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Did you know your genes play an important role in the risk of having a mental illness? Over the past decade, scientists have discovered hundreds of genes linked to all mental health conditions inclu...

9 Loka 202215min

One-in-four Australians have fatty liver disease, most don't even know it. With over two decades leading liver research in Australia, Professor Grant Ramm is excited about the possibility of repairing...

30 Elo 202214min

Research has shown for the first time how a complication of life-saving stem-cell transplants used for blood cancer patients, impacts the brain. It’s an important step towards improving the quality of...

1 Elo 202216min

Imagine leaving school at 13 and becoming one of Australia's richest 200 people.Clive Berghofer AM has achieved just that, turning his work ethic, business acumen, and remarkable generosity to extraor...

20 Heinä 202238min

Is a mastectomy the right option for all women with changes in the #BRCA genes? No – yet women who carry a BRCA variant of “uncertain” significance are unnecessarily having preventive mastectomies. Th...

8 Kesä 202217min

If you're allergic to shellfish - you were first allergic to something else! A new study unearthed the real cause, hopefully leading to better diagnosis and treatment of serious allergies. Associate P...

24 Touko 202220min

The story of how commercial sunbeds came to be banned in Australia is incredibly powerful, and two QIMR Berghofer researchers played an integral role in that momentous campaign. Now the world-first mo...

16 Touko 202218min

Malaria remains a major global health problem with nearly half of the world's population at risk of contracting malaria. In 2020, the World Health Organisation estimated there were 240 million cases o...

25 Huhti 20229min