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NHS should not encourage commercial blood banking
NHS maternity units should not encourage commercial banking of umbilical cord blood, argues a senior doctor in this week's BMJ. view more (2006-10-16)
Gene Therapy Studies Show First Successes
Within the third international conference of the "Euregenethy" held at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut in Langen near Frankfurt on Thursday, 15th April, and Friday, 16th April 2004, international experts reported on success and side effects of clinical gene therapy. Euregenethy, coordinated by Odile Cohen-Haguenauer from the "Ecole... view more... (2004-04-16)
Better treatment for children with brain cancer
Young children diagnosed with a malignant type of brain tumour will benefit from research that has taken twelve years to complete. view more (2007-07-23)
Encouraging Results Of Gene Therapy For Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (pp 2155, 2181)
A UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET provides further evidence that gene therapy can be effective in creating a functional immune system for infants with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). view more (2004-12-15)
New treatment hope for prostate cancer
Scientists at Melbourne's Burnet Institute have developed a potential new treatment for patients with prostate cancer. An article, which described the invention, has recently been published in the prestigious international journal The Journal of Clinical Investigation. view more (2009-02-06)
Budding viral hijackers may co-opt cell machinery for the getaway
When retroviruses, like HIV, infect cells, they take over the cell's machinery to manufacture new copies of themselves. Research published this week in the top-tier open access journal, Journal of Biology, shows that to escape from cells, retroviruses may once again hijack cellular components, in this case molecules normally used to engulf... view more... (2003-12-02)
Press invitation: NRPB Public Open Meeting on Power Lines and Health
Public Open Meeting at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham on Thursday, 5 December 2002, 11.00-13.00hrs. The National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) has organised a Public Open Meeting at the NEC for the public to express concerns about the distribution and use of electricity to a panel of experts involved in research and the setting... view more... (2002-12-02)
Hopes raised for cancer survivors who wish to be fathers
A study at the University of Edinburgh into the fertility of men who have survived chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment for childhood cancer and leukaemia shows that despite generally low sperm counts , the DNA carried by their sperm appears to be undamaged, posing no increased risk of cancer or congenital defects to their children. And new... view more... (2002-09-03)
University study shows low radiological risk to the public around atomic sites
A study team led by experts at the University of Southampton has found that there is no significant risk to the public from radioactive contamination from the Atomic Weapons Establishments at Aldermaston and Burghfield in West Berkshire. The three-year environmental radioactivity project, carried out by the University's Geosciences Advisory Unit... view more... (2002-08-07)
New highly active agents against leishmaniasis
Parasitic diseases, especially leishmaniases and trypanosomiases, kill hundreds of thousands of people every year in the world, mainly in the countries of the South. The most severe form of leishmaniosis (kala-azar, the visceral form), induced by Leishmania donovani and L. infantum, affects about 500 000 people per year and proves fatal if no... view more... (2005-01-25)
New cancer gene discovered
A new cancer gene has been discovered by a research group at the Sahlgrenska Academy. The gene causes an insidious form of glandular cancer usually in the head and neck and in women also in the breast. The discovery could lead to quicker and better diagnosis and more effective treatment. view more (2009-10-14)
Genome research centre opens on University of Sussex campus
Eight teams of cancer researchers have moved into the first research laboratory to be built on the University of Sussex campus for 30 years. Researchers in the purpose-built Genome Damage and Stability Centre are working on the human body's most precious possessions - genomes - which contain the genetic blueprint that tells every part of the body... view more... (2002-04-15)
New research suggests a potentially damaging effect of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields
The effect of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF), such as those emitted around high-voltage transmission lines on human health, is controversial. Some studies suggest an association between exposure to ELF-EMF and incidence of leukaemia, although little direct evidence exists that exposure causes damage to biological... view more... (2002-07-16)
Bones from blood: scientists aim to break new ground on fractures
Researchers from the University's Department of Biology are heading the EC-backed project to create bone structures from cord blood stem cells for use in the repair of bone defects and fractures. view more (2006-01-31)
The Lancet Oncology (TLO) For immediate release
IS PREVENTION REALLY BETTER THAN CURE? Billions of dollars are currently being spent on the search for effective drugs that will stop disease before it happens. Advances in genetic testing are providing more opportunities to find out which diseases people are likely to be at risk of developing-but this knowledge has put huge pressure on the... view more... (2002-10-30)
Chemotherapy can be more toxic to brain cells than to cancer cells and may cause brain damage
Drugs used to treat cancer may damage normal, healthy brain cells more than the cancer cells they are meant to target. view more (2006-11-30)
Overweight and obesity cause 6,000 cancers a year in UK women
The study shows that overweight and obese women in the UK are at a higher risk of developing and dying from cancer. In fact, the researchers estimate that 5% of all cancers (about 6,000 annually) are attributable to being overweight or obese. view more (2007-11-07)
Therapeutics company raises £500k from Oxford investors
BioAnalab Ltd, an Oxford University spin-off company, has raised over £500,000 from Oxford's business angels and investor groups in an extremely tough investment market for biotech funding. This is the first funding round for the company, which provides testing services to the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in monoclonal antibodies.... view more... (2003-03-07)
Blood Protein Plays Key Role In Reducing Chemotherapy-related Infection (pp 598, 614, 637)
Low concentrations of the blood protein mannose-binding lectin (MBL) are associated with prolonged fever in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy, conclude authors of two studies published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Genetic identification of patients with low MBL concentrations and the potential for MBL-replacement therapy could... view more... (2001-08-22)
Scientists question folic acid fortification
Scientists at the Institute of Food Research have highlighted possible consequences of fortifying flour with folic acid due to new evidence of how it is absorbed by the body. view more (2007-11-05)
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