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ASCO Report 2014: The evolution of our molecular understanding of Colorectal Cancer

Written by | 4 Sep 2014

What we are doing now, what the future Holds, and how Tumour profiling is just the beginning by Dr Paul Ross, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals, London.  At… read more.

Identifying genes poised to respond in asthma patients

Written by | 20 Aug 2014

In a study published in the scientific journal Nature Immunology, a group at the La Jolla Institute (LJI) led by Pandurangan Vijayanand, Ph.D. identify new genes that likely contribute… read more.

New MRSA superbug emerges in Brazil

Written by | 11 Jul 2014

An international research team led by Cesar A. Arias, M.D., Ph.D., at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has identified a new superbug that… read more.

Researchers discover new potential antibody treatment for asthma

Written by | 23 Jun 2014

The antibodies significantly reduced baseline inflammation and protected against inhaled allergens.  Researchers at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and McMaster University have successfully tested an antibody that can improve… read more.

Genetic low tolerance for pain?

Written by | 12 Jun 2014

Researchers may have identified key genes linked to why some people have a higher tolerance for pain than others, according to a study released today that will be… read more.

FDA Highlights: Statin therapy cuts delirium in critically ill patients

Written by | 17 Mar 2014

by Bruce Sylvester: Ongoing statin treatment appears to prevent delirium in critically ill patients who had taken a statin prior to hospitalization, researchers reported online on Jan. 17,… read more.

New pain target for bacterial infections

Written by | 28 Feb 2014

Components in the outer wall of bacteria directly activate pain sensors, triggering immediate pain and inflammatory responses. This finding by a multinational team sheds new light on pain… read more.

Flu evolution may change history books

Written by | 17 Feb 2014

A new study reconstructing the evolutionary tree of flu viruses challenges conventional wisdom and solves some of the mysteries surrounding flu outbreaks of historical significance

How heart arrhythmia occurs

Written by | 31 Jan 2014

Researchers have discovered the fundamental biology of calcium waves in relation to heart arrhythmias.  The findings published in  Nature Medicine outlines the discovery of this fundamental physiological process that… read more.

Immune system development linked to leukaemia

Written by | 23 Jan 2014

Our defences against infection can be weaknesses in causing cancer.  Scientists have discovered a genetic signature that implicates a key mechanism in the immune system as a driving… read more.

MRSA strain gained dominance with help from skin bacteria

Written by | 2 Jan 2014

Scientists believe they have an explanation for how the most common strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) rapidly rose to prominence.

Novel gene variant found in severe childhood asthma

Written by | 19 Dec 2013

CHOP genomics expert co-leads study, points to role in cell signaling, immune response.

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