New pill can deliver insulin through the stomach

Within the capsule, the needle is attached to a compressed spring that is held in place by a disk made of sugar...

Scientists grow kidneys for one animal inside another, controversial study reveals

The team at the National Institute of Physiological Sciences in Japan injected a type of stem cells that have the potential to become many other types of tissues from mice into pregnant rats bred to be missing their kidneys...

Graphene biosensor could provide early lung cancer diagnosis, research shows

The new biosensor design could revolutionise existing electronic nose (e-nose) devices, that identify specific components of a specific vapour mixture - for example a person's breath - and analyses its chemical make-up to identify the cause...

Identification of 12 genetic loci associated with human healthspan

Assuming that aging drives the acceleration in morbidity rates...

Ingestible, expanding pill monitors the stomach for up to a month

The new pill is made from two types of hydrogels...

Scientists seek volunteers to trial new ‘fat pill’ to beat obesity

The ‘fat pill’ works by sending special food supplements directly to the...

A chicken bioreactor for efficient production of functional cytokines

Chickens have lagged behind mammals in bioreactor development...

Scientists are working on a pill for loneliness

Loneliness is part of the human condition...

We'll have a cure for cancer within a year, scientists claim

Virus-based therapy targets a pediatric eye cancer

Researchers estimate that retinoblastoma causes 8,000 cases each year, a figure that represents 11% of all cancers in children under the age of one...