Spanish flu, bird flu and the innate immune response
18 January, 2007 by Kate McDonaldAn aberrant immune response - also observed in the bird flu virus H5N1 - may be the reason why the 1918 influenza pandemic killed so many healthy adults.
First division, not fourth, might differentiate stem cells
18 January, 2007 by Staff WritersCambridge University researchers have proposed that stem cells differentiate much earlier in the embryonic development process than previously thought.
New methods to visualise live cells
11 January, 2007 by Staff WritersThe US-based Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has released two new, freely accessible protocols to help scientists understand the movement and growth of cells.
Molecular detail on influenza epitopes
11 January, 2007 by Staff WritersA comprehensive analysis of influenza A epitopes, the critical sites on the virus that are recognised by the immune system, has been published by researchers from California's La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology (LIAI).
Gardasil on immunisation program from next year
29 November, 2006 by ABN StaffThe cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil will be available to 12 to 13-year-old girls next year after manufacturer CSL and the federal government agreed on price.
Positive early results in stem cell trial for heart attack
17 November, 2006 by ABN StaffMelbourne company Mesoblast has announced positive results from preclinical trials of its patented adult stem cells injected by catheter directly into damaged heart muscle of sheep after a heart attack.
Embryonic stem cells and cancer formation
16 November, 2006 by Kate McDonaldA Sydney research team has shown that encapsulating embryonic stem cells prevents the formation of tumours.
Stem cells: how did your senators vote?
08 November, 2006 by Kate McDonaldThe bill to overturn the ban on using therapeutic cloning was passed by the Senate last night. We provide a breakdown of who voted and how.
How the liver talks to white blood cells
06 November, 2006 by ABN StaffSydney researchers have shown for the first time how liver cells make contact with T cells in the body.
Animal-free serum for stem cells
06 November, 2006 by ABN StaffMelbourne-based Stem Cell Sciences (SCS) has signed an exclusive license agreement with the US Millipore Corporation to develop and market SCS' serum-free media for the growth of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs).
Vote on stem cells expected next week
31 October, 2006 by Kate McDonaldDebate on Senator Kay Patterson's private member's bill to allow therapeutic cloning for stem cell research will begin in the Senate next week, with a vote to be taken by Friday, 10 November.
Patterson tables embryonic stem cell bill
29 September, 2006 by ABN StaffLiberal backbencher Senator Kay Patterson last night tabled her promised private member's bill on embryonic stem cell research and therapeutic cloning.
Fishy links: Killer B cells and evolution
27 September, 2006 by External Press Release AuthorResearchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have discovered a unique evolutionary link between the immune systems of fish and mammals in the form of a primitive version of B cells, white blood cells of the immune system.
Here we go again: what next for stem cells?
21 September, 2006 by Kate McDonaldWith developments in the embryonic stem cell debate changing as quickly as Melbourne's weather, Kate McDonald asked two of Australia's leading researchers - Stephen Livesey and Bernie Tuch - what would happen should the recommendations of the Lockhart Review be implemented.
Opinion: It's time to accept probiotics as scientifically proven therapeutic agents
21 July, 2006 by Ron PennyLeading immunologist Professor Ron Penny was so impressed with the potential of a proprietary probiotic, he joined the company.
