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Blood studies give pathologists new insights into human disease

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary News Story (Print) category: Tasmania medical researchers specialising in the science of pathology working to treat disease with blood

Blood science is a fascinating area of medical research and has helped create tests like Galleri, a multi-cancer early detection test that can detect more than 50 types of cancers through a simple blood draw. Picture: Grail/supplied
Blood science is a fascinating area of medical research and has helped create tests like Galleri, a multi-cancer early detection test that can detect more than 50 types of cancers through a simple blood draw. Picture: Grail/supplied

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In the world of medical science, technology is always changing. We don’t even know everything about ourselves yet and science has been advancing for over 5000 years.

That (ongoing advancement) is what medical science is for.

TML Pathology researchers work with blood and can tell how long it will take for us to have the full information on ourselves. This information is especially important for stopping a lot of diseases like cancer and other blood related diseases.

The small amount of blood needed for testing is enough to give pathologists a staggering amount of information about a human being’s health and disease profile. Picture: NewsWire/Monique Harmer
The small amount of blood needed for testing is enough to give pathologists a staggering amount of information about a human being’s health and disease profile. Picture: NewsWire/Monique Harmer

With this knowledge, we can build a healthier world for everyone.

The blood scientists in Tasmania are helping our community, while others are working on diseases, and with these small advances we can make a stand for better lives in our country and advance the world quickly. Any discovery will help benefit humankind and make our lives more stable.

The RA Rodda Museum of Pathology at the School of Medicine in Collins Street, Hobart. Picture: University of Tasmania/file image
The RA Rodda Museum of Pathology at the School of Medicine in Collins Street, Hobart. Picture: University of Tasmania/file image

With all the other research around the world, we can improve everyday lives faster and make lives better for you and me.

Pathologists around Australia and the world are dedicated to understanding more about human health. Picture: Grail
Pathologists around Australia and the world are dedicated to understanding more about human health. Picture: Grail

The workers at TML are helping each other achieve this goal by helping out when a project seems too hard and they need help. Pathologist Gavin Broomhall said that (blood science) was an exciting field and that he planned to stay in it until he retired. TML researchers plan to make an amazing community for us and Hobart residents so we all can live more casual and calm lives to make Hobart and Tasmania a better place to live.

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