2012
Australian researchers were surprised when an experiment literally laughed in their faces.
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Scientists can already see damage in the eyes of children who have been drinking fizzy drinks and eating too many carbohydrates.
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WMI Senior scientist, Chris Liddle with a team from the Salk Institute have made a key discovery of two crucial genes that contribute to the body's internal clock, beating other teams from around the world.
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Australian researchers reported promising results with a new drug that shrinks brain tumors in melanoma patients.
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2011
Australian researchers have discovered that about 200,000 Australians carry a mutant gene that increases their melanoma risk.
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Australian women have contributed to a global study that has discovered another piece of the breast cancer puzzle.
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In one of the largest human genetic studies ever undertaken, scientists have identified the major common genetic variants that contribute to the cause of the devastating neurologic disease, multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Hundreds of medical researchers will soon be brought together in one world-class facility in western Sydney, thanks to a $30 million grant today from the NSW Government.
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The Westmead Millennium Institute is hoping to help prevent the federal government’s proposed plan to axe funding to medical research by $400 million.
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2010
The NSW Government and Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia today announced $1.4 million in funding and a new network to help researchers in their battle against Multiple Sclerosis
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A national team of researchers led by University of Sydney Professor Rick Kefford has been awarded a $12.065 million National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Program Grant to continue its world-class research into the causes and treatments of melanoma.
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Director of the Westmead Millennium Institute, Professor Anthony Cunningham, has been awarded an Order of Australia (AO) in the Australia Day Honours List.
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2009
In a groundbreaking study researchers have concluded that evidence of the cause of "lacunar stroke" can be found by looking at the back of a patient's eyes.
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The NSW Government will provide $30 million in additional funding towards the
development of a new building for the Westmead Millennium Institute that will consolidate
a major health knowledge asset for the people of Western Sydney.
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Medical researchers from the Westmead Millennium Institute’s Brain Dynamics Centre have launched a world-first study that could lead to a dramatic improvement in how people are treated medically for depression.
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An Australian-led team of international medical researchers has identified a variant in the interferon gene IL28B, linking it with the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus.
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2008
A five year study conducted at the Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research (LECRR), Westmead Millennium Institute has concluded that the prevalence of cholesterol plaque in the neck arteries is more than 60 per cent in people who snore heavily.
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In a world first scientists at the Westmead Millennium Institute have identified how a gene associated with allergic diseases such as asthma and eczema works, providing new hope for potential drug treatments.
2006
Researchers at Westmead Millennium Institute are conducting urgent research into bird flu.
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