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A genetically engineered weight-loss implant
Posted in Medicine on 30th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller
In response to excessive blood-fat levels, it produces a messenger substance that signals satiety (fullness) to the body.
Testing shows gene therapy shrinks an enlarged heart, improves heart function, human trials to start
Posted in Science on 16th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller
Researchers have successfully tested a powerful gene therapy, delivered directly into the heart, to reverse heart failure in large animal models.
Scientists discover why wounds heal quicker for young people
Posted in Medicine on 9th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller
Hopes rise for new drugs and treatments to speed healing process for the elderly.
Light shed on how genes shape face
Posted in Science on 28th Oct, 2013
by Alex Muller
Scientists are starting to understand why one person's face can look so different from another's.
Alzheimer's insight from DNA study
Posted in Medicine on 28th Oct, 2013
by Alex Muller
A clearer picture of what causes Alzheimer's disease is emerging after the largest ever analysis of patients' DNA.