Gene found for life threatening muscle disease affecting teenage athletes
By Alicia Bienkowski | Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, Genome Biology and Genetic Diseases, Media Releases, News & Events, ResearchWA geneticist receives national award: Growing up, Mitch Thompson used to suffer leg pains, usually after physical activity but he and his family put them down to growing pains. “The day…
International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Q&A with Christina Vo
By Alicia Bienkowski | News & EventsFebruary 11 each year marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This day was officially declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 in recognition of the…
WA joins national call to improve cancer outcomes
By Alicia Bienkowski | Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Funding, Media Releases, News & Events, Research, Research Area, StatementsFast Facts Cancer is a leading cause of death by disease in adults and children in Australia More than 145,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2020 In 2020 nearly…
Walk for Women’s Cancer takes a leap with New Town Toyota …
The analysis tool making it easier to detect and treat heart disease
By Alicia Bienkowski | Advanced Clinical and Translational Cardiovascular Imaging, Bioimaging Research and Innovation for Translational Engingeering BRITE, Biomedical engineering, Blood Vessels, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Science and Diabetes Program, News & EventsA next-generation analysis tool to combat coronary artery disease is moving from the lab to hospitals around the world, thanks to Australian biomedical engineers. (Originally published on createdigital.org.au. Words by…
Leading researcher in genetics of complex diseases, Professor Grant Morahan, publishes ‘Identification of Genetic Variants Associated with Sex-Specific Lung-Cancer Risk’ in peer-reviewed journal Cancers Fast Facts Lung cancer is the…
Perth researchers funded to test new RNA drug. …
WA's role in cancer research OpEd Opinion piece, The West Australian: 20 January 2022, by Professor Leedman AO In the treatment of cancers, there’s both good and bad news.…