Virologists in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) at Virginia Tech are looking at how a genetically modified variant of Avian Newcastle disease virus (NDV) can treat human prostate cancer.
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has announced three new human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection.
Scientists have uncovered the molecular pathways involved in the inhibition of protein synthesis in cells by aspirin, a discovery that may have implications for the treatment of cancer.
Research into cancer, anticancer treatments, and ageing has been advanced through the identification of the composition of human telomerase – an enzyme integral to 85% of all cancers.
The cure for cancer is one step closer this week with the first collections of cancer tissue taking place at the new Wesley Research Institute Tissue Bank.
The National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS) has today announced the award of six 2007 NICS Fellowships to help improve the use of evidence in six key health areas: stroke rehabilitation, mental health, reduction of birth defects, pain management, osteoporosis and Indigenous health.
Increasing folate supplementation to reduce neural tube defects through improved pre-conception care is the goal of Associate Professor Danielle Mazza who has just received a Fellowship co-sponsored by the National Institute of Clinical Studies and the Health and Medical Research Foundation of the Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia.
Improving the management of chronic kidney disease in remote Indigenous communities is the goal of Bhavini Patel, director of pharmacy at the Royal Darwin Hospital, who has just received a two-year Fellowship from the National Institute of Clinical Studies.
The Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) from the University of Navarra and the Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics BV (AMT) have demonstrated the pre-clinical effectiveness of a treatment against acute intermittent porphyria.
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has announced two new human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection.