2010 News
How ‘lipid rafts’ help us mount an immune response
MEDIA RELEASE:
08 Feb 2010
Garvan immunologists have found that lipid rafts, hot spots of signalling activity in our cells, ramp up the sensitivity of certain immune cells, helping us mount an immune response
DA Approval for Major Australian Cancer Centre
MEDIA RELEASE:
17 Jan 2010
The Garvan Institute of Medical Research and St Vincent’s Hospital today welcomed the NSW Government’s approval of their development proposal for the Garvan St Vincent’s Cancer Centre lodged before the NSW Department of Planning.
How a single molecule gives our immune systems their memory
MEDIA RELEASE:
11 Jan 2010
By studying the blood cells of people with an immunodeficiency disorder, scientists at Garvan have been able to identify the molecular mechanisms that lead to the production of antibodies in human B cells. This has wider implications for potential treatment of certain cancers and autoimmune diseases.
Setting the record straight on weight loss
MEDIA RELEASE:
06 Jan 2010
It’s time to set the record straight. The only reliable way to lose weight is to eat less or exercise more. Preferably both. So why bother to state the obvious? Because a body of scientific literature has arisen over recent years, suggesting that fat oxidation – burning the fats we eat as opposed to the carbohydrates – is enough to promote fat loss. It isn’t.
