Proteomics for cancer diagnostics
18 December, 2007 by Fiona WylieGenomics is old hat and proteomics is now where it's at, according to Richard Christopherson.
The experience of pain
12 December, 2007 by Staff WritersQueensland researchers show how the stress hormone noradrenaline acts as a fast modulatory transmitter in the brain.
Pig islets ready to Rocky and roll
11 December, 2007 by Kate McDonaldLCT is set to start a pig islet transplantation trial for type 1 diabetes that may have a profound effect on the debate over Australia's xenotransplantation moratorium in 2009.
Rapid Chlamydia test proves positive
06 December, 2007 by Staff WritersA rapid diagnostic test for Chlamydia will be available next year.
Three biological states of the malaria parasite
04 December, 2007 by Staff WritersUS researchers have used computational biology to uncover the physiological states of the malaria parasite in patients' blood.
Maternal link to Alzheimer's disease
06 November, 2007 by Staff WritersMum's brain metabolism the word on Alzheimer's, new study shows.
p53 regulates drug sensitivity
05 November, 2007 by Staff Writers'Guardian of the genome' predicts treatment outcomes for childhood cancer.
US brain cancer vaccine trial underway
23 October, 2007 by Staff WritersA clinical trial evaluating a vaccine in patients with newly diagnosed brain cancer has begun at the New York University Medical Center.
AusBiotech special: how Oncaidia hopes to target cancer
17 October, 2007 by Kate McDonaldAdelaide company Oncaidia is developing a novel monoclonal antibody it hopes will target cancer by tracking down the La protein and letting loose a firestorm.
How vitamin C stops the Big C
13 September, 2007 by Staff WritersAntioxidants may destabilise tumour growth by starving a 'hypoxia protein' of free radicals.
Bugging out cancer
10 September, 2007 by Staff WritersClostridia used as a cancer therapy delivery agent in animal trials.
OCD linked to glutamate system
23 August, 2007 by Staff WritersUS researchers have engineered mice with an obsessive compulsive-like syndrome and linked the disorder to protein in the brain.
Malaria's morphing molecule keeps it a step ahead
23 August, 2007 by Staff WritersWEHI researchers find a protein in P. falciparum that helps it evade the human immune system.
Biomarker to predict prostate cancer prognosis
22 August, 2007 by Staff WritersB7-H3 identified as biomarker to predict cancer recurrence and progression.
Fangs for the memory
20 August, 2007 by Graeme O'NeillIt's not just venom or toxins that cause harm when an angry critter bites - many species have a habit of leaving behind nasty bacterial infections as well.
