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Nobel-winning drug 'tackles malaria'
Posted in Medicine on 29th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller
A parasitic-worm-killing drug, whose discovery won the Nobel prize, may also cut cases of malaria, say researchers.
FDA approves use of engineered herpes virus to treat cancer
Posted in Medicine on 29th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller
The drug, which relies upon a genetically engineered herpes virus to attack and kill the cancerous cells, is the first virotherapy drug to gain approval.
Drug-resistant malaria can infect African mosquitoes
Posted in Medicine on 21st Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller
The scientists say the consequences of this would be dire, putting millions of lives at risk.
Caffeinated plants give bees a buzz
Posted in Featured, Science on 16th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller
Many plants produce caffeine in their nectar. An experiment with artificial nectar has now shown that bees are attracted to and even drugged by the compound.
2015's Nobel Prize in Medicine Goes to Breakthroughs in Fighting Malaria and Parasites
Posted in Medicine on 5th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller
Two discoveries have provided a new means to combat these debilitating diseases that affect hundreds of millions of people annually.