Garvan In The Media
ABC News: Scientists isolate diabetes trigger
23 Sep 2011
Researchers at Sydney's Garvan Institute have found the gene responsible for switching on type-2 diabetes when people eat too much fatty food.
ABC Science: High-fat food triggers diabetes master switch
23 Sep 2011
Diet control Australian scientists believe they have uncovered a key gene that explains why eating a high-fat diet increases the risk of developing diabetes.
The Sydney Morning Herald: Gene could hold key to reversing diabetes
23 Sep 2011
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By Belinda Tasker, AAP Medical Correspondent
SYDNEY, Sept 23 AAP - Scientists believe they are on the way to possibly reversing type 2 diabetes after a genetic discovery.
The Sydney Morning Herald: Profile: John Mattick
21 Sep 2011
The new head of the Garvan Institute wants to transform health economics.
If Professor John Mattick's theory about the vital role of so-called ''junk'' DNA proves correct, it will transform our understanding of genetics and how to treat complex diseases such as cancer and diabetes.
Courier Mail: Smart State originator Professor John Mattick leaves Institute of Molecular Bioscience
09 Sep 2011
THE real brains behind the State Government's "Smart State" agenda is quitting Queensland.
Life Scientist: John Mattick to head up Garvan Institute
05 Sep 2011
Professor John Mattick will steer the Garvan Institute towards a more integrated systems approach when he becomes Executive Director of the institute following the retirement of Professor John Shine.
The Sydney Morning Herald: Fat could be key to fighting obesity
05 Sep 2011
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Using fat to fight fat could be the key to helping obese people shed their unwanted kilos.
Scientists believe so-called brown fat, which burns calories, might one day be used to help obese people shed their excess amounts of white fat.
ABC [AM]: Fat could be the solution to obesity
03 Sep 2011
A team of researchers from the Garvan Institute have found a way to grow brown fat outside the human body. They say brown fat, unlike the white fat that causes people to gain weight, could help people control their waistlines. But they say any clinical treatment is still years away.
Herald Sun: Family battles with Cooper's insatiable hunger
16 Aug 2011
ENORMOUS appetites and supermarket-stopping tantrums plague plenty of parents, but imagine if a medical condition meant your child's hunger actually was insatiable.
The Sydney Morning Herald (blogs): The hunger gene
26 Jul 2011
Anyone who’s ever struggled with their weight knows all the tricks for taming appetite: don’t eat mindlessly in front of the telly, don’t bolt your food and resist the triggers for non-hungry eating like boredom and stress.
