Jan - June 2012
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Schools poster - competition winner announced
26th June 2012
At the beginning of May the Education Team sent out a brand new poster on the medicine development process to all secondary schools and FE colleges in the UK.
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Myeloid leukaemia slowed in mice
26th June 2012
Experiments using cell cultures and mice have shown how a recently-developed class of chemicals slows the progression of a type of blood cancer, and significantly extends the lifespan of affected mice.
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Scientists block pathological aggression in mice
26th June 2012
There is growing evidence that low levels of an enzyme called monoamine oxidase A (MAO A) causes antisocial behaviour and aggression in both humans and mice.
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Cancer risk increased by bacterial infection
22nd June 2012
Long-lasting inflammation, such as that caused by persistent bacterial infections, is estimated to account for up to 16% of cancers worldwide.
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How the foetus avoids rejection
15th June 2012
As a foetus develops inside the womb, something extraordinary happens. Or rather, doesn’t happen.
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Stem cells repair lungs in sheep
11th June 2012
Scientists have developed a new technique for delivering stem cells to diseased lungs for the treatment of emphysema.
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Skin cells turned into heart cells
8th June 2012
Using human cells to literally rebuild the heart is a distant but realistic prospect for medicine.
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Mice show link between psoriasis and heart disease
29th May 2012
For many years doctors have observed a link between the skin condition psoriasis and cardiovascular disease, but how the two could be linked has remained a mystery.
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Welcome to our new look
25th May 2012
This, our main website, is over three years old and had grown enormously since we launched at the start of 2009.
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Type 1 diabetes reversed in mice
24th May 2012
A new treatment can reverse late-stage Type 1 diabetes in mice, research has shown.
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