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Johns Hopkins Medicine [100%] 2009-12-24 12:26
Personalised Medicine [90%] 2009-08-31 13:32
Find out about the advent of diagnostics, prognostics and treatments tailored to the individual. Speakers include: Professor Rob Sutherland – Director of ...
Garvan Public Seminar Series [90%] 2009-04-22 20:13
Hear about the latest information and trends in medical research and medicine from leading scientists and clinicians.
Traditional Chinese Medicine for diabetes has scientific backing [85%] 2007-07-23 16:47
Reports of a traditional Chinese medicine having beneficial effects for people suffering from type 2 diabetes now has some scientific evidence to back up the ...
06 Breakthrough [80%] 2007-11-22 08:58
Donor Profile: Annabel Catt; Researcher profile: Dr Vanessa Hayes; Feature: Type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, Chinese medicine and fluorescing green ...
Australian Collaborators [73%] 2009-12-23 10:14
Current list of Australian Pancreatic Cancer Genome Initiative collaborators
Glimpse the future of medical research at Garvan Open Day [72%] 2009-04-04 06:44
Garvan will open its doors on Sunday 17th August from 10am to 1pm for Open Day, giving the public the opportunity to meet and talk with leading scientists and ...
Traditional Chinese medicine for diabetes has scientific backing [71%] 2009-09-07 16:26
Reports of a traditional Chinese medicine having beneficial effects for people suffering from type 2 diabetes now has some scientific evidence to back up the ...
Garvan St Vincent's Cancer Centre [65%] 2009-08-26 12:52
The Garvan St Vincent's Cancer Centre (GSVCC) is an initiative of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney (SV&MHS), ...
Emeritus Professor Antony Basten AO FAA FTSE [65%] 2009-02-23 09:37
Garvan's Professor Tony Basten's profile
A tonne of bitter melon produces sweet results for diabetes [57%] 2009-09-07 16:20
Teams from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica pulped roughly a tonne of fresh bitter melon and extracted ...
How we can stop stress from making us obese [56%] 2007-07-25 09:43
New findings on the mechanisms that trigger stress-induced obesity, published today in Nature Medicine online, could offer hope to millions. Professor ...
Will bitter melon in a bottle live up to its promise? [55%] 2009-09-07 16:22
Diabetes researchers at Garvan have received nearly $300,000 in Commonwealth funding to advance their research into the therapeutic properties of bitter melon, ...
Professor Herbert Herzog wins prestigious award [55%] 2009-01-14 16:45
Professor Herbert Herzog, Head of Garvan’s Neuroscience program, will receive the Viktor Mutt Award later this month from the International Regulatory ...
Have we uncovered a new form of Lupus? [55%] 2007-08-23 12:11
Findings published online today in the prestigious Journal of Experimental Medicine may offer new hope to people suffering from a previously unsuspected form ...
Osteoporosis Public Seminar - BOOKED OUT [49%] 2008-07-30 15:27
Research fellowship announced to investigate the missing link for diabetes [46%] 2009-04-29 18:46
Garvan researcher Dr Alexander Viardot, a specialist in endocrinology and internal medicine, has been appointed to the GlaxoSmithKline Don Chisholm Diabetes ...
Low Vitamin D causes problems for acutely ill patients [45%] 2009-04-30 12:31
A group of endocrinologists, who are also Garvan researchers, have observed that very sick patients tend to have very low levels of Vitamin D. The sicker ...
Garvan and St Vincent’s to Build $100 million Australian Cancer Centre [44%] 2008-11-10 09:01
The Garvan Institute of Medical Research and St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney will today announce plans to jointly establish a new $100 million Cancer Centre ...
Young Sydney professionals raise funds for medical research [43%] 2007-07-10 09:46
On August 15 the Garvan Institute of Medical Research appointed the inaugural Young Garvan Patron’s Fellow, Ms Alison Gosby. Alison has joined Garvan’s ...
Genotyping takes us closer to an osteoporosis fingerprint [43%] 2008-05-20 16:18
Garvan collaborated with the Icelandic genetics company, deCode, in an extensive multi-nation genome-wide search to find the genes linked to osteoporosis and ...
Low testosterone in men doubles their risk of bone fracture [42%] 2008-02-06 14:52
Garvan researchers have shown that low levels of testosterone in men double their risk of bone fracture, all other risk factors being equal. This is a ...
Have we uncovered a new form of Lupus? [42%] 2007-11-06 10:13
Findings published in the July edition of the prestigious Journal of Experimental Medicine may offer new hope to people suffering from a previously unsuspected ...
Dr Cecile King [42%] 2009-04-06 14:57
The molecule that can switch appetite off and on [42%] 2008-02-06 14:57
Researchers from the St Vincent’s Campus have identified the molecule responsible for the extreme weight loss common in late stage cancer. The findings ...
Persin - the avocado toxin that kills breast cancer cells [41%] 2007-07-17 18:24
Researchers in Garvan's cancer program have shown that a compound found in the leaves and fruit of the avocado tree can kill breast cancer cells
Professor Ken Ho [40%] 2009-02-23 09:55
Ken Ho's profile
How we can stop stress from making us obese [39%] 2007-07-24 15:21
Neuropeptide Y (NPY), a molecule the body releases when stressed, can ‘unlock’ Y2 receptors in the body’s fat cells, stimulating the cells to grow in ...
How a single molecule gives our immune systems their memory [38%] 2010-01-11 09:38
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 ...
Summarising a fractured debate about meat, fish, eggs, vegetables and bones [38%] 2009-07-04 14:17
Until now, medical opinion about the impact of vegetarian diets on bone health has been based on anecdotal evidence and a range of contradictory findings that ...

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