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Immune cells use 'bungee of death' to kill dangerous cells
Immune cells use a bungee-like nanotube to snare dangerous cells, according to new research funded by the Medical Research Council.
9 March 2010
Discovery of new immune cells offers hope of asthma treatment
Researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) have discovered a new type of immune cell which could eventually lead to new preventative treatments for asthma.
4 March 2010
Brain scan gives vegetative state patient the power to say “Yes” and “No”
A patient presumed to be in a vegetative state for five years can communicate ‘yes’ and ‘no’ using just his thoughts, according to new research from the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the University of Liège
4 February 2010
Funding news: MRC/DfID African Research Leader scheme
11 March 2010
The aim of the scheme is to strengthen research leadership and capacity across sub-Saharan Africa by attracting and retaining researchers of high ability.
National Science and Engineering Week
2 March 2010
12 – 21 March 2010
Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine Public Lectures.
DART trial shortlisted in The Lancet’s 2009 paper of the year award
24 February 2010
The Development of Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Africa (DART) clinical trial has been named as runner-up in The Lancet’s 2009 paper of the year award.
£25 million funding boost for cognitive neuroscience research
24 February 2010
After a successful five-yearly review, the MRC has awarded £25 million to support the future research programmes of the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (CBSU) in Cambridge.
Low IQ second highest predictor for heart disease
10 February 2010
Low IQ is the second highest predictor of heart disease, according to research funded by the MRC.
MRC Technology launches call for drug discovery targets
4 February 2010
MRC Technology’s Centre for Therapeutics Discovery (CTD) has launched a worldwide call to researchers for new drug and therapeutic antibody targets.
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