http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Queen's University Belfast 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 care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-scientists-magic-bullet-nanomedicine-acute.html Medical research Wed, 15 May 2013 00:10:01 EST news287774218 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. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-psychotropic-drug-entry-homes.html Health Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:20:03 EST news280605304 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. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-queen-aims-stem-cells-sight.html Medical research Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:32:12 EST news280031491 The first ever review of abuse cases related to child death or serious injury in Northern Ireland will be launched at Queen's University today (24 January 2013). The review, Translating Learning into Action, was commissioned by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) and was carried out by researchers at Queen's University and the NSPCC. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-queen-nspcc-publish-northern-ireland.html Health Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:20:01 EST news278184360 New research from Queen's University Belfast has uncovered the cause of infertility for 80 per cent of couples previously diagnosed with 'unexplained infertility'. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-fresh-couples-unexplained-infertility.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:08:54 EST news272113629 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. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-plasma-jet-cold-shoulder-superbugs.html Medical research Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:40:55 EST news268476045 (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 would target the non-cancerous cells surrounding a tumour, as well as treating the tumour itself. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-significant-cancer-breakthrough.html Cancer Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:26:02 EST news263640352 People who grew up in the worst years of 'The Troubles ' are more prone to suicide in Northern Ireland, according to new research carried out at Queen's University Belfast. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-children-prone-suicide.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:20:01 EST news262369940 The development of novel medical imaging techniques to revolutionise cancer detection and treatment will be the result of a new partnership announced today between Queen's University Belfast and Cirdan Imaging Ltd. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-queen-spin-in-company-revolutionize-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:53:29 EST news262259603 A new epidemiological study led by UC Davis researchers reveals significant racial disparities in the use of non-surgical larynx-preservation therapy for locally advanced laryngeal cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-reveals-racial-disparities-voice-box-preserving.html Cancer Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:00:07 EST news261672860 An evaluation of national data by UC Davis researchers has found that extra weight is not necessarily linked with a higher risk of death. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-above-normal-weight-short-term-death.html Health Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:43:28 EST news260818998 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" that surround, entangle and disable microbes, preventing bacteria from attaching to or invading intestinal cells. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-immune-molecule-cobweb-like-nanonets-snag.html Medical research Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:07:26 EST news259505692 Sex education at school is young people's preferred source of information about sex, according to a new report from Queen's University and the University of Ulster. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-focuses-teen-sexual-health-northern.html Health Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:53:04 EST news258627171 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 progression, but until now has never been shown to act as an initiating factor. The findings may open new avenues for diagnosing and treating the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-scientists-role-p53-genetic-mutation.html Cancer Thu, 07 Jun 2012 09:09:12 EST news258278870 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 validation testing, inhibition of these proteins and several related pathways holds promise as a form of therapy to slow the growth of kidney tumors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-biomarkers-therapeutic-kidney-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 31 May 2012 14:43:18 EST news257694189