New antibiotic from Australia to combat bacterial superbugs enters clinical trials

In a critical step towards addressing an urgent unmet medical need due to infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bact...

June 23, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Vectura, Incannex to advance IHL-216A for treatment of traumatic brain injury

Vectura Group has signed an agreement with Australia-based Incannex Healthcare to provide pre-clinical development servi...

June 22, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia's Monash University receives $5M grant for COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

Australia's Monash University has received $5 million from the Victorian Government to manufacture the first Australian ...

June 22, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia boosts mental health services by additional $26M investment

One in four young Australians are affected by a mental illness every year. Many young people have also been substantiall...

June 21, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia prefers Pfizer vaccine over AstraZeneca for age 59 and under

The Australian Government has received updated advice from the expert vaccine body, the Australian Technical Advisory Gr...

June 18, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia-US team brings world-first durable total artificial heart

A consortium of universities, hospitals and industry, led by Monash University in Australia and US-based BiVACOR, have r...

June 17, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia emphasizes on cancer prevention among women in vulnerable communities

The Australian Government will invest $5.9 million on cancer prevention among women in vulnerable communities across the...

June 16, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia invests $11.7 M in research to reduce harmful medication

The Australian government is investing $11.7 million in medical research for pharmacists to support patients with the sa...

June 15, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia develops tool to study virus evolution in test tube

The University of Queensland (UQ), QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Peter Doherty Institute for Infe...

June 14, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia explores susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 variants after getting COVID-19 vaccine

An Australian-led study will investigate whether it’s possible to predict who remains susceptible to SARS-CoV...

June 10, 2021 | Thursday | News
Researchers pioneer Australia-first research to inform vaccine policy

A leading group of New South Wales (NSW) experts, including from the University of Sydney, have received funding from th...

June 9, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia facilitates communication about approved COVID-19 vaccines

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia has implemented arrangements to facilitate the communication of ...

June 8, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia invents smart surveillance and biosecurity tool to stop infectious diseases

Scientists at Murdoch University are contributing research to strengthen understanding of infectious diseases and h...

June 4, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia makes fundamental advances in understanding T cell immunity

Australia's Monash University researchers have provided a fundamental advance regarding how T cells become activated whe...

June 4, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia invests $60 M to continue COVID-19 support for aged care

The Australian government is investing $60 million to extend support for COVID‑19 response measures for Australia&rsqu...

June 2, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia develops world-first multiple sclerosis global image database

A world-first global MS image database has been launched in Australia complementing MSBase, the largest clinical MS pati...

May 31, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia connects metabolic hormone leptin with vaccine response

Reduced levels of a metabolic hormone known as leptin, largely produced by fat tissue, is linked to poor vaccine antibod...

May 28, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia pushes clinical guidelines to improve diagnosis, treatment of endometriosis

The Australian government has commissioned the development of the guidelines in line with its National Action Plan for E...

May 27, 2021 | Thursday | News