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B-vitamins can help beat depression: study
Supplementing current anti-depressant medication with B vitamins improves response to treatment. more
UWA student wins 100th Rhodes Scholarship
A UWA student, and strong supporter of the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. more
Improving lives of people with Diabetes
An Australian health care company will use the personal genetic signature of patients with type 2 diabetes to try to prevent them having... more
New research into Type 2 diabetes has found that sunlight suppresses the development of obesity. more
One of the 2014 teams in the Sunsuper Ride to Conquer Cancer, "Dad's Army" was named in honour of their much-loved fathers. more
A strong finish: riders brave the rain to do something big about cancer
It was a wet end to the Sunsuper Ride to Conquer Cancer, but there were smiles all round as 1311 riders arrived at McCallum Park after an... more
2014 Ride - $5.2 million raised for cancer research!
The 2014 Sunsuper Ride to Conquer Cancer began with the announcement that 1311 riders helped raise over $5.2 million for the Harry... more
Grants for Perkins' Researchers
Researchers at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research have received substantial grants through this year's Federal government's... more
Woodside donates $1 million to cancer research at the Perkins
Woodside and the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research have today announced a partnership that will see Woodside support the... more
Toddler's melanoma diagnosis a shock
A Community Breakfast forum, in conjunction with a national Melanoma conference, had a very small but important guest in the audience... more
Once a fighter, now a survivor
Bev Nikolich believed the 'C' word was never going to happen to her. more
U.S. experts hail WA genetic resource
A Perth-based resource which facilitates rapid gene mapping in a number of serious diseases, has been highlighted by the Genetics Society... more
Trial to improve depression in dementia patients
A study through Perkins centre WACHA, the WA Centre for Health and Ageing, is testing a new approach to treating depressive symptoms in... more
Medical Researchers unite to champion Future Fund
Western Australia's three largest medical research institutes have joined other institutes across the nation in support of enhanced... more
Healthy babies thanks to muscular research
New Mum, Dr Gina Ravenscroft, is behind genetic research into muscle disease which is helping families to have healthy babies. more
Director shivers for a good cause
Professor Leedman has taken part in a video stunt which has gone viral around the world - the Ice Bucket Challenge - in order to raise... more
Diabetes study finds hidden 'obesity genes'
Australian researchers including Professor Grant Morahan from Perth's Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, have helped to... more
Step towards treatment for childhood cancer
Australian research has moved one step closer to developing a more effective treatment for a cancer which affects very young children,... more
The largest genome-wide association study of schizophrenia ever conducted has found that more than 100 genetic variants are associated... more
High profile award to WA scientist
An outstanding Western Australian researcher, Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger, has won the Endocrine Society of Australia's Mid-Career... more