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Within the Institute, we have a commitment to the highest standards of research with pro-active staff ensuring the lab environment is safe and secure.

In 2006, when a Japanese scientist building on the earlier work of a British biologist discovered a way to reprogram adult cells into other cell types – making them ‘pluripotent’ – the scientific world was entranced.

Flow cytometry is a technology used to measure complex cell phenotype and functions. Our Flow Facility is equipped with 3 flow cytometers/analysers, one...

Alarming statistics laying bare the social emotional wellbeing and mental health challenges facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ youth are driving a multi-partner program to provide them with greater support.

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Disparity in Mortality From Rheumatic Heart Disease in Indigenous AustraliansIndigenous Australians are much more likely to die from Rheumatic Heart Disease than other Australians.
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Duration of general anaesthetic exposure in early childhood and long-term language and cognitive abilityAnaesthetic dose causing toxicity in animals has been evaluated, but the relationship between duration of VA exposure and development in children remains vague.
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Parents’ interest in their child's education and children's outcomes in adolescence and adulthood: Does gender matter?We found no evidence of gender-specific effects for the outcomes of academic achievement, educational expectations or educational attainment in adulthood.
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CFTR-dependent defect in alternatively-activated macrophages in cystic fibrosisCFTR-dependent imbalance of macrophage phenotypes and functions could contribute to the exaggerated inflammatory response seen in CF lung disease
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The correlation between central and peripheral oxytocin concentrations: A systematic review and meta-analysisThese results indicate a coordination of central and peripheral oxytocin release after stress and after intranasal administration