Australia discovers new treatments for infectious diseases

  Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) in Australia have disc...

January 11, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Rare cancers & rare diseases research receives $63.4M boost in Australia

Research into some of the world’s rarest forms of cancer and disease have received a boost, with the Australian go...

January 10, 2022 | Monday | News
Mental health clinical trials receive funding worth $14.8 M in Australia

Seven clinical trials testing the use of potential breakthrough combination therapies to treat debilitating mental illne...

January 7, 2022 | Friday | News
Australia injects $5.5 M for clinical trials to treat low-survival breast cancers

Two clinical trials which could save lives through new therapies to treat breast cancers that have low rates of survival...

January 6, 2022 | Thursday | News
Australia grants provisional determination to AstraZeneca's Evusheld for adolescents

On 4 January 2022, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia granted a further provisional determination t...

January 4, 2022 | Tuesday | News
T-cell responses by vaccines and boosters effective against Omicron: Australian study

Research from the University of Melbourne in Australia and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKU...

January 3, 2022 | Monday | News
Australia identifies drivers of kidney disease

For the first time, researchers from Australian National University have identified a gene which shows the kidney has it...

December 28, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia forms world-first consortium to fight global blindness

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

December 27, 2021 | Monday | News
Nasal spray to fight COVID-19 heads to clinical trial in Australia

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

December 24, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia links walking style with ‘future osteoarthritis’

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

December 23, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia updates COVID-19 calculator for Pfizer vaccine efficacy

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

December 22, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia works on retinal immune cells for preventing diabetes-related vision loss

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

December 21, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia using ‘manikin’ to track COVID-19 within indoor spaces

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

December 20, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia connects differences in brain structure and genetics with chronic pain

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

December 16, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia develops copper surface that eliminates bacteria in 2 minutes

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

December 15, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Moderna to bring mRNA manufacturing to Australia

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

December 14, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia invests $23.7 M to boost preventative health

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

December 13, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia uses closed-loop therapy for diabetes treatment in elders

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

December 10, 2021 | Friday | News