Treatment type: Immunotherapies

International delegates will visit Hudson Institute of Medical Research during the 16th International Congress of Immunology 2016 in Melbourne on Tuesday, August 23. Around 3000 immunology researchers and experts will converge on Melbourne for ICI, one of the largest meetings of its kind. The main theme for ICI 2016 is “Immunotherapy: Harnessing the Power of the…  Read more

A team of researchers at Hudson Institute of Medical Research have found that timely blocking of the body’s own immune response to infection from a severe or pathogenic strain of influenza could be vital in treating patients infected during a global pandemic.…  Read more

Six Hudson Institute researchers working in the areas of fetal and neonatal health, cancer and reproductive health have received grants and fellowships to build on and enhance their life-saving research.…  Read more

Hudson Institute’s Dr Claudia Nold will use a competitive Heart Foundation Fellowship and Innovation Award to help develop new treatments for cardiopulmonary diseases in preterm babies.…  Read more

Associate Professor Marcel Nold has been named the inaugural winner of the $50,000 Fielding Innovation Award for his work on cytokines, their signalling and role in suppressing inflammation.…  Read more

Inflammation is an important response to infection or injury, but needs to be carefully controlled as too much inflammation can cause conditions such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease.…  Read more

Scientists who have discovered the mechanism of a protein that suppresses inflammation in the body, say the information could potentially be used to develop new drugs to control inflammation.…  Read more