Our work extends from the laboratory to wide-scale community studies with a focus on diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
NLRP1 Obesity and diabetes ‘sensor’ protein identified.
Near-infrared fluorescence light can detect the atherosclerotic plaques that lead to heart attack and stroke.
Testing athletes’ hearts during exercise, not at rest.
Benefits for type 2 diabetes of interrupting prolonged sitting.
IL-1 The discovery that fat in obese people causes the release of a molecule called IL-1.
With the rising number of Australians affected by diabetes, heart disease and stroke, the need for research is more critical than ever.
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