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Cross-town ovarian cancer collaboration

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.

CPH Seminar Series - Harnessing the immune system to fight cancer

The April CPH Seminar series welcomes Professor Jonas Nilsson, Inaugural Chair of Melanoma Discovery at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. Prof. Nilsson has built a multidisciplinary translational research group that works with the surgery clinics at all major hospitals in Perth. He will be joined by CPH Higher Degree by Research Student Luisa Pinnel, who will present her Masters by Research project.

Media marvels recognised at ECU awards ceremony

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

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

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.

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Will global oil supply be at risk if Iran and Israel pull the Middle East into war?

As with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, further conflict has the potential to destabilise oil prices and disrupt supply chains.

Families including someone with mental illness can experience deep despair. They need support

Globally, one out of every eight people report a mental illness. In Australia, one in five people experience a mental illness in their lifetime.

New paid work placement provides relief for ECU pre-service teachers

ECU Bachelor of Education students can participate in a paid work experience program being trialled thanks to a partnership with the Anglican Schools Commission (ASC). It's aimed at providing valuable real-world experience for future teachers, while offering some financial relief.

Motion-capture a game-changer for biomechanics at ECU

ECU's biomechanics research will benefit from a ten-camera motion capture system to assist in examining movement and injury risks, as well as recovery.

Why are blooper reels so funny?

Ever find bloopers funnier than the show? Here is the science behind your laughter.

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