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University of Sydney opens Australia's first single-cell cancer proteomics lab

As of September 2026: Hosts the ACRF Single Cell Cancer Proteomics Laboratory

A new lab at the University of Sydney can now measure the proteins inside individual cancer cells — one cell at a time, thousands of proteins per cell. It's Australia's first facility built entirely for single-cell cancer proteomics, and it opened on September 22.

Updated Sep 22

Four-week diet change shifts biological age markers in older adults

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As of September 2026: Led the Nutrition for Healthy Living trial

A four-week diet change shifted estimated biological age in adults aged 65 to 75, a University of Sydney trial reported. Participants who ate an omnivorous diet with less fat and more whole-food carbohydrates showed biomarker changes equivalent to roughly 3.5 to 4 fewer years of biological age.

Updated Sep 20

Human heart can regrow muscle after heart attack, first study shows

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As of September 2026: Lead institution for the study

Medical textbooks have long said the adult human heart cannot repair itself. Researchers at the University of Sydney, the Baird Institute, and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital have now shown, for the first time in humans, that heart muscle cells regrow after a heart attack.

Updated Sep 11

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