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Biochemical changes identified in rare inherited Alzheimer’s
Australian researchers have found biochemical changes occurring in the blood, in the rare inherited form of Alzheimer’s disease. Changes in these fat-like substances may suggest a method to diagnose all …
Gut bacteria play different roles in males and females
Gut bacteria play vastly different roles in males and females even when the microbe balance of the gut looks exactly the same, Victoria University researchers have found. A study of …
Stroke Foundation funding new research
Ground-breaking stroke research projects have been given a kick-start as part of the National Stroke Foundation’s annual grants program. National Stroke Foundation will provide more than $312,000 to eleven Australian …
New UQ centre to redefine antibiotic use
Researchers at a new national research centre based at The University of Queensland are working to redefine antibiotic use in a bid to overcome antibiotic resistance. The Centre will bring …
SanFilippo Children’s Foundation: shave to save sick kids
The Sanfilippo Children’s Foundation ‘Shave for Sanfilippo’ campaign is part of a wider fund-raising push at Kimberly Clark Australia (KCA), including a nation-wide walk which was held in September to raise …
Australian anticancer research presented at FIP conference
A prototype of a new class of well-tolerated anticancer agents, called CTU, has been developed by pharmaceutical scientists in Australia, and the research presented at the FIP conference. Research showing …
Greens demand action on medicinal cannabis
The Greens are reiterating calls for the Abbott government to bring medicinal cannabis legislation to a vote, in light of the Victorian Law Reform Commission’s recommendation that the State Government …
$5 million plus to Australian researchers: NHMRC
More than $5 million has been awarded to Australian researchers collaborating with international experts to solve global health problems, the NHMRC has announced. The NHMRC announced 11 grants to support …
Arthritis patients may be mismanaging paracetamol
Many Australians with arthritis may be putting their health at risk by inadvertently mismanaging the amount of paracetamol medications they consume, new research has found – and pharmacists can help …
Colchicine could play role in helping heart attack survivors
Heart attack survivors could live longer, healthier lives if given colchicine, an arthritis drug found to dramatically reduce heart inflammation, world-first Australian research shows. A study by the Heart Research Institute …
$5 million in grants to Australian research on type 2 diabetes
Three Australian research teams have been awarded grants as part of a global effort to combat the growing incidence of type 2 diabetes, which affects more than 300 million people …
‘Paraspeckles’ link to Motor Neurone Disease
Researchers at The University of Western Australia and Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research have discovered a new connection between the molecules they study and Motor Neurone Disease (also known …