Latest News 04/2010

International Day of Immunology 2010

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists will discuss the human immune system’s vital role in protecting us from disease at International Day of Immunology events in Melbourne on 29 April.

It’s only when our immune system fails that we notice its role in preventing diseases such as cancer, AIDS,...

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Cancer genome sequencing to bring personalised cancer treatments

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute is part of an international cancer collaboration that is seeking to sequence the genomes of 50 different cancers.

In a paper published today in the international research journal Nature, more than 200 members of the International Cancer Genome Consortium describe...

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Hormone sensitivity of breast stem cells presents drug target

Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have discovered that breast stem cells are exquisitely sensitive to the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone, a finding that opens the way for the development of new preventions and treatments for breast cancer.

The discovery, by scientists...

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