News tagged with medical biotechnology


No evidence of lyme disease in children with autism

(HealthDay)—A new study failed to find any evidence to back up a suggested association between Lyme disease and autism spectrum disorders.

Autism spectrum disorders created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New technology for more efficient treatment of Pompe disease, other metabolic disorders

VIB researchers from UGent and Vrije Universiteit Brussel , together with a team of the firm Oxyrane have developed a new technology that can lead to a more efficient and possibly also cheaper therapy for diseases such as ...

Medical research created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers eliminate infectious bacteria from medical textiles

The Molecular and Industrial Biotechnology Group of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) has improved the antimicrobial properties of medical textiles using an enzymatic pre-treatment combined ...

Other created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biological markers increase clinical trial success rate of new breast cancer drugs

Using biological markers—genetic characteristics that are associated with some patients with breast cancer—can increase the success rate of clinical trials for breast cancer drugs by almost 50 per cent, says new research ...

Cancer created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tropical fruit's role as skin cancer weapon

An exciting breakthrough on the potential anti-skin cancer properties of the tropical fruit mangosteen has earned its researcher, Flinders University PhD candidate Jing Jing Wang (pictured), a seat in the ...

Cancer created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cancer gene therapy from camels

Nanobodies produced from camel blood have unique properties, which can be used in future drug development. New research published in Journal of Controlled Release confirms that camel blood can help scientists in the fight ...

Cancer created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast