By blocking a widespread enzyme, Centenary researchers have shown they can slow down the movement of cells and potentially stop tumours from spreading and growing. Using a new super-resolution microscope they’ve been able to see single molecules of the enzyme at work in a liver cancer cell line. Then they’ve used confocal microscopes to see how…
$25,000 Centenary Institute Lawrence Creative Prize goes to young Brisbane researcher Today one of Australia’s most creative young medical researchers has won a $25,000 prize to help him develop his research into how a common, short piece of DNA affects the operation of the brain. A/Prof Geoff Faulkner of the Mater Research Institute in Brisbane…
Finalists from Melbourne and Brisbane Winner announced 11 November 2014 The winner of the $25,000 Centenary Institute Lawrence Creative Prize will be announced on Tuesday 11 November during a lunchtime reception at UBS in Sydney. “It’s a small step towards recognising that the most creative medical research is usually done by researchers early in their…
Defences mapped in time and space Researcher available for interview Wednesday 6 August 2014 Researchers at the Centenary Institute in Sydney have developed the first 3D model of the distribution of immune cells in living mammalian skin. “It takes us from something like a paper map to Google Street View,” says the study’s lead author…
And how the liver’s troops might be revived Tuesday 17 June 2014 The liver is the only organ in the body that can modify our immune response. This, paradoxically, leaves it open to violent immune attack. Researchers at Sydney’s Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney have now discovered the means by which this happens….
The holy grail of healthy old age may lie in the riddle of cells that stop cancer and hasten age at the same time. Professor Judith Campisi, the head of research labs at San Francisco’s Buck Institute for Research on Ageing and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will present this research at the Inflammation in…
We’re living longer. That means that we’re all at greater risk of cancer and we’ll all suffer from bone loss. And for many of us, our final years will be difficult. Josef Penninger plans to change all that. His vision is of a future where we can safely surf and live active lives at 85…
Wednesday 19 February 2014 Could we treat melanoma by cutting off its food source? The latest research from Sydney’s Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney suggests we could. Last year the researchers showed they could starve prostate cancer. Now a further discovery opens up the prospect of a new class of drugs that could…
The art of science: a network of nerve cells and a neural sunrise, captured under the microscope Neural spiderwebs – unlocking the secrets of low level laser irradiation for pain therapy This stunning image shows a network of the nerve cells which carry sensory information from the world to your spinal cord and brain.
A ringside seat in the war against infection Images and video available When golden staph enters our skin it can identify the key immune cells and ‘nuke’ our body’s immune response. Now we know how, thanks to an international research group led by dermatologists from the Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney. Using state-of-the…