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So they are resulting to bribing people to accept #fracking in their communities. 25% of your energy bill but kids might develop #leukaemia, grandparents lives might be cut short and then there is #CimateChange & health damaging NO2 #AirPollution from just burning gas. 
Children living near oil and gas fracking have higher risk of leukaemia, study finds independent.co.uk/climate-change…
Living near #fracking sites raises risk of premature death for elderly, US study finds theguardian.com/environment/20… #health
When I was 7 yrs old, my cousin Sameera died from #leukaemia
She was 15 & initially we thought she had the ‘flu
There were no curative treatments in the 80’s & she sadly died
I was heartbroken
In our faith, people gather at the family home to pay their respects
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She was 15 & initially we thought she had the ‘flu
There were no curative treatments in the 80’s & she sadly died
I was heartbroken
In our faith, people gather at the family home to pay their respects
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After school, I would go & visit my aunt & cousins
The front door was always open
People would come & join in prayers
And I remember our childhood #GP , Dr Minwalla, coming after surgery
He wasn’t #Muslim but was very much our family dr & came every evening
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The front door was always open
People would come & join in prayers
And I remember our childhood #GP , Dr Minwalla, coming after surgery
He wasn’t #Muslim but was very much our family dr & came every evening
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He would come in, take off his shoes & just sit in the corner with a cup of tea
I remember his burgundy socks & sometimes he would smile at me as I said a prayer on little colourful beads
He’d stay for a bit & then head home
At the time, I thought this was rather special
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I remember his burgundy socks & sometimes he would smile at me as I said a prayer on little colourful beads
He’d stay for a bit & then head home
At the time, I thought this was rather special
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Really chuffed to share our latest work from Sanjana Lab out in @nature today (nature.com/articles/s4158…).
We tested >12,000 genes to find positive regulators of T cell proliferation to be used for next-gen #immunotherapies.
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We tested >12,000 genes to find positive regulators of T cell proliferation to be used for next-gen #immunotherapies.
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(2/28) T cell therapies have shown the potential to cure patients from #cancer – but even in B cell cancers, relapses outnumber cures… One of the problems is limited T cell persistence. #celltherapy #CARTcell
(3/28) We wanted to find new genes (including genes never expressed in T cells) that could improve T cell persistence. Now, the question was: should we use #crispr activation or directly deliver target genes on a #lentivirus?
💬 "My daughter Emma died tragically of #leukaemia aged just 7 months in 2012. Being a bereaved parent is a uniquely awful experience, I have found losing a child to cancer particularly traumatic. The isolation I have felt is unimaginable.”
#NationalBereavedParentsDay
#NationalBereavedParentsDay
"What does help me is Emma having a legacy. We do this through our fundraising for Blood Cancer UK and have created Team Emma who do events in her memory.”
"The hardest thing for me is that Emma was my only child, it took me a long time to say this but the most important thing is remembering I am still a mum. I will always be Emma’s mum and I will always be so incredibly proud of her amazing spirit."
South Australian High school students - unsure about your career in science?
This Monday, you'll have a chance to learn about where a career in science can take you!
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This Monday, you'll have a chance to learn about where a career in science can take you!
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Register here: trybooking.com/BLGZH
Event page: facebook.com/events/3060628…
Meet Michelle Forgione @ForgioneAu.
Michelle is a #PhDcandidate at @sahmriAU, researching acute lymphoblastic #leukaemia. She has special interests in #cancer epigenetics and #pharmacogenomics.
Michelle is a #PhDcandidate at @sahmriAU, researching acute lymphoblastic #leukaemia. She has special interests in #cancer epigenetics and #pharmacogenomics.
Meet Dr Hannah Wardill is a #NHMRC CJ Martin Biomedical Research Fellow.
@hannahrwardill is developing personalised #supponc solutions for the #ConsequencesOfTreatment to ensure people with cancer don’t just survive, but they survive well! #CuredatWhatCost #survivorship
@hannahrwardill is developing personalised #supponc solutions for the #ConsequencesOfTreatment to ensure people with cancer don’t just survive, but they survive well! #CuredatWhatCost #survivorship
Today is #BiomedicalScienceDay2020 - and what better way to celebrate than sharing our latest #ResearchSpotlight with you all!
🔬 This month we're celebrating the work of Professor James Allan, who leads on a Blood Cancer UK funded project and is based at the @UniofNewcastle.
🔬 This month we're celebrating the work of Professor James Allan, who leads on a Blood Cancer UK funded project and is based at the @UniofNewcastle.
💉 James' work is about understanding how unique genetic changes in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) can be used to tailor treatment.
🧓 AML is most common in the elderly and many of these people cannot have #chemotherapy because of the harsh side effects it causes.
🧓 AML is most common in the elderly and many of these people cannot have #chemotherapy because of the harsh side effects it causes.
💊 To get around this, James and his team are looking to find ways of using other existing therapies more strategically, based on specific characteristics of these peoples' disease. This is called "stratified medicine."
Morning! In response to some of the tweets we're seeing online about @WWE and @WWERomanReigns we wanted to have a little chat about leukaemia/leukemia, relapse and perceptions of cancer. #WWE @davemeltzerWON
THIS.IS.A.THREAD!
THIS.IS.A.THREAD!
Firstly, incredible news about Roman Reigns. Relapse is a scary reality for all leukaemia patients. Either fear of your cancer returning or having to face treatment for relapse. It's great to hear some positive news from a leukaemia patient.
The tweets we are seeing mainly centre around the idea of what a cancer patient should look like.
"How can he have hair?"
"How can he have not lost weight?"
"Why doesn't he look like a cancer patient?"
"How can he have hair?"
"How can he have not lost weight?"
"Why doesn't he look like a cancer patient?"
