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Newly identified protein may hold key to preventing diabetes-induced blindness
Posted in Medicine on 26th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the nasty effects diabetes can have, leading to permanent loss of vision.
Pfizer partnering with Ido Bachelet on DNA nanorobots
Posted in Medicine on 17th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
If Bachelet's approach proves successful, and is backed by more research in the coming years, the teams work could signal a transformation moment in cancer treatment.
Scientists identify novel drug mechanism that fights brain cancer
Posted in Science on 6th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers have developed and tested a molecule that has the ability to disrupt the body's regulation of cancer cells, causing them to self-destruct rather than multiply.
Nanotech drug holds promise for treating Parkinson's
Posted in Science on 2nd May, 2015
by Alex Muller
A rapidly aging population places a new imperative on the hunt for medicines to control, or even to cure, such neurodegenerative diseases.
Implanted micropump could deliver epilepsy drugs right into the brain
Posted in Medicine on 27th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
A promising new treatment for epilepsy directly targets the nerve cells, deep within the brain, that cause seizures.