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- Two IMB researchers have been recognised in the prestigious Australian Academy of Science 2024 honorific awards.
- Discovering the genes involved in endometriosis is vitally important for our understanding and designing treatments. But it’s not the whole story.
- IMB researchers have discovered how the ‘on-switch’ for the body’s inflammation machinery can get stuck, causing rare genetic inflammatory diseases.
- For the latest edition of UQ Mythbusters during Endometriosis Awareness Month, we put some of the most persistent myths about ‘endo’ to bed.
- Snow Medical Research Foundation has awarded IMB researchers $8 million to dramatically advance the use of genomics to prevent chronic disease such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and Alzheimer’s.
- 29 February 2024Rare diseases are by definition rare, yet put together affect around 300 million people world-wide with devastating consequences. Here are the latest breakthroughs from researchers at IMB.
- Researchers have discovered a fault in the bacteria-killing zinc pathway in immune cells in people with cystic fibrosis, and a potential way to get around it to reduce infections.
- Researchers have discovered that 'bad' bacteria can't make cellulose on their cell surface, ultimately leading to severe disease.
- The Critical Care Research Group has joined IMB to help accelerate translational research
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