Medicine and life sciences

24.01 - Research has taken us a step closer to breeding hardier crops that can better adapt to different environmental conditions and fight off attack from parasites. - In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), the researchers have shown that they can alter root growth in the plant Arabidopsis thaliana, or thale cress, by controlling an important regulatory protein.
Life Sciences - Medicine 23.01
Life Sciences - Medicine

New research shows that the health of the city's most deprived residents could be impaired before they are even born.

Medicine 20.01

Doctors should feel more confident in recommending lithium for people with bipolar disorder, say Oxford University researchers who have reviewed the evidence on possible side-effects of the drug.

Medicine 20.01

Scientists are developing a test that will help identify patients who will benefit from a new breast cancer treatment, thanks to a research grant worth almost £180,000 from Breast Cancer Campaign.

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