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  • Big step toward slowing emphysema

    …cent) of also developing lung cancer, the most lethal cancer in the world. Collaborators | University of Melbourne, Monash Health, University Hospital of Geneva, National Cancer Institute (USA), RMIT University,……  Read more

    Professor Brendan Jenkins works on being able to turn off the actions of the immune system that damage the lungs, opening up the possibility of slowing emphysema development.
  • Beating childhood cancers

    …VPCC partners – beating childhood cancers Hudson Institute of Medical Research  Monash Children’s Hospital  Monash University  Royal Children’s Hospital  Murdoch Children’s Research Institute  University of Melbourne  Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre  WEHI ……  Read more

    Lachy Kinsella, climbing a tree and living life after battling childhood cancer at a very early age.
  • US Defense Dept backs Aussie upper gastrointestinal cancer research

    …higher than average incidence of both these cancers Increased knowledge of these upper gastrointestinal cancers should lead to advances in understanding of all cancers. If an army marches on its……  Read more

    Professor Brendan Jenkins receives funding from the US Defense Department to work on upper gastrointestinal cancer research.
  • Soy molecule may lead to new anti-inflammatory drug

    …is known to have many beneficial therapeutic properties including protection against osteoporosis, reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease, alleviation of postmenopausal symptoms and anti-cancer properties,” A/Prof Gantier says. Key……  Read more

    Associate Professor Michael Gantier's soy-sourced anti-inflammatory research takes the STING out of disease.
  • How the immune system contributes to stomach cancer

    …immune system contributes to the development of stomach cancer. L-R: Professor Brendan Jenkins, Dr Ruby Dawson  Stomach cancer is the third most lethal cancer worldwide, with a five-year survival rate……  Read more

    Professor Brendan Jenkins and Dr Ruby Dawson aim to beat stomach cancer by identifying modulators of the innate immune system that drive it and applying the brakes before cancer takes hold.
  • Finding the triggers of inflammation

    Chronic or acute inflammation can contribute to a range of ailments – some potentially deadly – including stroke, respiratory and heart disease, cancer, arthritis, asthma, dementia, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes….…  Read more

    Dr Kate Lawlor's research at Hudson Institute aims at taming inflammation.
  • RNA platelet discovery could ease load on blood donors

    A significant RNA platelet discovery has brought off-the-shelf blood transfusions a step closer. The discovery could help patients needing a transfusion of platelets, such as cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Dr……  Read more

    Dr Minna-Liisa Änkö discovers the key to platelet production and understanding RNA.
  • Stomach cancer trigger revealed

    Researchers in Melbourne have uncovered a stomach cancer trigger, providing vital clues to the origins of the world’s third-most-common cancer. Professor Brendan Jenkins Every year about 2,400 Australians are diagnosed……  Read more

    Professor Brendan Jenkins uncovers a stomach cancer trigger, providing vital clues to the origins of the world’s third-most-common cancer.
  • Restoring men’s fertility after cancer

    …same treatment used to defeat cancer can often have damaging effects on the male reproductive system, leaving many men cancer-free but infertile. Regeneration pathway discovered Now researchers at Hudson Institute……  Read more

    Associate Professor Robin Hobbs uncovers a vital pathway to restoring men's fertility after cancer.
  • COVID can’t stop cancer pioneer finishing his Ride4Research

    Cancer Foundation (ROC Inc), who organised the ride. Juvenile Granulosa Cell Cancer (JGCT) is a rare ovarian cancer that typically affects younger females, with Australia’s youngest patient diagnosed at just……  Read more

    Eight-year-old Neve presents fundraising cheque to riders finishing Ride4Research.