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ECU medical researchers confirm genetic link between Alzheimer's and heart disease

Monday, 19 August 2024

Researchers at ECU's Centre for Precision Health have uncovered a significant genetic connection between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and several coronary artery disease (CAD) related disorders and lipid classes.

Researchers take a closer look at eye cancer

Tuesday, 23 July 2024

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) is one step closer to understanding why uveal melanoma, the deadliest form of eye cancer, has such a high rate of metastasis.

Keep moving if you can!

Monday, 01 July 2024 News and events > Exercise Medicine Research Institute > 2024 > 07

Exercise, therapy and diet can all improve life during cancer treatment and boost survival.

ECU's pioneering human genome technology goes to work

Saturday, 22 June 2024

ECU's Centre for Precision Health (CPH) is now home to a state-of-the-art genomic platform that gives scientists the capabilities to investigate and interrogate the entire human genome.

Genetic link between diabetes and gut health could offer treatment solutions

Saturday, 22 June 2024

Researchers at Edith Cowan University's (ECU's) Centre for Precision Health have uncovered a significant genetic connection between Type 2 Diabetes and certain gut disorders, which could pave the way for more effective therapies.

Pomegranates could offer a solution to fatty liver disease

Saturday, 22 June 2024

Ellegic acid, an antioxidant found in some fruits and vegetables, could have on halting and potentially reversing the damage caused by fatty liver disease.

New human genome platform at ECU CPH opens doors

Friday, 03 May 2024

Edith Cowan University's Centre for Precision Health has become the first research facility in WA to have the capabilities of mapping the entire human genome.

Conjunctival Melanoma in Australia

Friday, 03 May 2024

A rare form of mucosal melanoma, CJM comprises around 5% to 7% of all ocular melanomas, affecting approximately 0.8 men and 0.4 women per million per year in Australia. A team from Edith Cowan University in Western Australia set out to examine changes in the incidence and mortality of CJM in Australia from 1982 to 2014.

Cross-town ovarian cancer collaboration

Thursday, 04 April 2024

A cross-town collaboration involving researchers from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, St John of God Subiaco Hospital, Curtin University, Clinipath, The University of Western Australia (UWA) and Edith Cowan University has found that ovarian tumours alter their local environment by changing the sets of messages they send to cells nearby.

Media marvels recognised at ECU awards ceremony

Monday, 25 March 2024

The winner of Best Research Media Campaign in 2023 was awarded to the School of Medical and Health Sciences Dr Marc Sim and Professor Simon Laws, who together led the enormous media campaign 'Slowing down in your old age?' It may be a dementia warning sign, which saw coverage over many months.

ECU researchers awarded funding to fuel future NHMRC success

Wednesday, 20 March 2024

Four of Edith Cowan University's (ECU) early-and mid-career researchers were awarded national grants of $100,000 to accelerate the success of their innovative research ideas.

Blood test could determine diabetes risk

Friday, 23 February 2024

A study by ECU and CPH PhD candidate Dan Wu investigated the connection between systematic inflammation, assessed by joint cumulative high-sensitivity CRP and another biomarker called monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratio (MHR), and incident type 2 diabetes.

New book bringing precision to preventative healthcare

Friday, 23 February 2024

Professor Wei Wang's newly published book demonstrates advanced strategies focused on suboptimal health, an elusive physical state between health and disease.

Prestigious grant awarded to tackle national health challenges

Monday, 18 December 2023

Dr Emmanuel Adewuyi from ECU's Centre for Precision Health (CPH) will receive more than $662,000 over five years under the NHMRC Investigator Grant to study the conditions and diseases commonly found in people living with dementia, known as comorbidities, at a genetic level.

Multimillion dollar grants to bring new cancer cell therapy to WA

Thursday, 09 November 2023

CPH researchers as part of a large Western Australia Melanoma Initiative (WAMI) will implement a new and specialised immune cell therapy for cancer patients in WA, thanks to $3.5 million in research grants.

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