Medical research
Brown fat keeps blood sugar in check
Australian scientists have shown that brown fat - a special type of fat that burns energy to produce heat - may also help to keep blood sugar steady in adults.
Mar 10, 2016
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Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Immunology
Bad antibodies made good: The immune system's secret weapon uncovered
The 'bad apples' of the immune system are also its secret weapon, according to major Australian research published today in the world-leading journal Science.
Apr 12, 2018
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Genetics
An immune cell 'fingerprint' reveals path for better treatment of autoimmune diseases
Most autoimmune diseases are easy to diagnose but hard to treat. A paper published today in Science proposes using your unique immune cell fingerprint to rapidly identify which treatments will work for your autoimmune disease.
Apr 7, 2022
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Immunology
Research pinpoints rogue cells at root of autoimmune disease
There are more than 100 different autoimmune diseases. But what unites them all is that they arise from an individual's own cells—rare and mysterious immune cells that target not external viruses and bacteria but the body's ...
Feb 13, 2020
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Genetics
Genetic clues to age-related macular degeneration revealed
Better diagnosis and treatment of the incurable eye disease age-related macular degeneration is a step closer, thanks to the discovery of new genetic signatures of the disease.
Jul 26, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Insights from our genome and epigenome will help prevent, diagnose and treat cancer
In 2020, an estimated 10 million people lost their lives to cancer. This devastating disease is underpinned by changes to our DNA—the instruction manual for all our cells.
Sep 24, 2021
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Medical research
Flexible targets help immune system make finely-tuned antibodies
An in-depth Garvan study of how the immune system generates effective antibodies provides new insights for vaccine design.
Aug 24, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Revealed: How cancer develops resistance to treatment
Cancer cells can turn on error-prone DNA copy pathways to adapt to cancer treatment, a breakthrough study published in the journal Science has revealed. Bacteria use the same process, termed stress-induced mutagenesis, to ...
Jun 4, 2020
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Genetics
Ancient epigenetic changes silence cancer-linked genes
An epigenetic change, a form of DNA control, that deactivates some genes linked to cancer late in human development has been conserved for more than 400 million years, new research led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research ...
Jul 11, 2019
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Medical research
Collagen a key player in breast cancer metastasis
Collagen type XII plays a key role in regulating the organization of the tumor matrix, reveals a new study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. A team of scientists led by Associate Professor Thomas Cox, Head of ...
Aug 10, 2022
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