A UNIVERSITY of WA researcher has shown that stem cell therapy could offer hope in the treatment of lung disease, injury and scarring.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE last few months have showcased the skills and talents of University of Western Australia researchers, with a number recently winning major awards for their contributions in their respective fields of research.

TWO researchers from The University of Western Australia have had their work recognised as being among the top 10 medical research projects in Australia.

 

 

 

 

UNLIKE traditional flu vaccines which provide protection against flu strains for a particular year, a newly developed cold and flu treatment promises to provide year-to-year protection from a wide range of respiratory viruses.

 

SOY products have long been lauded for their perceived health benefits. Now a Curtin University research team has discovered that long-term soy consumption can reduce the risk and relieve symptoms of a common and serious lung disease.

 

WITH flu season looming and dire warnings from the World Health Organisation (WHO) about swine flu, emergency plans for dealing with pandemics have come under criticism for their ability to protect the population.

RESEARCHERS from the University of Western Australia are using advanced computer modeling techniques to forecast the spread of viruses, shedding light on the most effective means of dealing with outbreaks of diseases such as swine flu.

IN the wake of the initial swine flu scare, much-needed attention is being paid to respiratory infections - and one pulmonary disease expert at the Lung Institute of Western Australia (LIWA) is dedicated to saving lives with his research.

ONE of the world’s finest respiratory experts has been appointed as Head of the Pleural Diseases Unit at the Lung Institute of Western Australia (LIWA) in a step toward understanding a condition affecting around 6000 patients in WA alone.

The Centre’s mission is to improve the health of children, adolescents and their families by undertaking research in the prevention and treatment of disease. CCHR undertakes research in eight areas related to child, adolescent and maternal health: Aboriginal child health; asthma, allergies and respiratory diseases; birth defects; cancer and leukaemia; developmental disorders; infectious diseases; mental health; and perinatal epidemiology.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS technology is being used by scientists from the Optical & Biomedical Engineering Laboratory (OBEL) at UWA to aid medical research into the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea.

SCIENTISTS at the Optical & Biomedical Engineering Laboratory (OBEL) at UWA are developing tools to aid in the fight against diseases such as cancer and Multiple Sclerosis, and in the treatment of burns and conditions of the airway.

ONE of the largest respiratory societies worldwide bestows inaugural APSR medal to Professor Philip Thompson for his significant contribution to the practice of respiratory medicine in the Asia Pacific region.

TYING together historical beliefs about garlic and vampirism with recent research into antioxidants, a leading researcher thinks our ancestors may not have been too far off the mark.

THE developer of an intranasal whooping cough vaccine that promises to save the lives of up to 600,000 children worldwide each year has won the prestigious 2008 Curtin New Inventor Award.

THREE brilliant young scientists have been recognised for world-first breakthroughs in the study of life-threatening respiratory diseases.