Consortium News
March 2011
Young mammal hearts heal themselves
Standfirst
Organs in baby mice can recover from damage that occurs in the first week of life.
Dwarfism may stymie diseases of old age
Standfirst
A mutation in a pathway linked to ageing causes dwarfism, but may protect against cancer and diabetes.
Obama resists research cuts
Standfirst
Increases for science and technology in the 2012 US budget prioritize innovation over reductions in the national deficit.
Mutant stem cells can cause skin cancer at cuts
Standfirst
Cells meant to fix injuries can trigger tumours in cancer-prone mice.
A new method of drug discovery
Standfirst
Public-private partnership proposed to develop pharmaceuticals.