Coeliac disease research tool
08 March, 2006Delfia probes, specific for HLA alleles, provide a research tool for investigating genes involved in predisposition to coeliac disease.
200 proteins which indicate diseases of liver
17 February, 2006The biochemist Enrique Santamaria Martinez, a researcher in the area of genetic therapy and hepatology at the CIMA of the University of Navarra, has identified more than 200 proteins which can be considered as indicators of the progression of steatohepatitis and liver hepatitis. In addition, these proteins provide a basis for new lines of research which can develop clinical application strategies for improving the diagnosis and treatment of this cancer.
Dialysis patients may be overmedicated due to unreliable blood test
15 February, 2006Changes in a widely used assay for parathyroid hormone (PTH) have made its use with the established guidelines for end stage renal disease clinical management both inappropriate and potentially harmful to patients. This research was published in the journal Seminars in Dialysis.
Tuberculosis infection prevention by quick testing
15 February, 2006With a new DNA test, tuberculosis infection can be revealed so quickly that a patient doesn't have time to infect others.
Blood test for prostate cancer
14 February, 2006Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a panel of 22 biomarkers that together provide a more accurate screening for prostrate cancer than the current prostrate specific antigen, or PSA, test.
Coeliac disease research tool
08 February, 2006Delfia probes, specific for HLA alleles, provide a research tool for investigating genes involved in predisposition to coeliac disease.
How viruses enter cells
07 February, 2006A team of Northwestern University researchers has solved the structure of a molecule that controls the ability of viruses of the paramyxovirus family, including the viruses that cause measles, mumps, and many human respiratory diseases, to fuse with and infect human cells.
HLS5 Gene implicated in Huntington's
30 January, 2006The Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) has discovered a link between the HLS5 gene and key aspects of Huntington’s disease and AIDS development, according to an announcement made by BioPharmica.
Curry could halt prostate cancer
17 January, 2006Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey, USA, researchers have found that the curry spice turmeric holds real potential for the treatment and prevention of prostate cancer, particularly when combined with certain vegetables.
Trials in measuring radiation doses accurately
12 January, 2006Researchers have begun trials which will allow radiation doses in computed tomography (CT) scans to be estimated much more accurately.
Study suggests drug may reverse psychosis
01 December, 2005Cannabis, a drug believed to increase the risk of psychosis in users, contains a compound that may be able to reverse psychotic behaviour, Monash researchers have found.
Collaborators seek parasite invasion blockers
18 November, 2005A malaria research team, including WEHI Structural Biologist, Professor Ray Norton, has received a US$1 million grant from the US National Institutes of Health to develop more effective malaria treatments.
Adult stem cells found in uterus
04 November, 2005Dr Caroline Gargett from Monash Institute of Medical Research (MIMR) has discovered adult stem cells in the uterus that can be grown into bone, muscle, fat and cartilage and her research has been hailed as a major medical and scientific development by international reproduction experts.
Carbene work could give cheaper drugs
02 November, 2005Chemists at the University of California, Riverside have synthesised a new class of carbenes - molecules that have unusual carbon atoms - that is expected to have wide applications in the pharmaceutical industry, ultimately resulting in a reduction in the price of drugs.
Insulin synthesis without using E.coli
30 October, 2005If living cell is replaced by a test-tube with DNA and a set of substances, it is possible to get proteins in a more simple and inexpensive way. That was done by Russian biochemists synthesising insulin without help of transgene Escherichia coli.
