Hypertension may be misdiagnosed
20 October, 201170,000 Australians may have undetected high blood pressure because of sphygmomanometer errors, according to new study.
New way to screen for brain cancer discovered
18 October, 2011Researchers have developed a new way to screen for brain cancer stem cell killers.
Researchers reconstruct genome of the 'Black Death'
18 October, 2011An international research team based in Germany has sequenced the entire genome of the 'Black Death'.
Patent improves speed of DNA analysis
18 October, 2011A US researcher has patented a process that reduces the time it takes to perform DNA analysis from hours to minutes.
Discovery of insulin switches in pancreas could lead to new diabetes drugs
30 September, 2011Scientists have discovered how a hormone turns on a series of molecular switches inside the pancreas that increases production of insulin.
Thermo Fisher Scientific opens biomarker translational centre
08 September, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific has established a new biomarker translational centre in Cambridge Massachusetts. Their goal is to accelerate mass spectrometry-based biomarker discovery and its translation into the development of routine clinical assays for the clinical diagnostics market.
Cancers - parasites or newly evolved species?
05 September, 2011 byCancer patients may view their tumours as parasites taking over their bodies, but this is more than a metaphor for Peter Duesberg, a molecular and cell biology professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
QIAGEN and Pfizer partner to help beat lung cancer
22 August, 2011QIAGEN and Pfizer partner to develop companion diagnostic for novel compound in global clinical trials for lung cancer.
Scientists open new 'window' into the brain
16 August, 2011A new finding into the human brain may help scientists understand states such as sleep, epilepsy and anaesthesia.
Cell-based alternative to animal testing
15 August, 2011An alternative to animal testing, laboratory-grown human cells may be used to classify chemicals as sensitising, or non-sensitising, and can even predict the strength of allergic response.
Blood antibody test not accurate for active TB diagnosis
11 August, 2011The World Health Organization has recommended against the use of commercial serology tests in the diagnosis of active TB after reports that they are neither accurate nor cost-effective.
Trials one step closer to treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
27 July, 2011Clinical trials have successfully administered the compound AVI-4658, designed to restore dystrophin expression in participants with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Uni of Qld to acquire powerful MRI
26 July, 2011The University of Queensland has entered into an agreement with technology specialist Siemens to install a powerful MRI system.
DPI geneticists develop DNA marker test for cows
14 July, 2011DNA detectives from the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) have the know-how to pinpoint whether a cow or bull is responsible for any genetic glitches.
Scientists accurately predict age with saliva sample
27 June, 2011Self-conscious about your age? Be careful where you spit. UCLA geneticists now can use saliva to reveal how old you are.
