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Stem cell grant to accelerate research into rare childhood brain disorders

Researchers from Western Australia and South Australia have been awarded $960,000 through the Medical Research Future Fund’s 2024 Stem Cell Therapies Mission to develop advanced stem cell-based models that could…

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Genetic tests to identify people at higher risk of heart failure

A groundbreaking study by researchers at Perth’s Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research has produced a genetic test for heart failure, which will enable early intervention and more personalised treatment…

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New technology revealing genetics of recurrent pregnancy loss

Every day in Australia, 282 women experience a miscarriage, according to the The Pink Elephants Support Network. Chromosomal abnormalities are one of the more commonly recognised causes of recurrent miscarriage.…

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