Research is a core activity for Coeliac Australia (CA). CA seeks to support innovative research projects that may lead to improvements in our understanding of
coeliac disease including its pathogenesis, its diagnosis, its clinical manifestations, its complications, and its treatment.
Coeliac Australia welcomes donations, bequests and gifts to help fund these important research initiatives, including via its Annual Research Appeal.
Below is a summary of some of the projects that Coeliac Australia has been able to support thanks to the generosity of its donors.
Toward a diagnosis revoultion
This study is working towards a simple blood test to replace the existing invasive coeliac disease diagnosis process.
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Children’s teeth: A coeliac disease game changer
Could dental enamel defects in children lead to a new, accurate, on-the-spot screening program for children with coeliac disease?
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The hidden enemy on your spoon
This work could help people with coeliac disease suffering persistent symptoms or intestinal damage despite following a strict gluten free diet.
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Saving lives with spleen research
This study explores Hyposplenism (a poorly functioning spleen often linked to coeliac disease), which increases susceptibility to life-threatening pneumonia and sepsis.
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The therapeutic power of a parasite
Researchers are examining whether hookworms, a gut parasite, may improve gluten tolerance in people with coeliac disease.
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Why does the gluten-free diet fail?
Completed in 2018, this project investigated why, despite following a gluten free diet for may years the diet doesn't work.
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The safety of oats for people with coeliac disease
This muti-year study aimed to understand the factors that shape 'oat' safety for those with coeliac disease and answer some of the questions.
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The therapeutic power of a parasite
Researchers are examining whether hookworms, a gut parasite, may improve gluten tolerance in people with coeliac disease.
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Safe Level of Gluten
Systematic review of Safe Level of Gluten for people with coeliac disease (2015)