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20/05/13

Diabetes researcher Professor Len Harrison has identified that the immune protein CD52 protects the body against excessive or damaging immune responses, and could be used to prevent and treat type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases.

Immune protein could stop diabetes in its tracks

Melbourne researchers have identified an immune protein that has the potential to stop or reverse the development of type 1 diabetes in its early stages, before insulin-producing cells have been...

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16/05/13

Professor Alan Cowman (left) and Dr Neta Regev-Rudzki have made the surprise discovery that malaria parasites can ‘talk’ to each other. This social behaviour ensures the parasite’s survival and improves its chances of being transmitted to other humans.

No idle chatter: study finds malaria parasites ‘talk’ to each other

Melbourne scientists have made the surprise discovery that malaria parasites can ‘talk’ to each other – a social behaviour to ensure the parasite’s survival and improve its chances of being...

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10/05/13

Dr Ana Janic (left) and Ms Liz Valente have upended the understanding of how a powerful protein called p53 protects against cancer development.

Research reveals cancer-suppressing protein ʻmultitasksʼ

The understanding of how a powerful protein called p53 protects against cancer development has been upended by a discovery by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers.

More than half of human...

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