News articles tagged with 'antibody'
Study identifies promising target for AIDS vaccine
— 1 Apr 2011 15:39 | HealthA section of the AIDS virus's protein envelope once considered an improbable target for a vaccine now appears to be one of the most promising, new research by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute…
Researchers step closer to treatment of virulent hospital infection
— 19 Mar 2011 14:24 | HealthClostridium difficile is a health problem that affects hundreds of thousands of patients and costs $10 billion to $20 billion every year in North America. Researchers from the University…
NIH study finds omalizumab relieves seasonal asthma attacks in youth
— 17 Mar 2011 19:34 | HealthA drug that targets the antibody immunoglobulin E (IgE), a key player in asthma, nearly eliminated seasonal increases in asthma attacks and decreased asthma symptoms among young people…
Study identifies therapeutic target for liver cancer and predictive biomarker of response
— 14 Mar 2011 20:24 | HealthIn a research study appearing in the journal Cancer Cell on March 14, scientists from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and four other institutions have identified a strategy for…
Scientists target aggressive prostate cancer
— 3 Mar 2011 13:08 | HealthResearchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre have identified a potential target to treat an aggressive type of prostate cancer. The target, a gene called SPINK1,…
New study shows ability of transgenic fungi to combat malaria and other bug-borne diseases
— 26 Feb 2011 16:57 | HealthNew findings by a University of Maryland-led team of scientists indicate that a genetically engineered fungus carrying genes for a human anti-malarial antibody or a scorpion anti-malarial…
Preliminary new blood test to detect Alzheimer's disease uncovered
— 12 Feb 2011 20:17 | HealthUT Southwestern Medical Centre scientists have helped develop a novel technology to diagnose Alzheimer's disease from blood samples long before symptoms appear…
Nanoparticles may enhance circulating tumour cell detection
— 12 Feb 2011 19:49 | HealthTiny gold particles can help doctors detect tumour cells circulating in the blood of patients with head and neck cancer, researchers at Emory and Georgia Tech have found…
Microsponges from seaweed may save lives
— 10 Feb 2011 20:13 | HealthMicrosponges derived from seaweed may help diagnose heart disease, cancers, HIV and other diseases quickly and at far lower cost than current clinical methods. The microsponges are…
Infants exposed to HIV at birth but not infected may have lower antibody levels
— 9 Feb 2011 17:32 | HealthIn a study that included infants from South Africa, those who were exposed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at birth but did not become infected had lower levels of antibodies…