Posts Tagged ‘Monash University’
Why some drugs turn on body’s allergy attack
U. MELBOURNE / U. MONASH (AUS) — Scientists have discovered why some people develop life-threatening allergies after being treated for conditions like AIDS and epilepsy. Continue…
Thursday, May 24, 2012 12:30 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - May 7, 2012 16:00 - 2 Comments
Low vitamin D worsens lupus severity
MONASH (AUS) — People with lupus experience more severe symptoms if their vitamin D levels are low, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 3, 2012 12:36 - 0 Comments
Cassava crop toxins threaten food security
MONASH (AUS) — Cassava, a staple crop of southeast Africa, contains more toxins, including cyanide, than are safe for people to eat, say researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 2, 2012 11:29 - 1 Comment
Blocked protein acts as ‘handbrake’ for MS
MONASH (AUS) — Blocking a protein that contributes to nerve damage could potentially slow—or even halt—the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 30, 2012 12:18 - 0 Comments
To beat resistant bacteria, let them live
MONASH (AUS) — In the fight against antibiotic resistance, the next strategy may be to disarm the bacteria without actually killing them. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 23, 2012 11:50 - 0 Comments
To find disease, method tracks proteins
U. MELBOURNE/ MONASH (AUS) — A new technique identifies and tracks diseased proteins inside cells and could assist with treatments for brain diseases and cancer. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 15, 2012 14:51 - 0 Comments
Creature bested dinos with top chompers
MONASH (AUS) / U. WASHINGTON (US) — An advanced set of molars helped a group of prehistoric rodent-like mammals survive the extinction event that ended the reign of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 9, 2012 14:59 - 0 Comments
Blood clot buster in atomic detail
MONASH (AUS) — Researchers have discovered how an enzyme that destroys blood clots is switched on, unlocking a century-old atomic riddle. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 31, 2012 14:54 - 0 Comments
Sperm production is costly, crickets show
MONASH U. (AUS) — The production of sperm is more biologically taxing than previously thought, a new study with crickets proves. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 31, 2012 12:11 - 16 Comments
Mouse to elephant in 24M generations
MONASH (AUS) — A new study says that it would take 24 million generations for a mouse-sized animal to evolve to the size of an elephant. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 23, 2012 12:41 - 0 Comments
Could stem cells save snow leopards?
MONASH U. (AUS) — Scientists have produced embryonic stem-like cells from the tissue of an adult snow leopard for the first time. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 2, 2011 12:58 - 1 Comment
Ancient Andes suggest way to predict quakes
MONASH (AUS) — Scientists are a step closer to predicting when and where earthquakes will occur after taking a fresh look at the formation of the Andes, which began 45 million years ago. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 2, 2011 11:50 - 0 Comments
Gene acts as stop signal for skin cancer
MONASH (AUS) — The discovery of a gene that stops a common form of skin cancer from developing could make new cancer treatments and prevention available to the public in five years, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 14, 2011 12:08 - 0 Comments
Hospital ‘superbug’ colonizes colon
U. MONASH (US) — A mutation turns a common hospital bacterium into a deadly superbug that kills increasing numbers of hospital patients worldwide. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 14, 2011 11:52 - 5 Comments
Why obese bodies resist leptin
MONASH (AUS) — Researchers have discovered how a key causal component of obesity—resistance to the hormone leptin—develops. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 7, 2011 11:21 - 0 Comments
Animal’s daring guide to hitchhiking
MONASH (AUS) — Hitchhiking, once believed to be the exclusive domain of beat poets and wanderers, is an activity for daring members of the animal kingdom, new research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 3, 2011 15:01 - 1 Comment
Heart cells created in the lab
MONASH (AUS) — Scientists will be able to mimic the effects of heart disease in a petri dish after identifying a new, reliable way to produce heart cells in the lab. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 31, 2011 11:10 - 0 Comments
Infect mosquitoes to control dengue fever
UC DAVIS (US) — The spread of dengue fever in northern Australia may be controlled by a bacterium that infects mosquitoes harboring the virus. (more…)
