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“Google map” of ovarian tumours reveals cancer cells control who gets into their neighbourhood
By Richard Schoonraad | Cancer, Cancer, Cancer and Cell Biology, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genome Biology and Genetics, Lab, News & Events, Ovarian Cancer, Research, TumoursPerth researchers find some ovarian cancer cells appear to tell immune system to stay away. “Spatial transcriptomics reveals discrete tumour microenvironments and autocrine loops within ovarian cancer subclones” published in…
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Phase 3 drug trial for rare chronic kidney disease achieves key milestone
By Richard Schoonraad | Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Disease, Lab, Media Releases, Molecular Endocrinology and Pharmacology, News & Events, Research, Research AreaBiopharmaceutical company, Dimerix Limited (ASX: DXB, “Dimerix”), which is developing new treatments for types of inflammatory kidney and respiratory diseases, has announced successful interim results of a Phase 3 trial…
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Support needed for doctors offering couples genetic testing
By Richard Schoonraad | Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Genetic Disease, Media Releases, Muscles, Neurogenetic Diseases, News & Events, ResearchAs the number of genetic abnormalities that can be identified in pre and post pregnancy tests reaches the thousands, a national project has been launched to assist doctors as they…
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World melanoma expert exposes sailor’s skin cancer risk
By Richard Schoonraad | Cancer, Cancer, Immunotherapy, Melanoma, Melanoma Discovery, Melonoma, News & Events, ResearchPerth based cancer researcher Professor Jonas Nilsson regularly sees in his laboratory just how damaging sun exposure is to our skin as he investigates ways to treat melanoma, the most…
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New biomarker predicts liver cancer recurrence and immunotherapy response
By Richard Schoonraad | Cancer, Cancer, Cancer and Cell Biology, Disease Area, Immunotherapy, Liver Cancer, Liver Cancer, Liver Disease, Liver Disease, News & Events, Oncofetal Ecosystem, Research, TumoursAnalysis of the environment that surrounds liver cancer tumours has revealed that patients with a high concentration of a certain cell type have early return of aggressive cancer but do…
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Federal government supports new treatment to clear blocked arteries
By Richard Schoonraad | Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Science and Diabetes Program, Diabetes, Funding, News & Events, ResearchA Western Australian medical research team developing a new treatment for cardiovascular disease has received $2,147,254 in Federal government funding to develop a first-ever drug to clear blocked arteries. The…
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WA researchers excel in nationally competitive grants
By Richard Schoonraad | Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Funding, Genome Biology and Genetics, Media Releases, Mitochondrial disease, Mitochondrial Disease, Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology, News & Events, Research, TranslationEight (8) Federal government grants awarded to the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research Two of Australia’s most significant research grants, given only to the nation’s highest performing researchers, have…
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$3.5 million research collaborative brings cell therapy for solid cancers to WA
By Richard Schoonraad | Cancer, Cancer, Funding, Melanoma, Melanoma Discovery, Melonoma, News & Events, Personalized Medicine, ResearchResearchers from the Western Australia Melanoma Initiative (WAMI), a cancer research collaborative, will implement a specialised immune cell therapy for cancer patients in WA, thanks to a $2.5 million grant…
