All posts tagged "cancer"

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  Medicine

  New push to solve deadly cancers

  Finding treatment targets for deadly cancers such as glioblastoma – a type of brain cancer which kills more people under the age...

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  413

  Research

  Golden partnership to advance UQ cancer test

  The development of a rapid cancer test at The University of Queensland will be aided by a $300,000 donation from an Australian...

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  Who's Who

  Juggling research and family — a funding boost eases pressure for UQ Mum

  A grant from the Children’s Hospital Foundation will help a working mother from The University of Queensland tackle childhood brain cancer treatments.

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  Medicine

  Healthy lifestyle may counteract genetic risk of dementia

  Living a healthy lifestyle may help counteract a person’s genetic risk of dementia, according to new international research.

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  News and Views

  Experts gather to boost detection of deadly melanoma

  Experts are gathering in Brisbane to establish a road map for reducing melanoma deaths in Australia.

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  News and Views

  Mark Hughes Foundation awards innovation in brain cancer

  Five highly innovative brain cancer research projects have received over $725,000 in funding from the Mark Hughes Foundation (MHF) following a nationwide...

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  Research

  Researchers reveal prostate tumours ‘fed’ by fatty acids

  An international multidisciplinary study initiated by Melbourne scientists has shown a link between prostate cancer and the uptake of fatty acids by...

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  Medicine

  Study increases check-ups for smokers at risk of lung cancer by 40 per cent

  Researchers at the University of Melbourne, University of Western Australia and their collaborators have found that by helping patients at high risk...

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  Medicine

  What is to blame for childhood cancer? We often misunderstand the reality

  A new study by UNSW medical researchers sheds light on an understudied area – community beliefs about what causes cancer in children.

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  Medicine

  Monash engineers unlock avenue for early cancer diagnosis

  Monash University engineers have unlocked the door to earlier detection of cancer with a world-first study identifying a potential new testing method...