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immune system

Women’s business reveals path to scar-free healing

27 August 2007

Healing without scars and more effective therapy for women with period problems-those are possibilities raised by the research of Tu’uhevaha Kaitu’u-Lino (Tu’hu for short pron Tu hay) at Prince Henry’s Institute and Monash University.

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Fats trigger immune defence

14 August 2007

Synchrotron light delivers Nature paper for young scientist
Natalie Borg and colleagues from Monash and Melbourne universities have shown for the first time how the body’s immune defence system can be triggered by fats, sugars and other biological compounds, not just by proteins. The research, published recently in Nature, opens the way to potential new treatments [...]

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New research could PAC punch against arthritis

16 August 2006

RESEARCHERS in Sydney have discovered that an enzyme only found in immune cells plays a key role in promoting rheumatoid arthritis. The work raises the possibility of new and better treatments for the painful and debilitating condition, which affects about one in a thousand Australians of all ages.

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Fighting septic shock

8 August 2006

A potential new treatment for septic shock and other inflammatory diseases has been discovered by Monash Institute researchers.

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Does our immune system control pain?

22 August 2004

Adelaide research shows way to pain prediction test
There’s a global pain epidemic, despite the availability of various drug and non-drug treatments. A breakthrough by Australian researchers may lead to a new era of pain control.
“We still don’t fully understand pain,” says Mark Hutchinson from the University of Adelaide. He has discovered a strong link between [...]

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Cause of a devastating immune disease found

19 August 2003

Researchers have shown how mutations in a key gene cause a rare but devastating inherited autoimmune disease – APS-1. They’ve revealed fundamental workings of our immune system – and how our bodies teach our defence systems not to engage in friendly fire.

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Ross River virus tricks immune system

2 August 2001

With Ross River virus infecting an increasing number of Australians each year (5000-7000 cases), researchers have discovered how it tricks our body’s defences.

New research conducted by Dr Surendran Mahalingam and Dr Brett Lidbury firstly at the University of Canberra and now at the John Curtin School of Medical Research (Australian National University) has found that [...]

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Young scientist wins world acclaim for decyphering the code of the immune system

6 May 1999

New research by an Australian student reveals the code our bodies use to control our immune systems. Her work could have tremendous medical benefits.
Unlocking this code represents a dramatic step forward in the fight to prevent autoimmune disease, allergies and to improve vaccines.

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