Autoimmune Disease Mechanisms Related News
Young Garvan hosts its final free forum for 2008 - and what a night!
16 Oct 2008
Young Garvan hosts its third and final free forum for 2008 - Are we out of control? Stress, drugs, and mental health.
How molecules out of balance lead to human multiple myeloma and other cancers
MEDIA RELEASE:
29 Jul 2008
An international team of scientists, from Garvan, Harvard Medical School and the Max Planck Institute in Germany, has identified processes that are heavily implicated in human multiple myeloma and other B cell cancers, moving us closer to developing quick tests and readouts that could help in the tailored treatment of patients.
Uncovering the mysteries behind heart defects
27 Aug 2007
Until now, the reasons why some children are born with holes in their hearts, or faulty heart valves, have eluded doctors and scientists. Professor Fabienne Mackay, Director of Garvan's Autoimmunity Research Unit, is hopeful that her findings, published online in the August edition of the prestigious PNAS journal, may hold at least some of the answers.
Have we uncovered a new form of Lupus?
31 Jul 2007
Findings published in the July edition of the prestigious Journal of Experimental Medicine may offer new hope to people suffering from a previously unsuspected form of lupus. The research, undertaken by Garvan's Professor Fabienne Mackay, suggests a form of the disease that does not respond to current treatments. If proven to be correct, her findings will change clinical thinking and so bring about changes in patient management and in clinical trial protocols.
