“If you have ovarian cancer, ask your oncologistto consider a test that will help determine whether your cancer is one of just under 50 per cent that might be responsive to new treatment options such as PARPinhibitors.” That’s the message from ovarian cancer researcher Professor Anna deFazio from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR)…
A blood protein blocks hardening of enamel on teeth growing inside the jaw Australian and Chilean researchers solve a 100-year-old mystery and call for education and research to save millions of teeth worldwide. Case studies available. One in five children have chalky tooth enamel – visible as discoloured enamel spots – which often causes severe…
Written by Akila Rekima and the University of Western Australia. For the full UWA press release, click here. A research team at UWA is investigating the complex interactions of breast milk with allergens and baby’s gut immune system. They’ve found that food-derived but also airborne allergens are present in breast milk. Some do give protection…
Researchers discover that protective immune cells are not created equally Personalised treatment of cancers has moved one step closer, thanks to University of Melbourne researcher Dr Susan Christo. Increasingly, cancers are being treated using an approach called immunotherapy – which uses a patient’s own immune cells to fight the disease. However, challenges arise in so-called…
Researchers discover how whooping cough is evolving paving the way to a new vaccine. Whooping cough strains are adapting to better infect humans, a team of Sydney researchers has found. The scientists, led by microbiologist Dr Laurence Luu of the University of New South Wales, may have solved the mystery of why, despite widespread vaccinations,…
Cognition is influenced by siblings, researchers find. Autistic children with autistic siblings have better cognition than those who are the only family member with the condition, researchers have found. Importantly, the outcome does not depend on birth order. Although previous studies have identified that having autistic siblings leads to better cognition for individual children with…
Adelaide researchers find how a bacteria digests a sugar can be key to new treatments The severity of a common and often lethal type of bacteria depends on its ability to process a type of sugar, research from the University of Adelaide reveals. Streptococcus pneumoniae causes diseases of the lungs, blood, ear and brain, killing…
Images, video overlay, two case studies (rotavirus vaccine and TB in adolescents) and backgrounder available. Melbourne Children’s Global Health initiative to take action for the: Two million children dying annually from pneumonia and diarrhoea 8 million new child and youth cases of TB each year Mental health and wellbeing of youth caught up in global unemployment, civic unrest,…
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