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'Designer cells' reverse one-year-old's leukaemia

Posted in Medicine on 6th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

'The technology is moving very fast, the ability to target very specific regions of the genome have suddenly become much more efficient'

Long-term aerobic exercise can prevent age-related brain deterioration

Posted in Medicine on 1st Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

Brains of mice shows that structural deterioration associated with old age can be prevented by aerobic exercise starting in mid-life.

Scientists find way to make leukemia cells kill each other

Posted in Medicine on 21st Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

The surprise finding could lead to a powerful new therapy for leukemia and possibly other cancers.

Transformation of human astroglial cells into neurons for brain repair

Posted in Medicine on 19th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

May lead to drugs that restore brain function after traumatic injuries, stroke, or diseases such as Alzheimer's.

Self-assembling material that grows and changes shape could lead to artificial arteries

Posted in Medicine on 29th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Researchers have developed a way of assembling organic molecules into complex tubular tissue-like structures.