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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