Treatments for infertility in men could come from success in growing mouse sperm.
Certain types of cancer could be triggered by simple wounds, according to new research on mice.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has been linked to the lack of a protective enzyme in the retina.
Scientists have identified a protein that tumours make when they are likely to spread.
Mice fed a diet lacking in the fatty acid omega-3 are more susceptible to mood disorders, according to new research.
An innovative new approach to fighting cancer has reduced tumour size in mice.
Small strands of RNA, called microRNA, inhibit prostate cancer stem cells in mice.
Memory loss has been reversed in Alzheimer's mice by boosting levels of a memory related protein.
Cancer tumours somehow escape the body's immune system, even when that immune system is primed by a vaccine designed to specifically target the cancer.
Tomorrow the film Extraordinary Measures will be released in UK cinemas.
The 2009 Albert Lasker basic medical research prize has just gone to stem cell pioneers John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka for their work using frogs and mice.
A new kind of stem cell, that doesn't involve destroying embryos, has produced new life.
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