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Early detection of lung cancer to be investigated
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2GB Healthy Living program interviews Dr Elinor Hortle
Dr Elinor Hortle, medical researcher at the Centenary Institute has been interviewed on Sydney radio 2GB’s Healthy Living program, discussing her latest findings on tackling mycobacterial infections. Responsible for diseases that include tuberculosis (TB), leprosy and serious skin ulcerations, mycobacterial infections cause significant harm and mortality to human health. Approximately 1.5 million people die each ...News Type: Media coverageDate -
World-first study reveals why people with COPD are more susceptible to COVID-19
Researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Technology Sydney have published the first study showing why people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19. The findings, reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,could lead to the development of new therapeutic interventions that ...News Type: Media releaseDate -
New discovery may hold key to fighting deadly infections
Centenary Institute research has revealed new insight into tackling mycobacterial infections which are responsible for chronic diseases that include tuberculosis (TB), leprosy and serious skin ulcerations.News Type: Media releaseDate -
Research Australia’s ‘Inspire Magazine’ features Professor Chris Semsarian AM
Professor Chris Semsarian AM, Head of the Centenary Institute’s Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, has featured in an article in Research Australia’s Inspire Magazine outlining the importance of philanthropy to medical research. The article highlights how the philanthropic support of Mrs Agnes Ginges and her husband, the late Mr Berel Ginges (facilitated by eminent ...News Type: Media coverageDate -
Early detection of lung cancer to be investigated
Dr Annalicia Vaughan from the Centenary UTS Centre for Inflammation is the successful recipient of the Kenyon Foundation Inflammation Award for 2022. The Award, valued at $20,000, will support Dr Vaughan’s study into identifying new microbial-derived biomarkers for the early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. The leading cause of cancer death, lung cancer is ...News Type: Media releaseDate -
World TB Day seminar hosted at the Centenary Institute
The Centre of Research Excellence in Tuberculosis Control (TB-CRE) has held a seminar at the Centenary Institute in support of World TB Day, 24 March 2022. TB, primarily affecting the lungs, is one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers. Every day, over 4,100 people die from TB world-wide and nearly 30,000 people fall ill with ...News Type: Research NewsDate -
‘Racing Heart’ podcast features Dr Jessica Orchard
Australian cricketer Shane Warne tragically passed away from a suspected heart attack at the age of 52. In a new episode of the ‘Racing Heart’ podcast, produced by the National Centre for Sport Cardiology, Dr Jessica Orchard (Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centenary Institute) and Associate Professor Andre La Gerche (Head of Sports Cardiology ...News Type: Research NewsDate -
Professor Rasko AO: The Festival of Dangerous Ideas Podcast
Professor John Rasko AO, Head of the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program at the Centenary Institute features on a just launched episode of the ‘Festival of Dangerous Ideas (FODI): The In-Between’ podcast. The recently launched podcast series pairs 16 leading thinkers from around the globe having candid conversations that tackle the big issues of ...News Type: Research NewsDate -
Football tournament to raise vital funds for sudden cardiac death
For the past four years, the University of Canberra Stars Football Club has raised vital funds for the Centenary Institute in honour of Aaiden Bellingham, who was tragically lost in 2017. Now, they’re back for 2022 with the launch of the annual Bellingham Cup. The annual pre-season tournament focuses on bringing the club together to ...News Type: InstituteDate -
SMH (Good Weekend article) features Professor Phil Hansbro
Professor Phil Hansbro, Director of the Centenary UTS Centre for Inflammation has featured in a Good Weekend article discussing the role of inflammation in health. Inflammation is increasingly being found to play crucial roles in the development of many major diseases, including Alzheimer’s, heart disease, cancer, respiratory diseases, diabetes, tuberculosis and COVID-19. “There’s been a ...News Type: Media coverageDate -
Researchers shed new light on devastating drug-resistant bacteria
Centenary Institute researchers have uncovered new insight into Mycobacterium abscessus, a highly drug-resistant bacteria that can cause serious infection and lung damage in vulnerable people. The bacteria is considered an emerging health threat with infection numbers on the rise globally. Commonly found in soil, dust and water, Mycobacterium abscessus is closely related to the bacteria ...News Type: Media releaseDate -
Grant to detect pancreatic cancer earlier
World-leading research into pancreatic cancer has been boosted with the Centenary Institute’s Professor John Rasko AO awarded a $100,000 ‘Innovation in Early Detection’ grant from The Australian Pancreatic Cancer Foundation. One of the deadliest forms of cancer, the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer is less than 12% in Australia. A reason for the low ...News Type: Research NewsDate