2006 News Archives

1 December 2006	New Research Findings: Spinach may help reduce skin cancer risk
	QIMR researchers report that healthier eating habits my help protect against skin cancer, by including more spinach and other green leafy vegetables in the diet. [read more]
2 November 2006	QIMR ANNOUNCES NEW ADHD STUDY
	QIMR is calling on families across the country to participate in one of the world's largest studies into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which affects up to 1 in 10 Australian children. [read more]
15 October 2006	QIMR SCIENTISTS COMBATING ASIAN CANCER
	The Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) is undertaking a major project to defeat one of the most common cancer killers in people of Chinese and Taiwanese descent. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) - also known as Guangdong Cancer & Canton Cancer - is a virulent cancer of the nose and throat and one which is often difficult to treat effectively. [read more]
10 October 2006	GLOBAL EFFORT TO UNCOVER MORE CANCER GENES
	Researchers have discovered five new possible genetic links in breast cancer development after pooling together data from more than 20 groups around the world conducting research into the disease. [read more]
21 June 2006	NEW VACCINE DEVELOPED FOR PARASITIC WORM
	QIMR scientists have developed a vaccine against schistosomes (commonly known as blood flukes of Bilharzia) - parasitic worms that infect 200 million people worldwide and are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. [read more]
05 June 2006	LIKELIHOOD OF DEATH SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER FOR INDIGENOUS THAN NON-INDIGENOUS CANCER PATIENTS
	Likelihood of death significantly higher for Indigenous than non-Indigenous cancer patients even after taking into account cancer stage at diagnosis, place of residence, cancer treatment and the presence of other medical conditions. [read more]
20 April 2006	QIMR EXPANSION BOOSTS MEDICAL RESEARCH IN QUEENSLAND
	Research into vaccines for serious infant respiratory viruses and understanding the role of genes and the environment in disease development such as cancer, will be fast-tacked as a result of two new groups joining QIMR. [read more]
20 April 2006	QIMR AND INCITIVE LIMITED ENTER R&D AGREEMENT
	QIMR and biotech company Incitive Limited have signed a research and development agreement to develop Incitiv's lead compound CSS, for the treatment of inflammation and autoimmune disease. [read more]
12 April 2006	NEW FINDINGS OPENS DOOR FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCHERS
	QIMR scientists have found virtal clues suggesting how breast cancer cells evade recognition by the immune system and are able to progress into life threatening tumours. [read more]
13 February 2006	MALARIA VACCINE POISED FOR CLINICAL TRIALS WITH FUNDING FROM ICONIC POEM
	QIMR hopes to soon commence human clinical trials for a new vaccine targeting malaria. A funding boost towards this research has been announced by Rupert McCall through the sale of the talking version of his iconic poem Green & Gold Malaria, being officially launched for sale today. [read more]