Queen's University Belfast

Scientists develop 'magic bullet' nanomedicine for Acute Lung Injury

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have devised a 'magic bullet' nanomedicine which could become the first effective treatment for Acute Lung Injury or ALI, a condition affecting 20 per cent of all patients in intensive ...

Medical research created May 15, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Immune system molecule HD6 weaves cobweb-like nanonets to snag Salmonella, other intestinal microbes

A team of researchers led by UC Davis Health System has found that human alpha-defensin 6 (HD6) – a key component of the body's innate defense system – binds to microbial surfaces and forms "nanonets" ...

Medical research created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Above-normal weight alone does not increase the short-term risk of death: study

An evaluation of national data by UC Davis researchers has found that extra weight is not necessarily linked with a higher risk of death.

Health created Jul 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Study using stem cell therapy shows promise in fight against HIV

UC Davis Health System researchers are a step closer to launching human clinical trials involving the use of an innovative stem cell therapy to fight the virus that causes AIDS.

HIV & AIDS created May 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New plasma jet gives 'cold' shoulder to 'superbugs'

Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have developed a new technique which has the potential to kill off hospital superbugs like Pseudomonas aeruginosa, C. difficile and MRSA.

Medical research created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research makes significant cancer breakthrough

(Medical Xpress) -- A major breakthrough by scientists at Queen's University Belfast could lead to more effective treatments for throat and cervical cancer. The discovery could see the development of new therapies, which ...

Cancer created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers create molecule that blocks pathway leading to Alzheimer's disease

UC Davis researchers have found novel compounds that disrupt the formation of amyloid, the clumps of protein in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease believed to be important in causing the disease's characteristic ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study aims to use stem cells to help save sight of diabetes sufferers

Scientists at Queen's University Belfast are hoping to develop a novel approach that could save the sight of millions of diabetes sufferers using adult stem cells.

Medical research created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows psychotropic drug dispensing increases on entry to care homes

A study by Queen's University Belfast has found that the dispensing of psychotropic drugs to older people in Northern Ireland increases on entry to care homes.

Health created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer vaccine combination therapy shows survival benefit in breast cancer

A vaccine that targets cancer cells in combination with the drug letrozole, a standard hormonal therapy against breast cancer, significantly increased survival when tested in mice, a team of UC Davis investigators has found.

Cancer created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Avastin has similar effect to Lucentis in treating wet age-related macular degeneration

The one year results from a study into whether two drug treatments (Lucentis and Avastin), are equally effective in treating neovascular or wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), have been reported today at an international ...

Ophthalmology created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows that fever during pregnancy more than doubles the risk of autism or developmental delay

A team of UC Davis researchers has found that mothers who had fevers during their pregnancies were more than twice as likely to have a child with autism or developmental delay than were mothers of typically developing children, ...

Autism spectrum disorders created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists find new role for P53 genetic mutation -- initiation of prostate cancer

A team of UC Davis investigators has found that a genetic mutation may play an important role in the development of prostate cancer. The mutation of the so-called p53 (or Tp53) gene was previously implicated in late disease ...

Cancer created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify promising biomarkers and new therapeutic targets for kidney cancer

Using blood, urine and tissue analysis of a unique mouse model, a team led by UC Davis researchers has identified several proteins as diagnostic biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets for kidney cancer. Subject to follow-up ...

Cancer created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research gives fresh hope to couples with 'unexplained infertility'

New research from Queen's University Belfast has uncovered the cause of infertility for 80 per cent of couples previously diagnosed with 'unexplained infertility'.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0