WA PROJECT OFFERS FRESH HOPE IN TREATING TYPE 1 DIABETES
18 July 2023July 19, 2023 Media Statement Fresh West Australian research suggests a new medication helping people with type 2 diabetes may also help protect the health of people with type 1 diabetes. A study completed by Dr Lakshini Herat and team, which was part funded by Diabetes Research WA and has just been published in iScience […]
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Eagles forward inspires Vic Park student at diabetes footy clinic.
20 December 2022December 1, 2022 Media Statement Nearly two years to the day since being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, Victoria Park’s Thomas Haughey took to the ground at Mineral Resources Park to meet premiership-winning West Coast Eagles forward Jamie Cripps, who also has the incurable condition. In the lead up to Christmas in 2020, Thomas spent […]
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FRESH PROJECT TO STUDY NEW MEDICATION IN TYPE 1 DIABETES
18 November 2022November 15, 2022 Media Statement West Australian diabetes researchers are set to investigate if a new medication helping people with type 2 diabetes may also reduce health complications linked to type 1 diabetes. Dr Lakshini Herat has won a $60,000 grant from Perth-based charity Diabetes Research WA to study the effects of Sotagliflozin in type […]
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The Annual World Diabetes Day Breakfast 2022
25 October 2022We are thrilled to announce our 2022 World Diabetes Day Discoveries Breakfast is taking place on Monday November 14. The event is happening in Wembley, Western Australia from 7.30am and we’d love to see you there! You will hear from the Telethon Kids Institute’s Dr Aveni Haynes who will provide an update on her ground-breaking […]
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RESEARCHERS URGED TO APPLY FOR 2023 DIABETES GRANT
07 July 2022June 29, 2022: Media Statement RESEARCHERS URGED TO APPLY FOR 2023 DIABETES GRANT ***APPLICATIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED : The winner will be announced at our WDD event on November 14, 2022.*** West Australian researchers are being offered the chance to secure a $60,000 grant to channel into a diabetes-related research project. With National Diabetes Week […]
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WA discovery pinpoints change increasing type 2 diabetes risk.
04 May 2022New West Australian research has discovered that a single gene change may be putting people at increased risk of insulin resistance and fatty liver disease by changing calcium levels within energy-producing machines in our cells. The research by University of WA Professor Aleksandra Filipovska, supported by a $60,000 grant from Diabetes Research WA, found the […]
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WA role in new national diabetes research hub.
02 May 2022Western Australia and one of the state’s leading medical researchers is set to play an exciting role in a new national diabetes research initiative. The Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovation (ACADI) will be a virtual research centre connecting research hubs from around Australia. It will also link in with key industry partners and diabetes […]
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Detecting gestational diabetes in rural WA gets major funding boost.
02 May 2022A ground-breaking project helping to better screen for and manage gestational diabetes in rural Western Australia, which Diabetes Research WA has financially supported, has received a $3.2 million boost. Led by Professor Julia Marley from The University of Western Australia’s Medical School and the Rural Clinical School of WA, the ORCHID Study – which aims […]
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2022 Clinical/Translational Research recipient – Dr Mary Abraham!
24 March 2022Dr Mary Abraham from the Telethon Kids Institute and Perth Children’s Hospital has secured $60,000 from our 2022 Diabetes Research Grants program to launch a pilot study into the use of oral insulin in type 1 diabetes – a medication intervention that could be a game-changer for those with the chronic condition. Oral insulin had […]
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2022 Fundamental/Basic Science recipient – Professor Kevin Pfleger!
22 March 2022$60,000 has been awarded for a project investigating a new way to tackle disease-inducing chronic inflammation linked to type 2 diabetes. Professor Pfleger and Dr Elizabeth Johnstone and the Molecular Endocrinology and Pharmacology Laboratory team at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, in collaboration with colleagues at Monash University, hope to reduce health complications […]
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