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Quest to beat cancer drugs’ deadly side-effect

Quest to beat cancer drugs’ deadly side-effect

The toxic side effects of some chemotherapy drugs which affect up to a quarter of patients by damaging their heart could soon be avoided thanks…

04 Dec 2015

Treatment for melanoma: Dr Andrew Dean

Treatment for melanoma: Dr Andrew Dean

Dr Andrew Dean discusses treatments for melanoma, including surgery and immune therapies, and the possibility of joining a clinical trial for melanoma.

17 Nov 2014

Wound care: Dr Joe Kosterich

Wound care: Dr Joe Kosterich

Wound healing usually happens automatically after simple first aid. But if infections affect wounds, extra care may be needed, or treatments such as antibiotics.

05 Jul 2014

Big data set to make a big difference in childhood cancer treatment

Big data set to make a big difference in childhood cancer treatment

UTS research crunching vast amounts of data on childhood cancer to better tailor treatment is one step closer to assisting clinicians as the collaboration with…

01 Jan 2014

NRTIs (Nucleoside/Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors)

NRTIs (Nucleoside/Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors)

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the cornerstone of treating the HIV infection. Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) try to inhibit the key viral enzyme…

13 Oct 2013

NNRTIs (Non-Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors)

NNRTIs (Non-Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors)

Antiretrovirals are the best available treatment for HIV. Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) are one of four main classes of antiretrovirals.

05 Oct 2013

Scientists silence extra chromosome in Down syndrome cells

Scientists silence extra chromosome in Down syndrome cells

Scientists at UMass Medical School are the first to establish that a naturally occurring X chromosome “off switch” can be…

05 Aug 2013

PulmonarOM (Bacterial Lysates) in Respiratory Tract Infections

PulmonarOM (Bacterial Lysates) in Respiratory Tract Infections

Primary aim:To evaluate the efficacy of Pulmonarom in the decrease of interleukin-4/interferon gamma after second period of treatment.Secondary aims:To evaluate…

01 Jan 2013

Music in Reducing Anxiety and Pain in Adult Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Biopsy for Haematologic Cancers or Other Diseases

Rationale:Listening to relaxing music during a bone marrow biopsy may be effective in reducing anxiety and pain.Purpose:This randomised clinical trial…

01 Jan 2013