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International trial shows that interferon could help reduce the spread of COVID-19Results of an innovative clinical trial led by Perth researchers have shown that the drug interferon could help reduce the spread of COVID-19 from a positive person to their household contacts, with the study helping to inform treatment options for a future pandemic.
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The Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre turns three!As the Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre turns three, we celebrate our achievements, and say thank you to our amazing community.
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Bilateral murine tumor models for characterizing the response to immune checkpoint blockadeThis protocol describes bilateral murine tumor models that display a symmetrical yet dichotomous response to immune checkpoint blockade
"Compassionate Use" treatments are novel treatments not widely available to everyone, but ones that holds great promise for potentially becoming a widely used treatment in the future.
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Old, painful rheumatic heart disease treatment could be phased outAn international trial reveals 95% of rheumatic heart disease patients prefer less painful penicillin injections under the skin, aiming to improve treatment adherence.
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Unified response critical to address spread of ‘flesh eating’ bacteriaA surge in invasive group A streptococcal reports in Australia has prompted The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers to call for a unified national public health response, with cases tipped to increase.
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IIC Perth 2019The 2019 IIC Perth is a clinical training course in childhood infectious diseases, being held in Western Australia for a second time after the success of the first event in 2016.
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