Tuberculosis infection prevention by quick testing
15 February, 2006
With a new DNA test, tuberculosis infection can be revealed so quickly that a patient doesn't have time to infect others.
Dialysis patients may be overmedicated due to unreliable blood test
15 February, 2006
Changes 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.
Blood test for prostate cancer
14 February, 2006
Researchers 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, 2006 | Supplied by: PerkinElmer Pty Ltd
Delfia probes, specific for HLA alleles, provide a research tool for investigating genes involved in predisposition to coeliac disease.
Scientific advances boost anti-doping campaign
08 February, 2006 by Peter Brownlee
The unprecedented anti-doping campaign for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne is aimed at making these Games the cleanest ever with thousands of tests being carried out on athletes in Australia and overseas
Tracking performance in real time
07 February, 2006
Traqua, developed by the CRC for microTechnology for the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), is the leading edge of the next sports revolution - providing hard data in real time on an athlete's motion to reinforce the coach's eye and instincts.
How viruses enter cells
07 February, 2006
A 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.
Neutron scattering and cell signalling
06 February, 2006
Neutron scattering research techniques that can show how nature uses complex protein structures to get cells to respond and adapt to stimuli in the body, could be the new tool to help researchers find new drugs to treat diseases such as heart failure or cancer. Dr Jill Trewhella, a joint ANSTO and Sydney University Research Fellow, is an expert in using neutron scattering to study cell signalling systems which regulate the body.
Monitoring of living cells
06 February, 2006
Cell cultures often form the testing ground for new active agents. Results can only be reliable if cell growth is standardised. This process will soon happen automatically with a microscope to monitor growth and image processing to control cultivation via integrated robotics.
Protein improves body's fight
01 February, 2006
Monash University scientists have discovered how a single protein could dramatically improve the body's ability to fight viruses such as the flu.
HLS5 Gene implicated in Huntington's
30 January, 2006
The 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.
Natural chemistry finds it way to market
20 January, 2006
Faster reaction rates, a substantially higher yield and a cleaner production process than is currently possible in the chemical industry, is claimed to be the result of a new sustainable chemical process that researchers from the Universiteit van Amsterdam and Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen have developed with support from NWO ACTS (Advanced Chemical Technologies for Sustainability).
Curry could halt prostate cancer
17 January, 2006
Rutgers, 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, 2006
Researchers have begun trials which will allow radiation doses in computed tomography (CT) scans to be estimated much more accurately.
Gene patent study misleading
06 January, 2006
A report in Science journal relating to gene patenting claimed: "Nearly a fifth of all human genes have been patented, a study has found, leading to fears that research into diseases such as breast cancer, diabetes and obesity could be stifled."
