Media Releases
July
14 July 2008
Discovery first step to new therapies
In an Australian first, scientists at Sydney's Centenary Institute have mapped the anatomy of a membrane protein. This exciting discovery has the potential to turn the way we discover new drugs on its head and reduce the development time for new treatments.
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4 July 2008
Centenary wishes Alan Jones all the best in his fight against cancer
The Centenary Institute expresses its best wishes and support to Alan Jones following his announcement that he will undergo treatment for prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Australia men, with more than 13,500 diagnosed with the disease each year.
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June
19 June 2008
Healthy young diabetic dies in their sleep - why?
Publishing this week in the Medical Journal of Australia, Associate Professor Chris Semsarian, head of the Centenary Institute’s Molecular Cardiology laboratory, said there are a small number of young Australians suffering type 1 diabetes who die suddenly from dead in bed syndrome.
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18 June 2008
Looking for answers to the puzzle that is inflammatory bowel disease
Have you ever had gastroenteritis and not been able to leave the house just in case a bathroom isn’t around when you need it? If so, you have a minor insight to the life-long impact inflammatory bowel diseases have on the estimated 61,000 Australians living with these incurable diseases every day.
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May
16 May 2008
Talented Australian scientist brings knowledge and skills back home
One of Australia’s brightest young scientists has returned to Australia to not only continue his research, but to share the successes of his international findings with colleagues at the Centenary Institute.
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April
9 April 2008
Australian breakthrough sheds light on cause of chronic heart failure
Researchers at Sydney's Centenary Institute make a breakthrough discovery into the cause of chronic heart failure, linking a double gene mutation with a significantly increased risk of disease development.
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March
24 March 2008
The Centenary Institute: leading the fight against tuberculosis
Announcing the further expansion of Australia’s largest tuberculosis research group at the Centenary Institute, Professor Mathew Vadas, Executive Director said: “While tuberculosis has been under control in developed countries for over a century, it is still one of the biggest health challenges facing the global community.”
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February
28 February 2008
Centenary Institute Chairman The Hon Michael Egan elected Chancellor of Macquarie University
Macquarie University Council last night elected the Centenary Institute's Chairman, the Honourable Michael Egan as the University's new Chancellor, succeeding ABC and ASX Chairman, Mr Maurice Newman AC.
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January
31 January 2008
King of Thailand Honours Chairman of Centenary Institute's Scientific Advisory Board
The Centenary Institute has welcomed the conferring of the highly prestigious Prince Mahidol Award in Medicine to the Chairman of its Scientific Advisory Board, Professor Axel Ullrich.
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