December
New Year Honours for Scientists - 31 December 2010
Health and Wealth - Delivering research that makes an impact up to 2015 - 20 December 2010
MRC and Arthritis Research UK call for applications for £2.5m Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research - 15 December 2010
How our brain’s ability to learn new words could help rehabilitation for stroke patients - 15 December 2010
Lack of exercise ‘a key factor’ behind high heart disease death rates in UK South Asian communities - 3 December 2010
MRC commits to international collaboration to unravel complex cell structures - 2 December 2010
MRC joins forces with California to examine future of ‘nuclear transfer’ research - 2 December 2010
Scientists link sex development disorders to faulty gene - 2 December 2010
New MRC Centre for Reproductive Health awarded to University of Edinburgh - 1 December 2010
Trials begin on potential vaccine to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV after birth - 1 December 2010
November
Genes found linking sexual maturity to body fat in women - 21 November 2010
Results of the Redfern Inquiry - 17 November 2010
Genes that control heartbeat could shed light on heart defects - 15 November 2010
MRC scientists confirm overactive FTO gene does cause overeating and obesity - 14 November 2010
Study suggests more work needed to prevent undiagnosed from transmitting HIV - 11 November 2010
Leading science institutions sign agreement for the formal establishment of UKCMRI as a state-of-the-art medical research institute - 9 November 2010
Combining hormone therapy and radiotherapy significantly improves survival rates for prostate cancer - 8 November 2010
Major clinical trial prompts call for change to treatment guidelines for severe malaria worldwide - 6 November 2010
New insights into the origin of cancer may help to predict drug resistance - 5 November 2010
Study of babies' brain scans sheds new light on the brain's unconscious activity and how it develops - 2 November 2010
MRC scientists redefine how our immune system responds to viruses - 1 November 2010
MRC Annual Review 2009-10 - 1 November 2010
October
Swine flu variant may have sabotaged lungs’ clearing mechanism - 25 October 2010
Science Minster highlights MRC’s pioneering academic-industry collaborations in Inflammatory and Immune diseases - 25 October 2010
Could community support be the key to good mental health? - 22 October 2010
Childhood allergies and wheezing may be determined in the womb - 22 October 2010
Scorpion has welcome sting for heart bypass patients - 22 October 2010
New antibody development brings treatment for amyloidosis a step closer - 20 October 2010
New state-of-the-art Influenza and Stem Cell centre opens - 20 October 2010
Better than expected: Science budget maintained by government - 20 October 2010
London’s teens help scientists predict the health of contemporary Britain - 19 October 2010
Memory expert to direct MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit - 14 October 2010
Apple or pear? New insights into the genetics of body shape - 11 October 2010
Father of IVF wins Nobel Prize - 4 October 2010
Scientists ‘give botox a facelift’ to improve use for Parkinson’s - 4 October 2010
First day for Sir John Savill as chief executive - 1 October 2010
September
Brain chemical finding opens door to new schizophrenia drugs - 30 September 2010
New strategy advocates joint approach to ageing research challenges - 30 September 2010
Faster weight gain as a baby may lead children to gaining a higher proportion of fat tissue when they’re older - 30 September 2010
Genes play a role in ADHD - 30 September 2010
Charting the progress from lab bench to patient bedside: MRC research which could lead to treatments in the next 5 years - 28 September 2010
Genetic cause for migraine found - 27 September 2010
Scientists discover gene that controls stem cells in central nervous system - 27 September 2010
Top European prize for diabetes researcher - 23 September 2010
Visionary stem cell technique offers new potential to treat blindness - 22 September 2010
Final results of largest ever HIV microbicide trial revealed - 20 September 2010
Would you like to phone a friend? Scientists link introspection accuracy to brain structure - 16 September 2010
Vision revealed for extending the life of an organ transplant - 15 September 2010
Toxin A re-established as important target to combat C. difficile infection - 15 September 2010
Sex differences determined not simply by gender - 14 September 2010
Does a strong handshake predict a longer life? - 10 September 2010
Max Perutz Science Writing Award 2010 - 10 September 2010
Laboratory of the future reaches ‘topping out’ stage - 10 September 2010
How a sponge and a piece of string could help prevent oesophageal cancer - 10 September 2010
MRC demonstrates excellence at world-class level - 9 September 2010
That shrinking feeling: B vitamins could halve brain shrinkage in elderly - 8 September 2010
Scientists discover a ‘key player’ for type 1 diabetes - 8 September 2010
Depression affects a fifth of all fathers - 6 September 2010
NPRI partners launch £10m funding call to tackle major health threats - 3 September 2010
UKCMRI submits plans for world-leading medical research institute - 2 September 2010
Putting on a brave face: Sugar not effective at relieving pain for babies - 2 September 2010
Regular exercise mitigates the genetic likelihood of obesity by forty per cent - 1 September 2010
August
Cancer essay wins 2010 Max Perutz Prize - 26 August 2010
Body clock drugs could ease psychiatric disorders and jet lag - 24 August 2010
Genetic signature in TB patients sheds light on disease - 18 August 2010
Autism in adults diagnosed by quick, new brain scan - 10 August 2010
