2010: a Sydney Project
23 May, 2008 by Kate McDonaldThe Sydney Project aims to have human embryonic stem cells in clinical trials to treat type 1 diabetes in four years.
Skin colour and skin cancer
19 May, 2008 by Kate McDonaldNature Genetics papers find further links between pigmentation and skin cancer.
Torchlight on cancer collaboration
16 May, 2008 by Staff WritersA new cancer collaboration has been launched at Peter Mac in Melbourne, in association with Pfizer.
Hair's here for breast cancer
12 May, 2008 by Kate McDonaldTrial of Fermiscan's breast cancer test completed.
Travel itinerary of flu mapped
17 April, 2008 by Staff WritersInternational study using 'antigenic cartography' traces the travel patterns of influenza.
Bird flu library
16 April, 2008 by Staff WritersScientists create comprehensive libraries of avian flu virus antibodies
Skin cells into cancer stem cells
10 April, 2008 by Amy AdamsCancer stem cells created with technique developed at Stanford University.
Menopause: blame the daughter-in-law
02 April, 2008 by Kate McDonaldThe grandmother hypothesis suggests women survive for years after menopause in order to help their offspring to reproduce, but why do human females stop reproducing in the first place?
The missing links in insulin action
02 April, 2008 by Fiona WylieWho would have thought that Chinese vegies, phosphopeptides and stressed mitochondria might advance the treatment of type 2 diabetes?
From bench to bedside for cancer
25 March, 2008 by Staff WritersNew cancer conference emphasising translational research will be held in Sydney in July.
PKM2 and tumour growth
18 March, 2008 by Staff WritersWarburg effect key to tumour growth, led by PKM2 enzyme.
Tamoxifen, bipolar and protein kinase C
11 March, 2008 by Staff WritersTurkish researchers have conducted a small clinical trial of breast cancer drug tamoxifen in people with bipolar disorder.
Sticky blood protein link to autism
11 March, 2008 by Staff WritersBlood platelet protein regulates serotonin transporter and determines blood serotonin levels.
Surprising tail for worm telomeres
11 March, 2008 by Staff WritersC. elegans caps its chromosomes with a G-tail off the right and a C-tail off the left.
Potential test for diabetes in children
10 March, 2008 by Staff WritersUQ researchers are developing a predictive test for type 1 diabetes by tracing activation of the NF-kappa B pathway.
