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In recent years, our understanding of the human body has increased exponentially due to innovative medical research discoveries. But as proven, evidence-based information is gained from studies, a variety of…
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With the weather cooling down, many of us tend to relax our skin protection routine as we return to overcast and rainy days. But while the days aren't as warm,…
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WA pearling family seeds ground-breaking genetic research
By Alicia Bienkowski | Genetic Disease, Lab, News & EventsNew fund to help families avoid risk of passing on devastating diseases Fast Fact: Rare genetic diseases cause 35% of deaths in the first year of life One of WA’s…
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New way to detect breast cancer more accurately
By Alicia Bienkowski | Bioimaging Research and Innovation for Translational Engingeering BRITE, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer, Media Releases, Research, StatementsA team of researchers from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of Western Australia have developed a new way to more accurately detect breast cancer in…
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Game-changing study shows ‘hands off’ approach’ best to treat a collapsed lung
By Alicia Bienkowski | Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Lungs, Media Releases, News & Events, Research, StatementsIt’s the basic rule of medicine all doctors follow – ‘first do no harm’. New research from a collaboration between Australian and New Zealand researchers backs that premise, showing that…
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One in twenty five couples found to be at high risk of having a baby with a recessive genetic condition
By Alicia Bienkowski | DNA, Genes, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, Lab, Media Releases, Molecular Medicine, Motor Neurone Disease, Muscular Dystrophy, News & Events, Rare Disease Genetics and Functional Genomics, ResearchWA’s first pre-pregnancy study finishing screening for more than 200 couples The first major pre-pregnancy screening study in WA found around 4% of couples were at risk of having a…
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New drug limits cancer spreading
By Alicia Bienkowski | Blood Vessels, Cancer, Lab, News & Events, Research, Tumour Blood Vessels, Tumours, Vascular Biology and Stromal TargetingMost patients die from metastatic cancers, not the primary tumour A research team that recently invented a drug to stop blood vessels from forming a treatment resistant barrier around some…
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Smartphones the next frontier in skin cancer detection
By Alicia Bienkowski | Cancer, Cancer, Lab, Media Releases, Melanoma, Melonoma, News & Events, Research, UncategorisedArtificial intelligence could soon be used to diagnose melanoma more cheaply and accurately based on an artificial intelligence algorithm developed by WA researchers. Findings published in the journal of the…
