Antibiotic smart bomb that only kills `bad` bacteria

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 15:48

Here comes an antibiotic `smart bomb` that can select specific strains of bacteria, damage their DNA and eliminate the infection.

Smartphone turned into handheld biosensor to detect toxins, pollutants and pathogens

Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013, 13:33

Researchers have developed a cradle and app for the iPhone that uses the phone`s built-in camera and processing power as a biosensor to detect toxins, proteins, bacteria, viruses and other molecules.

How spaceflights weaken human immune system

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 18:18

Results of nearly two years` worth of study on biological samples from space shuttle Atlantis, have shed light on how the human immune system responds to stress and assaults while in space - and maybe here on Earth.

What you need to know about Rheumatoid Arthritis

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 08:47

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune disease that damages the joints of the body and can also affect the tissues and organs of the body

Rare cells `key to immune system`

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 12:27

Scientists claim to have found that a rare immune cell helps the immune system "remember" an attack.

Breast cancer vaccine in three years?

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 17:19

Here`s some good news for millions of women worldwide! Coming in just 3 years: A vaccine for breast cancer.

Humans, amphibians and sharks share common immune-system feature

Last Updated: Saturday, October 1, 2011, 14:00

Researchers at National Jewish Health have found that mammals, amphibians and cartilaginous fish share a central element of the immune system since more than 400 million years of evolution.