Australia forms world-first consortium to fight global blindness

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Dec, 2021

Australian leaders in corneal bioengineering have collaborated to form BIENCO, a consortium to develop bioengineered eye...Read more

Nasal spray to fight COVID-19 heads to clinical trial in Australia

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 24 Dec, 2021

An at-home nasal spray treatment for COVID-19 will be put to the test by Melbourne biomedical researchers, as the Univer...Read more

Australia links walking style with ‘future osteoarthritis’

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Dec, 2021

The way people move and unconsciously place pressure on certain joints when walking could play a role in future onset an...Read more

Australia updates COVID-19 calculator for Pfizer vaccine efficacy

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 22 Dec, 2021

The University of Queensland in Australia has updated a calculator to help people understand their risk factors for COVI...Read more

Australia works on retinal immune cells for preventing diabetes-related vision loss

Australia |  News | 1 Comment | 21 Dec, 2021

New research could form the basis for developing life-changing therapies that limit the impact of diabetic eye disease, ...Read more

Australia using ‘manikin’ to track COVID-19 within indoor spaces

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Dec, 2021

Using a breathing manikin (one of a kind in Australia), together with an inert, traceable gas that simulated SARS-CoV-2 ...Read more

Australia connects differences in brain structure and genetics with chronic pain

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 16 Dec, 2021

Genetic factors partly explain the link between brain structure and chronic pain, according to Australia's University of...Read more

Australia develops copper surface that eliminates bacteria in 2 minutes

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Dec, 2021

The new copper product is the result of a collaborative research project with RMIT University and Australia’s nati...Read more

Moderna to bring mRNA manufacturing to Australia

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Dec, 2021

US-based Moderna, Inc. has announced an agreement in principle with the Australian Government to build a state-of-the-ar...Read more

Australia invests $23.7 M to boost preventative health

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 13 Dec, 2021

Twenty-one health groups across Australia will share $23.7 million over three years thanks to the Australian Government&...Read more

Australia uses closed-loop therapy for diabetes treatment in elders

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Dec, 2021

Closed-loop insulin-delivery could be the key to treating older adults with long-duration type 1 diabetes, according to ...Read more

Australia links antidepressants with post-surgery delirium

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 09 Dec, 2021

Older people taking a medicine used to treat anxiety and insomnia – nitrazepam – as well as those on antidep...Read more

$540 M to continue and expand Australia’s COVID-19 response

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Dec, 2021

The Australian government has invested a further $540 million in response to the COVID-19 pandemic including significant...Read more

Australia lays focus on creating continuous medical education pathway

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 07 Dec, 2021

One hundred future doctors will be training in the Darling Downs and South West regions in Australia within three years ...Read more

Victoria makes Australia’s first mRNA vaccine candidate

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 06 Dec, 2021

Victorian scientists and manufacturers have created Australia’s first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate – Aust...Read more

Bionic eye study in Australia paves way towards human trials

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 03 Dec, 2021

A bionic eye being developed by a team of biomedical researchers at the University of Sydney and University of New South...Read more

Australia announces $50 M investment for HIV and blood borne viruses

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 02 Dec, 2021

The Australian government marked World AIDS Day on 1 December by announcing over $50 million in new funding to extend ac...Read more

Australia invests $37.2 M for Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder support

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 01 Dec, 2021

The Australian government is investing more than $37 million for Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) diagnostic serv...Read more