Christina Tait

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Health & Medicine

The immune legions fighting Legionnaires’ disease

Researchers solve immunity puzzle in lung tissue and reveal previously unknown ‘immune cell circuitry’ as secret weapon in front line defence against Legionella.

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Arts & Culture

Universe Within sparkles at White Night

Art and science collide in a universal dance of microscopic imagery

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Health & Medicine

Diabetes and exercise capacity linked to glycogen in muscle tissue

Researchers show that a gene which converts glucose to glycogen in muscle tissue improves blood sugar levels and increases exercise capacity

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Health & Medicine

World-leading breakthrough in diabetes research

For the first time, researchers have discovered a gene that will result in significantly improved, targeted and lasting treatments for people with type 2 diabetes

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Health & Medicine

Targeting dormant cancer cells

New discovery in stem cell bowel cancer research targets dormant cancer cells before they start to grow cancers

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Health & Medicine

Working towards a one shot life-long flu vaccine

A University of Melbourne-led research team, headed by Katherine Kedzierska, has cracked the riddle of how flu-killing immunity cells memorise concealed influenza virus codes, and could lead to a one-shot flu jab for life

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