Australian Health and Medical Research

Compound screening for drug development made simpler

waltereliza — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:14:31 +0000

The identification of compounds that could be promising candidates for drug development has become easier following research by the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute’s medicinal chemistry group. Dr Jonathan Baell and Dr Georgina Holloway have developed a series of ‘filters’ that can be used to weed out those molecules likely to come up as false positives [...]

Structure of insulin’s docking point identified

waltereliza — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:06:12 +0000

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists have determined the structure of a previously unseen part of the insulin receptor, making possible new treatments for diabetes. The insulin receptor is a large protein on the surface of cells to which the hormone insulin binds. Insulin controls when and how glucose is used in the human body. Understanding [...]

MINIMISING THE EFFECT OF A FALL: PERSONAL ALARMS AND THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE (SAAS)

sahealth — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:02:00 +0000

A unique research collaboration between the University of South Australia, the Department of Health’s Safety and Quality Unit and Health Promotion Branch, and the South Australian Ambulance Service was developed. The issue of serious falls among older people in the community that require a response by the South Australian Ambulance Service was addressed. The intention was [...]

Analysis of the Embryonal Carcinoma Cell line 2102Ep with the Accuri C6 Flow Cytometer®

millennium — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:28:55 +0000

Introduction The human embryonal carcinoma (EC) cell line 2102Ep is relatively nullipotent and expresses most of the same markers as undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells (hESC). It is useful for assay development, as a positive control, and as a reference standard to correlate data between experiments or laboratories. GlobalStem Inc. (Rockville, MD) has developed a product, [...]

IHMRI – Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute

illawarra — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:15:59 +0000

Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI) is a partnership between the University of Wollongong (UOW) and the South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service (SESIAHS). NEWS : Since the launch of the IHMRI Research Network on 9 December 2009 (pictured), more than 280 of the region’s health and medical community have registered for membership. The Network has [...]

New treatment a breath of fresh air

uninewcastle — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:12:29 +0000

Just over five years ago, when Dr Jodie Simpson and a team of researchers in the respiratory team at the Hunter Medical Research Institute began to plan their now-internationally lauded asthma treatment study, they were fighting an uphill battle to find anyone who even accepted there was more than one type of the condition. Acknowledgement of [...]

Centre for Cancer Biology

sahealth — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:20:25 +0000

Centre for Cancer Biology The major aim of the “Centre for Cancer Biology” (CCB) is to pursue a culture of scientific excellence and innovation to understand the fundamental basis of cancer with the goal of developing better treatment strategies. Strengths: The CCB has a critical mass and an international track record in cancer biology research. The members of the [...]

New source of inspiration for research

synchrotron — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:31:52 +0000

Brighter than the sun Australia’s biomedical and health researchers have a shiny new set of tools at their disposal at the Australian Synchrotron, the nation’s newest and brightest user facility. From Alzheimer’s disease, anthrax and arthritis to leukaemia, malaria, Parkinson’s disease, tonsillitis, tuberculosis and flesh-eating bacteria, the Australian Synchrotron is helping researchers find the answers to some [...]

‘Highest’ cannabis users are Australians

uniqld — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:57:06 +0000

A paper published by the University of Queensland’s Professor Wayne Hall and NDARC’s Professor Louisa Degenhardt states that Australians are the ‘highest’ cannabis users in the world, only matched by USA and New Zealand.

HEALTH ECONOMICS COLLABORATIVE

sahealth — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:36:10 +0000

The Health Economics Collaborative (HEC) is a joint initiative of SA Health, the University of Adelaide, the University of South Australia and Flinders University. The HEC aims to build a decision and policy making culture within SA Health and partner agencies consistent with principles of health economics and to foster and strengthen the health economics capacity [...]