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Funding boost for Curtin tool to predict chemo effectiveness

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Hippocratic Post

Curtin University research to develop an early diagnosis tool predicting how cancer patients will respond to chemotherapy has received a funding boost of almost half a million dollars through the Innovation Seed Fund 2023-24. Led by Dr Yu Yu from Curtin Medical School and the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, the project seeks to create […]

Cannabis capsules for neurological diseases

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

Study finds tiny cannabis capsules could help treat neurological diseases: A team of researchers led by Curtin University has discovered a new way to improve the absorption rate of medicinal cannabis when taken orally, which could potentially be used to treat neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis and traumatic brain injuries in the […]