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- Approved drug of hope 21/07/2025
- Parkinson’s implant offers hope 20/07/2025
- The long road to saving Grace 20/07/2025
- Cheers for 40 years of love 18/07/2025
- Veteran nurse who’s cared for generations of Queenslanders 17/07/2025
- Brain cancer stem cells breakthrough 15/07/2025
- Surprise new role for drug Breast cancer patient hope 15/07/2025
- Team nurses big hopes of helping kids 13/07/2025
- Jab to treat Parkinson’s 12/07/2025
- Milestone for premmies 10/07/2025
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- Here for the girls period 07/07/2025
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Monthly Archives: July 2025
Brain fix coming
A new Alzheimer’s drug has been hailed as a major break-through after clinical trials showed it could clear the harmful brain plaques linked to the disease in just 28 weeks —far faster than any current licensed treatment.
The drug, called Trontine-mab, removed amyloid plaques in nine out of 10 patients, with researchers describing the results as “game-changing”. Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's, amyloid plaques, break-through, game-changing, Trontine-mab
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Genetic markers may reveal risk of MS
A world-first Australian study is using DNA to identify a person’s genetic risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in a bid to lead to earlier detection, new treatments or even prevention. The project will use an innovative approach called recall by genotype, which selects participants based on whether they have a high or low genetic risk of developing MS. Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, genotype, MS, multiple sclerosis, multiple sclerosis (MS)
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Tot, 3, fixed by robot
Little Ivy Napiorkowski has made medical history as Australia’s youngest-ever robotic surgery patient. The three-year-old from Weipa, on the Cape York Peninsula, has undergone the hi-tech procedure to correct a painful kidney condition in what has been called “an extraordinary clinical achievement”. Continue reading
Approved drug of hope
The first treatment for Australians with a rare neurodegenerative disease could help slow the progression of damage to the nervous system. The Therapeutic Goods Administration approved the use of Skyclary(omaveloxolone) for Australians aged 16 and above with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) this month. An inherited disease that targets the central nervous system, FA causes walking difficulties, fatigue, slow or slurred speech, and loss of reflexes and sensation in the legs, arms and body. It affects one in every 30,000 people. Continue reading
Parkinson’s implant offers hope
After a nearly 20-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, a Queensland grandmother slys she has reclaimed her life with groundbreaking brain stimulation technology. She is one of the first in Australia to receive the latest version of deep brain stimulation technology (DBE), which could offer new hope to some of the thousands of patients struggling with the debilitating condition. Continue reading
The long road to saving Grace
When baby Grace was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, her parents were told she would never take her first steps —but the jiny battler has beaten the odds to be declared cancer-free and is dancing her way into the future-. Grace’s mum, Brooke Holmes, said her firstborn daughter was just eight months old when they received the grim cancer diagnosis and her devastating first thought was: “Will I be organising her funeral instead of her first birthday party?” Continue reading
Cheers for 40 years of love
At just 13-weeks-old, Mahalia was diagnosed with a rare condition.
Having spent most of her life as a patient at the Queensland Children’s Hospital, Mahalia has reached precious milestones once thought impossible living with Chromosome 22 microduplication syndrome.
She has been cheered on by doctors, nurses, volunteers and the Children’s Hospital Foundation team she now calls family.
The foundation is today celebrating its 40th birthday with more than $256m invested in pediatric care over the decades.
It runs research and clinical programs for sick kids and has grown into the philanthropic arm of Queensland Children’s Hospital since its establishment in 1985. Continue reading
Veteran nurse who’s cared for generations of Queenslanders
Janet Ezzy, 77, is celebrating 60 years as a nurse and she is believed to be the longest serving in Australia. The Beatles were top of the charts, Jean Shrimpton was modelling the minidress at the Melbourne Cup and Australia was at war in Vietnam when Ms Ezzy began her very first shift as a trainee nurse. She was just 17 when her nursing and midwifery career began back in 1965 and today the sprightly grandmother of five is still caring for patients at Mater Private Hospital Mackay. Continue reading
Brain cancer stem cells breakthrough
Landmark findings into the way dormant brain stem cells operate could create alternative methods to tackle brain cancer and degenerative diseases. For the first time, QIMR Berghofer researchers have mapped how brain stem cells transition in and out of resting and active states, known as quiescence. Continue reading
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Tagged brain cancer, brain stem cells, degenerative diseases, QIMR Berghofer
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Surprise new role for drug Breast cancer patient hope
A common, anti-nausea drug offered to chemotherapy patients during treatment may help fight cancer and have unintentionally saved lives. “Surprising” Monash University research shows early-stage breast cancer patients given aprepitant for chemo-therapy-induced nausea actually had higher long-term survival rates. Continue reading
Team nurses big hopes of helping kids
When the starting gun fires for this year’s Bridge to Brisbane, a special team will be lacing up their runners with hearts full of purpose. The rehabilitation unit crew from Queensland Children’s Hospital, led by nurse Julia Thomas, aren’t just running for fitness — they’re running for the kids who’ve shown them what real courage looks like. Continue reading
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Tagged Bridge to Brisbane, courage, fitness, Queensland Children's Hospital, running
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Jab to treat Parkinson’s
A new weekly injectable drug could transform the lives of more than eight million people living with Parkinson’s disease, potentially replacing the need for daily tablets. University of South Australia scientists have developed a long-acting injectable formulation that delivers a steady dose of levodopa and carbidopa —two key medications for Parkinson’s — over an entire week. Continue reading
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Tagged injectable drug, parkinson, Parkinson's disease, University of South Australia
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Milestone for premmies
A groundbreaking neonatal program that helps premature babies leave hospital sooner has reached a major milestone, welcoming back the first family to use the service. Continue reading
Teen surfer’s building a future
A talented teenage Gold Coast surfer, artist and musician has been picked by Lego to be part of a new worldwide campaign to inspire girls to build their dreams into reality. Continue reading
Here for the girls period
A Brisbane woman is gearing up to tackle the period poverty crisis with a new social impact start-up. Remy Tucker, 25, first had the idea for her initiative On The House three years ago while studying midwifery and has worked tirelessly since to bring it to life, with the first instalment set to launch this week. Continue reading