17 MAR 2021
Innovative drug combination could prevent heart failure from ‘stiff heart’
Fatigue, fluid retention, shortness of breath – more than 100,000 Australian adults experienced the tell-tale...
08 MAR 2021
The best way to measure the spread of COVID-19 in a community
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, it was hard to know whether the steps taken to control the spread of the virus...
25 FEB 2021
How NSW Health’s can-do approach is creating an ecosystem that allows clinical trials to thrive
Two clinical trials aiming for better outcomes for cardiac patients. Both, too, benefitting from the streamlined...
02 FEB 2021
How science uncovered the reasons COVID-19 spreads in a home
One of the most important steps to control the spread of COVID-19 is for anyone infected to stay at home....
18 JAN 2021
Microbiome and the mind: How the gut influences mental health
If you’ve ever felt sick with worry, gone with a gut instinct or felt butterflies in your stomach,...
30 NOV 2020
Video call consultations for aged care residents aim to avoid unnecessary trips to emergency
A trip to an emergency department can be stressful at the best of times, but for residents of aged care...
26 NOV 2020
Why stopping blood flow could transform cancer treatment
In 2005, vascular surgeon Dr Rodney Lane had an idea for how to increase blood flow to patients’ extremities,...
23 NOV 2020
Meet the new bone repair tool that dissolves in the body
In 2013, Iman Manavitehrani was collaborating with the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in Sydney, Australia,...
13 NOV 2020
PhD scholarship funding awarded for the next generation of gene and cell therapy researchers
Gene and cell therapies are emerging as extremely effective solutions to previously untreatable diseases....
09 NOV 2020
New antibody blood test to reveal the state of our immunity
For a scientist drawn to the “endlessly fascinating” puzzle of getting to know a virus, 2020 has presented...