| 08 Feb 2002 |
NEW GENE IDENTIFIED FOR FAMILIAL BREAST CANCER |
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A new study at The Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR), in collaboration with the national consortium, kConFab (The Kathleen Cunningham Foundation for Research into Familial Breast Cancer), has demonstrated a clear link between the development of breast cancer and carriers of mutations in the ATM gene[read more]
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| 09 Apr 2002 |
$5 MILLION DONATION TO CANCER RESEARCH |
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Former Toowoomba Mayor, Clive Berghofer, has made a major philanthropic contribution to the Government’s Smart State initiative.
At a special fundraising dinner in Toowoomba...
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| 30 May 2002 |
WORLD-FIRST QIMR STUDY LINKS SMOKING TO OVARIAN CANCER |
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A world-first link between ovarian cancer and smoking has been made
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| 03 Jun 2002 |
LAUNCH OF THE QIMR INDIGENOUS HEALTH RESEARCH PROGRAMME |
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The poor health of Australia's Indigenous population is well known, with
life expectancy lower by 15-20 years than that of the non Indigenous population.
While the health of non Indigenous people is improving, Indigenous people
continue to suffer high rates of.. [read more]
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| 17 Jul 2002 |
LARGEST STUDY IN THE WORLD TO FIND THE CAUSES OF INFERTILITY & PELVIC PAIN |
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In the largest genetic study of siblings anywhere in the world, scientists at
The Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) are unlocking some of the
causes of endometriosis, which is thought to cause approximately 50% of female infertility.[read more]
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| 19 Jul 2002 |
LARGEST AUSTRALIAN STUDY TO TACKLE OVARIAN & OESOPHAGEAL CANCERS |
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The Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) is conducting one of
the world's largest epidemiological studies to look for the causes and
possible ways to prevent two of Australia's highly fatal cancers - cancer
of the ovary and cancer of the oesophagus.
[read more]
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| 27 Aug 2002 |
PREMIER LAUNCHES QUEENSLAND'S FIRST CLINICAL TRIAL FACILITY |
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Premier Peter Beattie will today officially launch Q-Pharm Pty Ltd,
a world-class, purpose-built clinical trial facility to take new drugs
from the scientific laboratory to patient tests to ensure they are safe for human use.
[read more]
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| 28 Aug 2002 |
NEW LEAD IN MALARIA VACCINE REVEALED |
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Scientists at The Queensland Institute of Medical Research
have come one step closer to producing an effective vaccine
against the world's largest killer - malaria.
[read more]
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