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Treatment breakthrough for rare disease linked to diabetes
— 16 Mar 2011 12:51 | HealthUniversity of Manchester scientists have led an international team to discover new treatments for a rare and potentially lethal childhood disease that is the clinical opposite of diabetes…
Nanoscale whiskers from sea creatures could grow human muscle tissue
— 12 Mar 2011 14:44 | BiologyMinute whiskers of nanoscale dimensions taken from sea creatures could hold the key to creating working human muscle tissue, University of Manchester researchers have discovered…
Unique frog helps amphibian conservation efforts
— 7 Mar 2011 17:19 | BiologyA tropical frog - the only one of its kind in the world - is providing conservationists with exclusive insights into the genetic make-up of its closest endangered relatives…
Microscope could 'solve the cause of viruses'
— 2 Mar 2011 12:19 | HealthWriting in the journal Nature Communications, the team have created a microscope which shatters the record for the smallest object the eye can see, beating the diffraction limit of…
Solving the riddle of nature's perfect spring
— 1 Mar 2011 18:00 | TechnologyScientists have unravelled the shape of the protein that gives human tissues their elastic properties in what could lead to the development of new synthetic elastic polymers…
Scientists reveal new insights into tendon injury
— 1 Mar 2011 17:57 | HealthScientists have discovered how tendons - the fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone - become damaged through injury or the ageing process in what could lead to new treatments for…
Cell-phone use not related to increased brain cancer risk
— 17 Feb 2011 18:21 | HealthRadio frequency exposure from cell phone use does not appear to increase the risk of developing brain cancers by any significant amount, a study by University of Manchester scientists…
Mummies' false toes helped ancient Egyptians walk
— 14 Feb 2011 15:18 | HealthTwo artificial big toes - one found attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy - may have been the world's earliest functional prosthetic body parts, says the scientist who tested…
Blood-clotting agent can diagnose fatal genetic diseases, finds study
— 3 Feb 2011 17:36 | HealthUniversity of Manchester scientists have shown that a protein involved in blood clotting can be used to diagnose and subsequently monitor the treatment of a group of childhood genetic…
Cell binding discovery brings hope to those with skin and heart problems
— 21 Jan 2011 18:56 | HealthA University of Manchester scientist has revealed the mechanism that binds skin cells tightly together, which he believes will lead to new treatments for painful and debilitating skin…