medicine Archive
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![Viral relics have shown that, throughout history, we have been exposed to fewer blood-borne viruses than other mammals. Our genetic code contains DNA from endogenous […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "A Not So Bloody Past")
A Not So Bloody Past
Posted on February 8, 2015 | No CommentsViral relics have shown that, throughout history, we have been exposed to fewer blood-borne viruses than other mammals. Our genetic code contains DNA from endogenous […] -
![A new forecast from Cancer Research UK predicts that half of British people born after 1960 will develop cancer at some point in their lives. The […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/News-image-01-115x115.jpg "1 in 2 UK people will get cancer, according to new research")
1 in 2 UK people will get cancer, according to new research
Posted on February 8, 2015 | No CommentsA new forecast from Cancer Research UK predicts that half of British people born after 1960 will develop cancer at some point in their lives. The […] -
The Might of the All-nighter
Posted on February 1, 2015 | No CommentsHave a problem sheet due tomorrow? Have you already booked a table at the library, stocked up on caffeine tablets and chocolate? You might want to […] -
Autism-like Symptoms Reversed by Sleeping Sickness Drug
Posted on January 25, 2015 | 3 CommentsResearchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine reported in the online journal ‘Molecular Autism’ that suranim, used for nearly a century as a drug […] -
![Researchers at Harvard Medical School, led by George Church, have developed an effective method of ‘bio-containment’, preventing a strain of E. coli from growing outside […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x169-115x115.jpg "Successful Imprisonment of GMO")
Successful Imprisonment of GMO
Posted on January 25, 2015 | No CommentsResearchers at Harvard Medical School, led by George Church, have developed an effective method of ‘bio-containment’, preventing a strain of E. coli from growing outside […] -
![Research at Duke University, led by Nenad Bursac, has developed the first bioartificial human skeletal muscle that contracts and responds to electrical and chemical signals. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "Bioartificial Human Muscle")
Bioartificial Human Muscle
Posted on January 18, 2015 | No CommentsResearch at Duke University, led by Nenad Bursac, has developed the first bioartificial human skeletal muscle that contracts and responds to electrical and chemical signals. […] -
Wrap Up warm: the Cold Virus Replicates Better at Cooler Temperatures
Posted on January 13, 2015 | No CommentsYour mother may have been right when she reminded you to don your hat and scarf before heading into the cold. A Yale-led study has […] -
![In the penultimate of a series of seminars on ‘Tackling Challenges of the 21st Century’, Chas Bountra, Professor of Translational Medicine in the Nuffield Department […]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/bang-195x110.png "Oxford Martin Schools: A Talk on the Future of Drug Discovery")
Oxford Martin Schools: A Talk on the Future of Drug Discovery
Posted on January 8, 2015 | No CommentsIn the penultimate of a series of seminars on ‘Tackling Challenges of the 21st Century’, Chas Bountra, Professor of Translational Medicine in the Nuffield Department […] -
![What links a famous Roman General, drummer of band Def Leppard and an ex-wife of a member of the Beatles? This rather unusual trio have […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Prosthetic_toe-195x110.jpg "Prosthetic Medicine: Past, Present and Future")
Prosthetic Medicine: Past, Present and Future
Posted on January 2, 2015 | No CommentsWhat links a famous Roman General, drummer of band Def Leppard and an ex-wife of a member of the Beatles? This rather unusual trio have […] -
![As Stephen Fry tweeted a couple of years ago: “Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs by elevators.” But which one threatens you? […]](/wp-content/themes/arras/arras/images/thumbnail.png "The Battle of the Decade: Books vs E-readers")
The Battle of the Decade: Books vs E-readers
Posted on December 29, 2014 | No CommentsAs Stephen Fry tweeted a couple of years ago: “Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs by elevators.” But which one threatens you? […] -
Experience the World Through the Hands of a Parkinson’s Sufferer
Posted on November 11, 2014 | No CommentsThere is nothing more mind-opening than having a first-person experience of a particular neurological condition. A group of alumni at Royal Holloway, University of London, […] -
Alcoholism Recovery Linked to Genetics
Posted on November 11, 2014 | No CommentsNew research from Mayo Clinic, Minesota, suggests the presence of a certain genetic marker can determine how well individuals will benefit from treatment for alcoholism. […] -
DNA Nanostructures Target Drugs to Cancer Cells
Posted on October 20, 2014 | 1 CommentUsing a self-assembling DNA nanostructure, biomedical engineers at the University of North Carolina have developed a novel method for delivering drugs directly to cancer cells. […] -
![Homeopathy is an absurd pseudoscience, which survives today as ‘alternative’ medicine, despite there being no reliable scientific evidence that it works. Ben Goldacre is one […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bang_blog_physiology-115x115.jpg "Homeopathy – Quackery?")
Homeopathy – Quackery?
Posted on January 31, 2014 | 2 CommentsHomeopathy is an absurd pseudoscience, which survives today as ‘alternative’ medicine, despite there being no reliable scientific evidence that it works. Ben Goldacre is one […]
