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Dr Vicki Athanasopoulos in a lab at JCSMR.

The findings could lead to new and tailored treatments for Sjogren’s Syndrome and lupus.

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Dr Chelisa Cardinez, left, and Rebecca Davey in a research lab at the John Curtin School of Medical Research

Scientists from The Australian National University have discovered a gene mutation is responsible for causing psoriasis.

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Professor Ian Cockburn (left) and Dr Xin Gao are studying how to harness the body’s natural defences to fight infectious diseases such as malaria, a life-threatening disease spread to humans by some types of mosquitos. Photo: Jack Fox/ANU

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered a previously unknown ability of a group of immune system cells, known as Atypical B cells (ABCs), to fight infectious diseases such as malaria.

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