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| Professor Fabienne Mackay |
The long-term survival of people suffering from chronic lymphocytic
leukemia (CLL) could be increased with the development of new
therapeutic strategies. Ground-breaking research by Monash University Professor Fabienne
Mackay from the Department of Immunology and PhD student Damien
Easton-Saulep has been published in the prestigious journal
Leukemia that uncovers never before reported aspects of CLL. Professor Mackay’s research found that key cells called “plasmacytoid
dendritic cells”, which are important for fighting infections and
stimulating other immune cells in the destruction of tumor and infected
cells, are eliminated in people with aggressive CLL but can be restored in animal models. See more:
14 April 2014 Monash story
Professor Jayashri Kulkarni and a team of researchers at the
Monash Alfred Psychiatry research centre
have published evidence in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, showing
the clinical effectiveness of estrogen as an adjunct therapy for women
with treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Their large-scale trial adds to
the growing body of evidence that estradiol has antipsychotic effects,
particularly at higher doses, and has a clinically meaningful effect in
this particular group of women. See
article reference and abstract.
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Gluten: appears not to affect
non-celiac IBS sufferers
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The avoidance of wheat- and gluten-containing products is a worldwide
phenomenon. While celiac disease is a well-established entity, the
evidence base for gluten as a trigger of symptoms in patients without
celiac disease (so-called ‘non-celiac gluten sensitivity’ or NCGS) is
limited.
Department of Gastroenterology (DoG)
researchers review the evidence and conclude that, "On current evidence
the existence of the entity of NCGS remains unsubstantiated." See
full text of article.
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