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Spotlight on childhood obesity

April 11th, 2012

The spotlight has been on childhood obesity of late, with two corresponding studies linking obesity with both genetics and lifestyle.

An international collaboration of researchers recently concluded that, contrary to common opinion, childhood obesity has a genetic component. Read the rest of this entry »

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Researchers announce discovery of hepatitis C vaccine

April 5th, 2012

Electron micrograph of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture (scale = 50 nanometers)Researchers have announced the discovery of a hepatitis C vaccine after ten years of studies…

…and after many had given up hope that a vaccine could ever be found. Read the rest of this entry »

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New approach to gene therapy

April 2nd, 2012

A new approach to gene therapy for red blood cell disorders has been developed.

The team of researchers, led by scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College in the US, believe the new method could offer the first viable approach to gene transfer in sickle cell anaemia. Read the rest of this entry »

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Encyclopaedia of cancer will assist ‘targeted drugs’

March 30th, 2012

Cancer CellResearchers of the future will be aided by a Cancer Cell Line Encyclopaedia (CCLE) which will help them develop targeted drugs to suit genetically different patients.

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Forget salt and pepper, pass me the nutritional supplements

March 28th, 2012

salt or pepper shakerScientists have managed to encase nutritional supplements in food-based products

This could signal the demise of salt and pepper shakers on the table to be replaced by beneficial compounds. Read the rest of this entry »

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