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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, Research

WA’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…

Blood Vessels Cancer Lab News & Events Research Tumour Blood Vessels Tumours Vascular Biology and Stromal Targeting

New drug limits cancer spreading

By Alicia Bienkowski | Blood Vessels, Cancer, Lab, News & Events, Research, Tumour Blood Vessels, Tumours, Vascular Biology and Stromal Targeting

Most 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…

Cancer Cancer Lab Media Releases Melanoma Melonoma News & Events Research Uncategorised

Smartphones the next frontier in skin cancer detection

By Alicia Bienkowski | Cancer, Cancer, Lab, Media Releases, Melanoma, Melonoma, News & Events, Research, Uncategorised

Artificial 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…

Lab Mitochondria Mitochondrial Disease Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology News & Events Research Synthetic Biology and Drug Discovery

Study finds gene regulation linked to energy production

By Alicia Bienkowski | Lab, Mitochondria, Mitochondrial Disease, Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology, News & Events, Research, Synthetic Biology and Drug Discovery

Researchers at Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, The University of Western Australia and Curtin University have made a fundamental discovery about the regulation of genes in mitochondria, providing new…

Cancer Cancer Cancer Epigenetics Funding Media Releases News & Events

Activating the silent assassin within to fight breast cancer

By Alicia Bienkowski | Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Funding, Media Releases, News & Events

Perth researcher wins $1.4m grant to wake up an immune system corrupted by cancer FAST FACTS: Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women globally 14 million women…

Fundraising Inspiration News & Events

Generous response to family’s cancers

By Alicia Bienkowski | Fundraising, Inspiration, News & Events

Holding breast cancer fundraising events has extraordinary relevance for Connie Mezzatesta, an education assistant at the Good Shepherd Catholic School in Lockridge. After she discovered she had breast cancer in…

Media Releases News & Events

Linear Clinical Research Ltd announces CEO

By Alicia Bienkowski | Media Releases, News & Events

Acting CEO Jayden Rogers has been appointed CEO of Linear Clinical Research, Australia’s leading clinical trials facility, wholly owned by the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. Mr Rogers has…

Lab Media Releases News & Events Research Vascular Engineering

Perkins researcher develops tool to target the right vein, the first time

By Alicia Bienkowski | Lab, Media Releases, News & Events, Research, Vascular Engineering

A medical device start-up established at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, is aiming to help patients undergoing one of the most common medical procedures. Along with Emergency Consultant…

Cancer Lab News & Events Tumours

New drug that breaks down the ‘barbed wire’ around some cancers

By Alicia Bienkowski | Cancer, Lab, News & Events, Tumours

Perth researchers discover way to enhance immune response and drug treatment of stiff, difficult-to-treat solid cancers Some solid tumours are so stiff they make a cracking noise when they are…

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