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News | Archive (October 2009)
Immunotherapy demonstrates long-term success in treating lymphoma
— 31 Oct 2009 | HealthTargeted immunotherapy has been an attractive new therapeutic area for a number of cancers because it has the potential to destroy tumour cells without damaging surrounding normal tissue. New study results demonstrate high success rates using specialised white blood cells to prevent or treat lymphoma associated with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV-lymphoma) in patients who have received a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). This study was pre-published online today in Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology…
Social media require 'Community Relations 2.0'
— 31 Oct 2009 | TechnologyThe rise of social media and real-time advocacy have re-written the community outreach rules companies followed for decades. But many American firms are dragging their feet as they approach 'Community Relations 2.0,' Boston College researchers report in the November issue of Harvard Business Review…
Caltech researchers show efficacy of gene therapy in mouse models of Huntington's disease
— 31 Oct 2009 | HealthResearchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have shown that a highly specific intrabody (an antibody fragment that works against a target inside a cell) is capable of stalling the development of Huntington's disease in a variety of mouse models…
Donor race may impact kidney transplant survival
— 31 Oct 2009 | HealthThe race of kidney donors may affect the survival rates of transplant recipients according to a study by Henry Ford Hospital…
Angry faces: Research suggests link between facial structure and aggression
— 31 Oct 2009 | HealthAngry words and gestures are not the only way to get a sense of how temperamental a person is. According to new findings in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, a quick glance at someone's facial structure may be enough for us to predict their tendency towards aggression…
Travel may be hazardous to dialysis patients
— 31 Oct 2009 | HealthIf you're sick, travelling to a foreign land may boost your spirits, but jeopardise your health, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA. The findings indicate that dialysis patients who travel on vacation risk infections, anaemia, and other complications that can compromise their dialysis treatments…
Breakthrough in fight against Hendra virus
— 31 Oct 2009 | HealthThere has been a breakthrough in the fight against the deadly Hendra virus following the development of a treatment which shows great potential to save the lives of people who become infected with the virus…
Harvesting energy from nature's motions
— 31 Oct 2009 | TechnologyBy taking advantage of the vagaries of the natural world, Duke University engineers have developed a novel approach that they believe can more efficiently harvest electricity from the motions of everyday life…
For gay and straight men, facial attraction operates similarly
— 31 Oct 2009 | HealthA new study from a researcher at Harvard University finds that gay men are most attracted to the most masculine-faced men, while straight men prefer the most feminine-faced women…
This is your brain on fatty acids
— 31 Oct 2009 | HealthSaturated fats have a deservedly bad reputation, but Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that a sticky lipid occurring naturally at high levels in the brain may help us memorise grandma's recipe for cinnamon buns, as well as recall how, decades ago, she served them up steaming from the oven…
NASA and the Beatles celebrate anniversaries by beaming song 'Across the Universe' into deep space
BRCA1 mutation linked to breast cancer stem cells