Researchers from the University of Sydney and the Centenary Institute have discovered how a promising class of experimental antibiotics disrupts the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), paving the way for urgently needed new treatments.

Researchers at the Centenary Institute, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW Health Pathology and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital have found a potential new way to help doctors identify which head and neck cancer patients may be at higher risk of their cancer returning, using a simple blood test.

Researchers from the Centenary Institute have developed a new diagnostic tool, the FAP-Index, that could significantly improve how doctors identify people at risk of serious liver damage caused by metabolic fatty liver disease. The condition affects around one in three Australians with cases projected to increase by 25% to over 7 million by 2030.

Centenary researchers have been awarded funding to commercialise a first‑of‑its‑kind medical AI platform designed to improve treatment decisions and reduce unnecessary surgeries for Australian cancer patients. The project, funded through the Australian Government’s Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Ignite program and led by Dr Yagiz Aksoy, Senior Clinical Research Fellow at Centenary’s Centre for Biomedical AI, ...