An experimental vaccine based on a virus that causes encephalitis in the wild appears to inhibit tumor growth in some cases of advanced cancer. More... 01 Sep 2010
A compound found in herbs used in Chinese medicine has been shown to have potential for development into a treatment for type II diabetes. More... 31 Aug 2010
It has long been known humans lack a key enzyme that reverses severe sun damage. For the first time, researchers have observed how this enzyme works at the atomic level to repair sun-damaged DNA. More... 25 Aug 2010
Results of a structural study of the mechanism used by herpes virus to invade cells may pave the way for development of new drugs that will target this site and halt spread of the virus. More... 10 Aug 2010
Researchers have created a large, well-stocked army of tumor-seeking immune system cells, which they could see in real time, using PET imaging as the cellular payload traveled throughout the body to locate and attack deadly melanomas. More... 10 Aug 2010
New research clarifies for the first time how honey destroys bacteria. Specifically, the findings show that bees make a protein that they add to the honey, called defensin-1. More... 05 Aug 2010
Results obtained in a preclinical trial have shown that human cells from patients with beta-thalassemia are susceptible to transfection and cure by a viral vector carrying the gene for beta-globin. More... 03 Aug 2010