Are the seeds of testicular cancer sown before birth? New technique opens door to further study - 6 August 2010
GPs failing to diagnose dementia early - 6 August 2010
Developing Antiretroviral Therapy in Africa (DART) – Policy Recommendations - 4 August 2010
All-over body tan physically impossible - 4 August 2010
July
UK and India announce joint funding call to combat world’s biggest health threat - 30 July 2010
New MRC Chief Executive announced - 30 July 2010
Max Perutz Award shortlist announced - 28 July 2010
Brain disease-causing prions can form spontaneously on contact with metal - 27 July 2010
Network July/August issue published - 21 July 2010
Oxford Professor to direct MRC Human Immunology Unit - 20 July 2010
MRC investment to support nine new research projects across the UK - 19 July 2010
Finding our way - understanding how we memorise places - 19 July 2010
Double MRC study proves diet clubs can help in the fight against obesity - 16 July 2010
Sir Paul Nurse to head world-leading centre for biomedical research and innovation - 15 July 2010
Divide and conquer: genes decide who wins in the body’s battle against cancer - 14 July 2010
Cutting-edge science complex launched at Harwell - 9 July 2010
DNA repair discovery could lead to better cancer therapies - 8 July 2010
Half a million Britons join world’s most detailed health study - 7 July 2010
Brain biology linked to severe teenage antisocial behaviour - 6 July 2010
June
Reversal of fortune for Parkinsons disease transplant treatment - 30 June 2010
MRC joins partners in Canada and Germany to establish international network for neurodegenerative research - 29 June 2010
One decade on - sequencing the Human Genome - 25 June 2010
MRC scientists develop new giant lens - 25 June 2010
Too much World Cup TV could be a deadly own goal - 24 June 2010
Glasgow Professor to direct new Centre for Virus Research - 24 June 2010
Launch of UKCMRI science vision and new building designs - 19 June 2010
New member appointed to MRC Council - 18 June 2010
2010 Queens Birthday Honours for MRC Scientists - 16 June 2010
Lifelong Health and Wellbeing study targets chronic pain - 11 June 2010
New autism genes discovered - 9 June 2010
Combining hormone therapy and radiotherapy significantly improves survival rates for prostate cancer - 7 June 2010
MRC-developed brain-cooling treatment reaches families - 4 June 2010
DFID/MRC/Wellcome Trust Joint Global Health Trials scheme - 2 June 2010
May
Landmark review of mental health research calls for change - 28 May 2010
Piston engine helps to explain energy production within cells - 27 May 2010
New director appointed at Uganda Research Unit on AIDS - 26 May 2010
MRC and Singapore A STAR unite to fight infectious disease - 25 May 2010
New research gives clues to kidney transplant tolerance - 25 May 2010
Thriving infant genes increase risk of obesity later in life - 25 May 2010
MRC response to UKCMRI savings - 24 May 2010
Will London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics benefit health - 21 May 2010
MRC scientists honoured in annual Royal Society Fellow election - 21 May 2010
Bacteria but not as we know it - 21 May 2010
Extent of rich poor divide revealed in Scottish homicide study - 5 May 2010
April
Largest ever brain surgery trial yields positive results for people with Parkinsons - 29 April 2010
Quick new screening could save thousands of people from bowel cancer - 28 April 2010
Brain training games do not make you smarter - 21 April 2010
Major breakthrough offers hope of preventing mitochondrial DNA diseases - 14 April 2010
March
Songbird genome to aid understanding of learning and memory - 31 March 2010
Affordable antibiotic halves HIV death rate on treatment - 29 March 2010
Scientists look for writing examples for new Alzheimers study - 27 March 2010
250 million MRC commitment to world-leading UK laboratory - 25 March 2010
New hormone treatment shows potential to reverse infertility - 19 March 2010
Using stem cells to mend damaged hips - 18 March 2010
HPV testing during smear tests not a useful predictor for cancer - 18 March 2010
MRC DfID African Research Leader scheme - 11 March 2010
Immune cells use bungee of death to kill dangerous cells - 9 March 2010
Discovery of new immune cells offers hope of asthma treatment - 4 March 2010
National Science and Engineering Week - 2 March 2010
February
25 million funding boost for cognitive neuroscience research - 24 February 2010
DART trial shortlisted in The Lancets 2009 paper of the year award - 24 February 2010
Low IQ second highest predictor for heart disease - 10 February 2010
Brain scan gives vegetative state patient the power to say Yes and No - 4 February 2010
MRC Technology launches call for drug discovery targets - 4 February 2010
20 years of HIV/AIDS research in Uganda - 2 February 2010
Gambia unit unveils new strategic direction - 1 February 2010
HIV researchers solve key puzzle after 20 years of trying - 1 February 2010
January
MRC scientist wins 2010 Louis Jeantet Prize for Medicine - 28 January 2010
Funding discussions about acute trauma - 27 January 2010
New scheme to provide extra funding to students for high cost training in animal physiology - 25 January 2010
Intelligence in young children is not influenced by omega 3 fatty acids - 21 January 2010
Video of virus in action shows viruses can spread faster than thought possible - 21 January 2010
Former UK Chief Medical Officer and MRC scientist dies - 18 January 2010
Genetic testing no real help in predicting type 2 diabetes - 15 January 2010
Routine screening in youth prisons could reduce STIs in the community - 8 January 2010
Enabling new research from population data - 7 January 2010
New Years Honours for MRC Scientists - 6 January 2010