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For over 40 years researchers at the Garvan Institute have been
dedicated to the kind of medical research that aims to relieve human
suffering and improve quality of life. Our work encompasses a range of
diseases that can affect people from early childhood through to late in
life. Garvan News Study shows that prostate cancer increases the risk of bone fractureMEDIA RELEASE: 14 May 2008 As unlikely as it sounds, scientists at Garvan have shown that there is a link between prostate cancer and a higher risk of bone fracture. Their study suggests that men with prostate cancer face a 50% higher risk of fracture, which increases to nearly 100% if they are receiving androgen deprivation therapy for their prostate cancer.More Genotyping takes us closer to an osteoporosis fingerprintMEDIA RELEASE: 30 Apr 2008 Garvan collaborated with the Icelandic genetics company, deCode, in an extensive multi-nation genome-wide search to find the genes linked to osteoporosis and fracture. Five regions of interest have been identified that appear to warrant further scientific investigation.More Manipulating the immune system like a parasiteMEDIA RELEASE: 09 Apr 2008 Scientists from Garvan and UTS have received a grant to study ways of mimicking the tactics used by parasites to trick the body into accepting transplanted tissues or organsMore |
Fracture Risk Calculator A calculator developed by scientists in Garvan's Bone Program, based
on data from the 18-year Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study. For men
and women 60 years and over to assess their individual risk of
fracture: Events |
