May 27, 2009 Bio-IT

Senesco Announces H1N1 Influenza Survival Test Results in Mice

New Brunswick. NJ (OBBeC) - Senesco Technologies, a U.S. biotechnology company, has reported results of H1N1 mouse influenza survival studies that were conducted in Dr. William Scheld's lab at the University of...

May 27, 2009 Cancer Research

Biological Markers that May Indicate Poor Breast Cancer Prognosis Identified

Bethesda, MD (OBBeC) - A team of researchers has found an association between breast cancer survival and two proteins that, when present in the blood in high levels, are indicators of inflammation.

May 26, 2009 Gene Technology Bio-IT

Study of Malaria Points Way Forward for Genetic Studies of Disease in Africa

Hinxton, UK (OBBeC) - According to a report from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, a study of children with malaria in The Gambia, West Africa, has provided new insights into how to conduct genetic studies of common...

May 26, 2009 Gene Technology Bio-IT

Genetic Link Between the Dental Disease Periodontitis and Heart Attack Found

Vienna, Austria (OBBeC) - The relationship between the dental disease periodontitis and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been known for several years. Although a genetic link seemed likely, until now its existence was...

May 22, 2009 Proteomics

Protein May Explain Anti-ageing and Anti-cancer Benefits of Dietary Restriction

Novato, CA (OBBeC) - A protein that plays a key role in tumour formation, oxygen metabolism and inflammation is involved in a pathway that extends lifespan by dietary restriction.