A variant in a gene involved with inflammation and the immune response is linked with…
Month: October 2012
Whether mitochondrial diseases will be inherited is largely decided when the future mother herself is still an embryo
Malfunctioning of the mitochondria can lead to metabolic disorders in the person affected. Furthermore, mutations…
Novel one-step system for restoring voice in throat cancer patients
Patients who have lost their voice box through disease such as throat cancer may be…
Catalytic converters like it hot
Researchers have clarified what it is the required operating temperatures of catalytic converters in cars…
Language learning makes the brain grow, Swedish study suggests
At the Swedish Armed Forces Interpreter Academy, young recruits learn a new language at a…
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012 awarded for discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012 has been awarded jointly to John B….
Battling harmful water toxins
Scientists are developing a new ‘clean’ technology to destroy water toxins caused by harmful algal…
Vitamin variants could combat cancer as scientists unravel B12 secrets
In a development that may lead to new drugs to treat cancer, scientists have discovered…
Patient navigation leads to faster diagnosis for breast cancer
A new study shows that breast cancer patients can reduce potentially dangerous delays in the…
Nearly half of children with autism wander or ‘bolt’ from safe places
Children with autism are four times more likely to wander than their unaffected siblings.