Diseases studied
Diseases studied
Type 1 diabetes
Six Australians are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes every day, many of them children. Researchers at SVI are working to figure out why it occurs and finding better ways to treat it.
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Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a disorder of the metabolism. People with the disorder are not able to convert the sugar in their blood into energy. This is because they do not produce enough insulin, which...
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Osteoporosis
While it may seem that our bones are static and unchanging, they are actually in a state of constant flux: while some cells make new bone, others dissolve old bone. In the first year of life...
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Heart disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an umbrella term for major diseases of the heart and blood vessels, including heart attacks, strokes and heart failure.
CVD is the leading cause of death in Australia,...
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Arthritis
Arthritis is an umbrella term used to refer to the more than 100 medical conditions that affect the joints. The most common forms of arthritis are...
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Cancer
One in three Australian men and one in four women are directly affected by cancer before the age of 75 and over 100,000 new cases are diagnosed every year. While survival rates have increased...
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Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. It is a degenerative brain condition, characterised by memory loss and increasingly impaired cognitive function. It is most commonly diagnosed...
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Infectious disease
To prevent the spread of blood borne diseases and enable early diagnosis and lifesaving treatment, it is necessary for blood testing laboratories to use the best techniques and constantly monitor the...
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