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
Australia links antidepressants with post-surgery delirium

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

December 9, 2021 | Thursday | News
$540 M to continue and expand Australia’s COVID-19 response

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

December 8, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia lays focus on creating continuous medical education pathway

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

December 7, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Victoria makes Australia’s first mRNA vaccine candidate

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

December 6, 2021 | Monday | News
Bionic eye study in Australia paves way towards human trials

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

December 3, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia announces $50 M investment for HIV and blood borne viruses

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

December 2, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia invests $37.2 M for Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder support

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

December 1, 2021 | Wednesday | News
World-first lung cancer screening facility in Australia increases chance of cure

A semi-trailer will be converted into the world’s first mobile lung cancer screening facility to help boost early ...

November 30, 2021 | Tuesday | News