Laboratory & Pathology Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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Research to end asbestos-related cancer 5/22/2013

Scientists from Flinders University are trying to develop a new treatment for a highly aggressive, asbestos-related lung cancer that is set to become more prevalent in the future.

Research uncovers potential role of proteins in diabetes 5/22/2013

Flinders University researchers are breaking new ground in a decade-long journey to pinpoint the function of two closely related proteins.

To beat bacteria, think like bacteria 5/16/2013

A new approach to treating antibiotic-resistant infections has been developed by University of Wollongong (UOW) and University of New South Wales’ (UNSW) researchers who have patented ...

Brain tumour cells killed by anti-nausea drug 3/20/2013

New research from the University of Adelaide has shown for the first time that the growth of brain tumours can be halted by a drug currently being used to help patients recover from ...

New system for medical internships required 3/13/2013

Hospitals have become a battleground where state of origin is the decisive factor in a fight over hospital internships.

Melbourne researchers make HIV wake up call 3/6/2013

Melbourne researchers have made a breakthrough in the search for an AIDS cure. Researchers have moved a step closer to finding a cure for HIV by successfully luring the ‘sleeping’ ...

Cell therapy manufacturing boost for SA 2/28/2013

The University of South Australia will lead a new Cooperative Research Centre for Cell Therapy Manufacturing set to underpin significant innovations in the treatment available for ...

Early therapy for HIV infection vital: study 1/31/2013

New insight into the optimal timing of therapy for HIV infection could give patients a better chance of responding to potential cure strategies of the future.

Medical students go bush 1/25/2013

The year for rural medical students has begun early.

Are plants the next human guinea pigs? 1/10/2013

Medical research designed to benefit humans may in the future also be carried out on plants.

Emotions vary following bushfire trauma 1/10/2013

Bushfire survivors should not be embarrassed about feeling a range of strong emotions as they grapple with the enormity of the disaster, a psychiatrist says.

Kidney failure under the microscope 12/17/2012

Better targeted treatments for 20 per cent of renal failure patients are on the horizon following a key discovery about the role of white blood cells in kidney inflammation.

Human T-cells make life or death decisions 12/13/2012

Using a super-resolution fluorescent microscope, medical scientists are a step closer to understanding why and how human immune cells decide to activate or not, thus enabling or ...

Common therapies reduce depression in diabetics 11/29/2012

People living with diabetes may be able to reduce the risk of developing depression by including metformin in the management of their condition.

Vaccines can have major impact on bacterial meningitis 11/21/2012

More widespread use of the vaccines currently available to treat bacterial meningitis could have a major impact on the disease, according to a global research review led by the ...

Funding coup for rare diseases researchers 11/21/2012

Hundreds of thousands of people Australia-wide are expected to benefit from a major funding grant to be administered by Murdoch University for rare diseases research.

'Superhero' protein could help detect diseases 11/14/2012

A small protein has been engineered to be a superhero in the world of proteins, and may help in the detection of a range of diseases, such as malaria and dengue fever, a James Cook ...

How the body uses vitamin B to recognise bacterial infection 10/16/2012

An Australian research team has discovered how specialised immune cells recognise products of vitamin B synthesis that are unique to bacteria and yeast, triggering the body to fight ...

Sea sponges offer hope for new medicines 10/16/2012

Flinders University researcher Dr Jan Bekker is on a mission to chemically fingerprint South Australia’s marine sponges, with the wider aim of identifying new compounds that could ...

Researchers closer to controlling inflammation in MS 10/15/2012