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- 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.
- 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
- A molecule sourced from funnel web spider venom shows promise as a safe and effective drug for heart attacks.
- Dr Andrew Walker reviews James O'Hanlon's Silk and Venom: The Incredible Lives of Spiders
- IMB won a third of the accolades at the Life Sciences Queensland GENE Awards
- Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest global threats to health, food security and development. Here are the four ways in which bacteria have learnt to adapt and become resistant.
- New research shows that endometriosis and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) share genetic risk factors.
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