Prana to conduct Swedish trials of potential Alzheimer's treatment
05 October, 2006 by ABN StaffMelbourne-based Prana Biotechnology has announced that it has received regulatory approval from Sweden's Medical Products Agency (MPA) to start a Phase IIa clinical trial of its proprietary lead compound, PBT2, in patients with early Alzheimer's disease.
Kornberg follows in father's footstep with chemistry Nobel
05 October, 2006 by ABN StaffThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2006 to Roger Kornberg of California's Stanford University for his studies of the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription.
What we can see for you
21 September, 2006 by Kate McDonaldAustralia's Nanostructural Analysis Network Organisation (NANO) was established four years ago to provide top-tier microscopy services for Australian scientists.
Capturing the wow factor with the cryo-TEM
21 September, 2006 by Fiona WylieThe spectacular images Brad Marsh is able to capture using NANO's cryo-transmission electron microscope are teaching us more about pancreatic beta cells. Fiona Wylie spoke to the man behind the microscope.
Image analysis goes with the flow
21 September, 2006 by Kate McDonaldA new technology combining imaging with conventional flow cytometry has arrived in Australia. Kate McDonald spoke to the inventor, Amnis Corporation's Dr David Basiji.
Jenny Graves is talking about sex - again
21 July, 2006 by Kate McDonaldProfessor Jenny Graves is internationally renowned for her research into mammalian genetics and chromosomal evolution. To explain her research to a lay audience, she talks about topics we all take a perverse interest in: sex and weird animals.
ICHG: Queen takes on Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
21 July, 2006 by Fiona WylieThe 11th International Congress on Human Genetics has secured a world-class line-up, not the least of whom is Elizabeth Blackburn. She's looking forward to returning to her former home to reveal more about the activity of her pet subject, telomerase.
A bridge over troubled waters
21 July, 2006 by Graeme O'NeillCould an on-the-fly gene repair process prolong the lives of boys with the devastating X-linked muscular disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
Ian Frazer's patent problem
21 July, 2006 by Ruth BeranJust as the HPV vaccine Gardasil receives FDA approval, an argument has broken out between the researchers involved in the vaccine's development. So who patented what?
Medsaic sets out to capture research sector
21 July, 2006 by Kate McDonaldA novel cell capture array technology invented in Australia promises to offer the life science sector a major boost in protein research.
Disparate populations, international collaboration
21 July, 2006 by Fiona WylieIt might not involve depositing your valuables in a bank in a traditional sense, but biobanks are set to become a rich library of knowledge.
A pox on Hox
20 July, 2006 by External Press Release AuthorHox genes - long thought to define the body plans of all animals - are not used by corals.
BioDiem revenue up, loss under $100,000
01 March, 2006 by Ruth BeranMilestone payments from partner Nobilon led to Melbourne's BioDiem (ASX:BDM) posting strong results for the half year ending December 31, 2005 with revenue up 88 per cent to $2.9 million and a loss of only $96,000 compared with the previous corresponding half.
Peacock appointed Australia's chief scientist
01 March, 2006 by Graeme O'NeillPioneering CSIRO plant molecular geneticist Dr Jim Peacock, has been appointed Australia's chief scientist, in the wake of the resignation of Dr Robin Batterham after six years in the job.
