Molecular therapy promises treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
A molecular technique originally developed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was found to benefit people with devastating genetic disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Duchenne muscular...
View ArticleSoon, artificial lung that works with air rather than pure oxygen!
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland have designed an artificial lung that uses air instead of pure oxygen as the ventilating gas, as is the case with current man-made lungs,...
View ArticlePopular muscle-boosting pill does not up blood flow as it claims
A popular nutritional supplement that is marketed with tall claims of boosting muscle strength does not increase blood flow, refuting the alleged supposition and manufacturer”s claims. In recent years,...
View ArticleNow, a ‘reengineered’ antibiotic to kill deadly resistant bacteria
A team of scientists has successfully reengineered an important antibiotic to kill the deadliest antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The compound could one day be used clinically to treat patients with...
View ArticleOnline gamers crack AIDS virus puzzle that scientists failed to do
Gamers have deciphered the structure of an enzyme of an AIDS-like virus that had eluded scientists for more than a decade. The gamers achieved their discovery by playing Foldit, an online game that...
View ArticleHow ‘bionic’ bacteria can help fight disease and global warming
Genetically enhanced bacteria may pave the way for creating new synthetic drugs to help fight disease and manufacturing biofuels to combat global warming, US researchers say. Researchers at the Salk...
View ArticleUAE to reduce prices of 115 pharmaceutical drugs
The UAE health ministry will on Sunday announce reduced prices of 115 pharmaceutical drugs. The move is part of the ministry’s efforts with local and international drugs companies to activate societal...
View ArticleAnti-dengue vaccine to be ready in six years: Expert
A vaccine to fight the deadly dengue fever, being developed at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) here, would be ready in another six years, an expert said...
View ArticleNew drug combo can provoke cancers cells to kill themselves
A team of researchers has found that a novel combination of a specific sugar molecule with a pair of cell-killing drugs prompts a wide variety of cancer cell types to kill themselves, a process called...
View ArticleSuperbugs could make surgery life threatening in future
Deadly drug-resistant superbugs could make surgery life threatening in future as it will be unfeasible to safeguard patients with standard antibiotics, Britain’s top super-bug expert has warned....
View ArticleIndian cytotron inventor plans to enter US market
After inventing Cytotron to treat cancers, osteoarthritis and multiple sclerosis, Scalene Cybernetics Ltd is now taking this novel device to the US. The Bangalore-based firm has joined hands with two...
View ArticleScientists identify four anti-cancer compounds
Four new anti-cancer compounds have shown promise in inhibiting the growth of tumours, according to a new approach. Jason Smith, doing his M.Phil. in biomolecular sciences from Macquarie University,...
View ArticleBacteria may produce high-energy missile fuel
In a path-breaking discovery, researchers have engineered a bacterium to synthesise pinene – a hydrocarbon produced by trees that could potentially replace high-energy fuels in missiles and other...
View ArticleLeeches can fix torn ear!
Believe it or not! A 19-year-old woman in the US who lost her ear to a dog attack got it back with the help of a few leeches. The dog mauling left the woman with a small laceration on her arm and her...
View ArticleTeeth protein may help in bone regeneration
A segment of the protein statherin, normally found in the formation of enamel, which is an important component of teeth, can be used to signal bone growth, says a study. Patients suffering from...
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