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Top health experts elected to prestigious academy
By Alicia Bienkowski | Media Releases, News & EventsTwo health leaders from The University of Western Australia have been elected as new Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. The Academy welcomed 15 women and…
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MinRes’ $2 million heart research investment welcomed
By Alicia Bienkowski | Cardiovascular Disease, Heart, Media Releases, News & Events, ResearchHeart attack statistics 50 Australians die every day from a heart attack Nearly 20,000 Australians die each year from heart attack 160 heart attacks occur every day The cost per…
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Passionate biomedical engineers recognised in Premier’s science awards
By Alicia Bienkowski | awards, Bioimaging Research and Innovation for Translational Engingeering BRITE, Biomedical engineering, Media Releases, News & Events, Vascular EngineeringApplying the tools used by oil and gas engineers to investigate how blood flows in the placenta during pregnancy led to Harry Perkins Institute PhD student being named joint winner…
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Collaborative research has potential to improve cancer immunotherapy
By Alicia Bienkowski | Media Releases, News & EventsWest Australian researchers have identified key differences between cancers that respond to immunotherapy and those that do not, paving the way for more effective treatments for cancer. The multidisciplinary team,…
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Linear Clinical Research: Big pharma stampede to Perth prompts new Joondalup clinical trial facility
By Alicia Bienkowski | Media Releases, News & EventsThe Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research (the Perkins) is delighted to share the news that Linear Clinical Research, its wholly owned subsidiary, is expanding operations. A second facility has…
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Australia boosts gene disease detection capacity
By Alicia Bienkowski | Disease Area, Genes, Genetic Disease, Media Releases, News & Events, ResearchNew technology detects genetic diseases previously unable to be identified World leading technology in identifying disease genes has arrived in Australia to facilitate new diagnostic genomic tests for patients with…
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Experts discuss new plaque dissolving drug – community invited
By Alicia Bienkowski | Media Releases, News & EventsIt is too late for amputee Trevor Jones to benefit from the discovery of a new drug that dissolves plaque in arteries, but he’s as committed as the Marvel characters…
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Lifesaving Australian discovery helps combat antibiotic resistance – in The Lancet eBiomedicine
By Alicia Bienkowski | Media Releases, News & EventsA new method that can both detect the presence of a bacterial infection and determine which antibiotics will be most effective for treatment in less than 5 hours, instead of…
