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

World-first lung cancer screening facility in Australia increases chance of cure

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 30 Nov, 2021

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

New biotech incubator in Australia to drive world-class medical research

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 29 Nov, 2021

CSL, the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI), and the University of Melbourne have secured funding to creat...Read more

Australia suggests anxiety symptoms as early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 26 Nov, 2021

New research suggests that anxiety symptoms in late-middle-aged adults may be an indicator of the earliest stage of Alzh...Read more

Australia establishes national aged care advisory council

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 25 Nov, 2021

Seventeen prominent Australians will provide expert advice on aged care issues and the implementation of the Australian ...Read more

Australia uses nanotechnology to offer pain relief for tooth sensitivity

Australia |  News | 0 Comment | 24 Nov, 2021

In an Australian first, researchers from the University of Queensland have used nanotechnology to develop effective ways...Read more