species of wild cat identified in Brazil

Posted in Science on 28th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller

A new species of wild cat has been identified in South America by using molecular markers, researchers claim.