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.
Stroke for stroke in the clinic
17 August, 2007 by Fiona WylieStroke specialist Geoffrey Donnan will address this weekend's CRX conference on how to overcome obstacles in the clinic.
Pathway links inflammation, angiogenesis and breast cancer
14 August, 2007 by Staff WritersTNFa sets off a chain of events leading to new blood vessels that feed breast cancer, US researchers say.
Link between Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma
14 August, 2007 by Staff WritersNew Alzheimer's treatments may help treat major eye disease, UK researchers say.
Breast cancer and genome-wide association studies
08 August, 2007 by Fiona WylieWe look at the background to the massive international collaboration looking for genes associated with breast cancer, which published its landmark findings in the May 27 edition of Nature.
Enviromimetics and schizophrenia pathways
01 August, 2007 by Staff WritersFlorey research into schizophrenia mouse model finds exercise rescues abnormal chemical transmitter pathway.
IL-7R variation linked to MS
31 July, 2007 by Kate McDonaldA variant in the gene responsible for the production of the interleukin-7 receptor linked to multiple sclerosis.
TB diagnostic agreement for Proteome Systems
25 July, 2007 by Staff WritersSputum-based test to be developed by Proteome Systems and BD.
HLA-C may be Achilles heel of HIV
24 July, 2007 by Staff WritersThree SNPs identified in HIV+ people may help delay disease.
Scorpion toxin illuminates cancer cells
19 July, 2007 by Staff Writers'Tumour paint' 500 times more sensitive than MRI, study claims.
Epigenetic inheritance and colorectal cancer
18 July, 2007 by Kate McDonaldA Sydney research team has come up with evidence of inter-generational epigenetic inheritance in humans.
Potential type 1 diabetes gene found
17 July, 2007 by Kate McDonaldGenome-wide association study finds new gene implicated in type 1 diabetes.
