News
- Artificial pancreas closer?
- Published on Mar 25, 2010
A study from Cambridge has shown that a closed-loop insulin pump can provide glycaemic control that is superior to a conventional insulin pump in children with type 1 diabetes (Lancet 2010; published online 5 February).
- Is the risk of age-related disease determined genetically?
- Published on Mar 25, 2010
Biological ageing may be a genetic trait that influences the risk of age-related disorders, such as heart disease and cancer, say researchers at the University of Leicester and King’s College London (Nature Genetics 2010; published online 7 February).
- TG2 research funded
- Published on Mar 25, 2010
Research that could pave the way for new therapies for kidney disease and diabetes has been funded by the Wellcome Trust.
- Novartis disputes NICE thinking on chronic myeloid leukaemia
- Published on Mar 25, 2010
Novartis has said it disagrees with draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) on the second-line treatment of Philadelphia-chromosome positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML).
- Novel bacterial target raises hopes for new antibiotics
- Published on Mar 25, 2010
Researchers at the John Inness Centre in Norwich (www.jic.ac.uk) have identified a novel bacterial target that could open the way for a new generation of antibiotics (Science 2009;326:1415–8).