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Aug 19, 2021 09:03 AM
The unleashed virus defence at the root of a spectrum of dis...
By revealing a new immune defence mechanism, researchers have made future diagnosis easier for patients with rare genetic changes affecting the blood, skin, brain and other organs.
Jul 28, 2021 05:38 PM
Making visible the invisible: animating autoimmune disease
Scientific animation helps illustrate how the immune system turns from helper to adversary.
MEDIA RELEASE: Jul 21, 2021 02:20 PM
Cognitive decline may help predict future fracture risk in w...
A 16-year study has revealed a link between cognitive decline, bone loss and fracture risk in women.
Jul 07, 2021 03:23 PM
What’s behind the common COVID-19 vaccine side effects?
Garvan immunologist Professor Jonathan Sprent explains why you should feel good about the common COVID-19 vaccine side effects, such as headache, fatigue and muscle pain.
Jun 30, 2021 02:15 PM
MRFF funding for Garvan cancer researcher A/Prof David Crouc...
Associate Professor David Croucher has been awarded $614,000 to lead the development of better treatment strategies for children with neuroblastoma.
MEDIA RELEASE: Jun 23, 2021 07:12 PM
Precision medicine becomes more accessible for Australians w...
Garvan researchers launch new tool to inform targeted cancer treatment options.
MEDIA RELEASE: Jun 07, 2021 08:40 AM
Lung cancer’s resistance to chemotherapy reveals new treatme...
Garvan researchers uncover a mechanism behind lung cancer’s block to effective treatment.
May 25, 2021 08:06 AM
Cancer Council NSW grants for Garvan researchers
Four Garvan researchers have been awarded project grants from Cancer Council NSW to explore innovative new frontiers in cancer research.
MEDIA RELEASE: May 11, 2021 07:56 PM
Boosting body heat production: a new approach for treating o...
Targeting a heat production ‘brake’ on fat tissues may be a safer way to treat obesity than current medication.
May 11, 2021 08:06 AM
New funding to progress breast cancer research
The National Breast Cancer Foundation has awarded five research grants to Garvan researchers.
MEDIA RELEASE: May 06, 2021 08:37 AM
New map reveals genes that control the skeleton
Researchers have mapped the gene activity of osteocytes to improve their understanding of skeletal disease.
Apr 21, 2021 03:05 PM
Vitamin D deficiency may impair muscle function
New study points to ways to maintain healthy muscles in older people.
Apr 15, 2021 07:54 AM
How antibodies make the switch to better immunity
Garvan researchers have discovered how the body selects antibodies that not only latch tightly on to foreign targets, but that can help destroy them, too.
MEDIA RELEASE: Apr 14, 2021 08:00 AM
Inflammation a key to targeting pregnancy-associated breast ...
Targeting the tumour environment may help improve treatments for breast cancers affecting pregnant women and young mothers.
MEDIA RELEASE: Apr 13, 2021 07:58 AM
Cancer DNA blood tests validated by international research t...
Researchers have independently validated industry-leading blood tests that can detect the DNA released by tumours.
MEDIA RELEASE: Mar 26, 2021 07:15 AM
World-first clinical trial targets immune molecule IL23 as p...
Sydney researchers are testing whether an existing medication could be repurposed to treat sarcoma.
Mar 11, 2021 08:14 AM
Australian Academy of Science honours A/Prof Joseph Powell
Garvan’s A/Prof Joseph Powell has received the Ruth Stephens Gani Medal for his research harnessing the genomic information of individual cells to drive new medical approaches.
Mar 08, 2021 06:37 PM
Study shows vast potential of genomics-driven medicine appro...
Using cellular genomics, Garvan-led researchers have uncovered new links between DNA variants and cell gene activity.
MEDIA RELEASE: Feb 26, 2021 07:40 AM
New type of bone cell could reveal targets for osteoporosis ...
The discovery of a new type of bone cell may uncover therapeutic targets for a range of skeletal diseases.
MEDIA RELEASE: Feb 25, 2021 08:06 AM
Pancreatic cancer clinical trial program to target genome an...
Garvan and UNSW Sydney researchers will establish and lead an innovative pancreatic cancer clinical trial program, thanks to a $3.75 million grant from the Cancer Institute NSW.
Feb 24, 2021 09:40 AM
Westpac names Garvan PhD student as Future Leader
Garvan PhD student Monica Phimmachanh receives a highly competitive Future Leaders scholarship.