In Australia alone, 50 people are diagnosed with Parkinson's every day. Therapy options are limited, as they are for other movement and muscle disorders, such as ataxia and dystonia. In this episode of Medical Minds, we meet neurologist and researcher Associate Professor Kishore Kumar, who is working on the next big breakthroughs for treatment.

In Australia alone, 50 people are diagnosed with Parkinson's every day. Therapy options are limited, as they are for other movement and muscle disorders, such as ataxia and dystonia. In this episode of Medical Minds, we meet neurologist and researcher Associate Professor Kishore Kumar, who is working on the next big breakthroughs for treatment.

Hope for Parkinson's, ataxia and dystonia

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The human body has an incredible capacity to heal itself – whether it’s a paper cut, a broken bone, or your lungs recovering after a chest infection. But not all types of healing are good for us. Cancers seem to have hijacked the healing process to protect themselves from treatments and to spread more easily around the body. In this episode, we speak to Associate Professor Thomas Cox, who is working to put a stop to this and make existing cancer therapy more effective.

The human body has an incredible capacity to heal itself – whether it’s a paper cut, a broken bone, or your lungs recovering after a chest infection. But not all types of healing are good for us. Cancers seem to have hijacked the healing process to protect themselves from treatments and to spread more easily around the body. In this episode, we speak to Associate Professor Thomas Cox, who is working to put a stop to this and make existing cancer therapy more effective.

Breaking down cancer's defence mechanisms

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More than 33,000 people in Australia today are affected by multiple sclerosis, a disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord, for which there is no cure. In this episode, you’ll meet Dr Seyhan Yazar and Professor Tri Phan who are working to better manage, treat and prevent MS, by investigating what could be a critical link between this disease and a very common virus, the Epstein-Barr Virus.

More than 33,000 people in Australia today are affected by multiple sclerosis, a disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord, for which there is no cure. In this episode, you’ll meet Dr Seyhan Yazar and Professor Tri Phan who are working to better manage, treat and prevent MS, by investigating what could be a critical link between this disease and a very common virus, the Epstein-Barr Virus.

New hope for multiple sclerosis

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Scientific advances have led us to diagnosing, treating and preventing cancer much better than ever before. Still, 10 million people die of cancer every year and what we need now are transformative ideas. In this episode you’ll hear from Dr Amanda Khoury and Dr Braydon Meyer who are using AI to develop the next generation of cancer treatments and diagnostics.

Scientific advances have led us to diagnosing, treating and preventing cancer much better than ever before. Still, 10 million people die of cancer every year and what we need now are transformative ideas. In this episode you’ll hear from Dr Amanda Khoury and Dr Braydon Meyer who are using AI to develop the next generation of cancer treatments and diagnostics.

How AI is transforming cancer research

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Our gastrointestinal system contains more than 70% of the body’s immune cells and can house more microbial cells than there are human cells in our entire body. Unravelling all that complexity is more important than ever, with conditions affecting the gut, such as Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, on the rise. In today’s episode, we speak to Dr Kylie James who is taking a genetic deep dive – using single cell genomics – to develop more personalised approaches to preventing and treating inflammatory bowel disease. 

Our gastrointestinal system contains more than 70% of the body’s immune cells and can house more microbial cells than there are human cells in our entire body. Unravelling all that complexity is more important than ever, with conditions affecting the gut, such as Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, on the rise. In today’s episode, we speak to Dr Kylie James who is taking a genetic deep dive – using single cell genomics – to develop more personalised approaches to preventing and treating inflammatory bowel disease.

Can genomics help treat inflammatory bowel disease?

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The relief of a successful cancer treatment is all too often marred by a distressing, lingering uncertainty of whether a cancer will return. Cancer cells can tuck away and lie dormant for years before waking up to spread once again. In this episode we speak to Professor Peter Croucher who is tackling some of the toughest problems in cancer research – how can we track cancer cells on their way to becoming dormant, how can we stop them from waking up and how can we eradicate them from our system completely?

The relief of a successful cancer treatment is all too often marred by a distressing, lingering uncertainty of whether a cancer will return. Cancer cells can tuck away and lie dormant for years before waking up to spread once again. In this episode we speak to Professor Peter Croucher who is tackling some of the toughest problems in cancer research – how can we track cancer cells on their way to becoming dormant, how can we stop them from waking up and how can we eradicate them from our system completely?

Giving cancer no place to hide

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Genomics is fundamentally changing the way we think about health and disease and driving forward personalised treatment options that would have been pure science fiction just a few years ago. Still, some parts of our genome are more ‘mysterious’ than others. In this episode, we meet Garvan researcher Dr Ira Deveson who is spearheading cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods to future-proof how genomics will integrate into healthcare.

Genomics is fundamentally changing the way we think about health and disease and driving forward personalised treatment options that would have been pure science fiction just a few years ago. Still, some parts of our genome are more ‘mysterious’ than others. In this episode, we meet Garvan researcher Dr Ira Deveson who is spearheading cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods to future-proof how genomics will integrate into healthcare.

Pushing the limits of genomics

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Every day, we accumulate trillions of mutations in our body’s genetic material. How does our body stay the course amidst this constant genetic change and what's the link between our genes and our well-being? In this episode we speak to clinician researcher Associate Professor Owen Siggs who explains why genomics may be as much a part of your future GP visits as taking your blood pressure or checking your cholesterol.

Every day, we accumulate trillions of mutations in our body’s genetic material. How does our body stay the course amidst this constant genetic change and what's the link between our genes and our well-being? In this episode we speak to clinician researcher Associate Professor Owen Siggs who explains why genomics may be as much a part of your future GP visits as taking your blood pressure or checking your cholesterol.

How are genes linked to disease?

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If you’ve ever seen an image of fluorescent cancer cells under the microscope, you may agree that it’s hard to understand how something so beautiful could be so deadly. In this episode, we speak to Professor Paul Timpson who is visualising pancreatic cancer in vivid detail to understand what the cancer's weak spots are and how to improve treatments for patients.

If you’ve ever seen an image of fluorescent cancer cells under the microscope, you may agree that it’s hard to understand how something so beautiful could be so deadly. In this episode, we speak to Professor Paul Timpson who is visualising pancreatic cancer in vivid detail to understand what the cancer's weak spots are and how to improve treatments for patients.

Tackling pancreatic cancer

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A few hundred years ago, the idea of cells moving around in your body, protecting you from disease would have seemed like complete fantasy. Today, we don’t just know those remarkable cells exist – but we can visualise them in vivid detail. In this episode we meet Professor Tri Phan, a clinician-researcher who has combined his expertise in medicine and microscopy to unravel how our immune system works and how to stop it from going wrong.

A few hundred years ago, the idea of cells moving around in your body, protecting you from disease would have seemed like complete fantasy. Today, we don’t just know those remarkable cells exist – but we can visualise them in vivid detail. In this episode we meet Professor Tri Phan, a clinician-researcher who has combined his expertise in medicine and microscopy to unravel how our immune system works and how to stop it from going wrong.

Immunity under the microscope

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We dive deep into the minds of our amazing researchers to find out how they tick and how they are working to make our lives better.

We dive deep into the minds of our amazing researchers to find out how they tick and how they are working to make our lives better.

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