Research
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Rare diseases - not as rare as you think
Don’t be fooled by the word ‘rare’ in Rare Disease. Collectively, rare diseases are very common, with rare genetic disorders affecting 180,000 children in NSW. In developed countries, rare diseases account for 6 out of 10 childhood deaths.Friday 26 February 2021 -
DIPG discovery offers hope for a devastating disease
A revolutionary drug combination discovered by scientists from the Kids Cancer Centre (KCC) at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick and the Children’s Cancer Institute (CCI) has shown astonishing results; eradicating cancer cells of the currently incurable Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG),
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Calling all kids between 8 – 16. We're researching Virtual Reality play!
We're researching Virtual Reality play! Who wants to join in?
A group of researchers at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and The University of Sydney are running a series of workshops on VR play.
Thursday 10 December 2020 -
Sydney to undertake clinical studies of needle-free vaccine patch
Clinical studies to look at the potential of needle-free delivery for at-risk groupsMonday 23 November 2020 -
New grant could lead to a cure for cystic fibrosis
A new grant will enable medical researchers to undergo development of a gene therapy for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) in the laboratory.
The $140,000 Barbara Stow-Smith Cure4 Cystic Fibrosis Innovation grant was awarded to a team of medical researchers from the University of Sydney’s Faculty of
Thursday 12 November 2020