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.... — full story
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... — full story
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... — full story
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... — full story
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... — full story
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... — full story
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... — full story
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... — full story
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... — full story
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... — full story