Cardiology
Protein could prevent brain damage caused by stroke
A small protein that could protect the brain from stroke-induced injury has been discovered by researchers from The University of Queensland and Monash University.
Mar 20, 2017
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News tagged with molecular biosciences
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Breakthrough in understanding Parkinson's disease
Research from The University of Queensland could lead to a new treatment for Parkinson's disease, with future potential applications to nearly 50 other disorders.
Aug 29, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is four diseases, each with new treatment possibilities
An international team led by Australian researchers has studied the genetics of pancreatic cancer, revealing it is actually four separate diseases, each with different genetic triggers and survival rates, paving the way for ...
Feb 24, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find new breast cancer treatment target
(Medical Xpress)—University of Queensland researchers have discovered a way of predicting cancer-free survival in breast cancer patients and identified a new treatment target.
Aug 11, 2014
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Medical research
Height protein could be cancer and diabetes treatment target
University of Queensland scientists have discovered that a protein that regulates how tall you grow could be used in treating diseases including cancer and diabetes.
May 16, 2014
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Autism spectrum disorders
Study confirms mitochondrial deficits in children with autism
Children with autism experience deficits in a type of immune cell that protects the body from infection. Called granulocytes, the cells exhibit one-third the capacity to fight infection and protect the body from invasion ...
May 8, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Cell-surface receptor offers promising breakthrough for pancreatic cancer patients
Pancreatic cancer rates in the U.S. have been rising over the past decade, and the disease takes a very heavy toll. The American Cancer Society estimates that in the last year alone about 45,220 people were diagnosed with ...
Apr 3, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oxytocin may treat abdominal pain
(Medical Xpress)—Australian researchers have found a key to treating chronic abdominal pain may lie in a hormone that induces labour and encourages social bonding.
Jan 31, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Deadly microbe dodges human immune system
Scientists from The University of Queensland have discovered that a microbe responsible for invasive bacterial Group A Streptococcus infections can bypass the immune system and multiply within infected cells.
Jan 30, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
'Make–or–break' protein holds key to cancer spread
(Medical Xpress)—University of Queensland researchers have discovered a protein in cells that could block the escape route of potentially cancerous cells and stop them spreading to other parts of the body.
Jan 15, 2014
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