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...
29 OCT 2020
Solving a heart problem with tools from the oil industry
In cardiac care, replacing the mitral valve is a conundrum. While new surgical techniques are now making...
29 OCT 2020
Drawing on the strengths of Aboriginal communities to respond to COVID-19
In the days after the black summer bushfires had devastated communities on the Far South Coast of New South...
15 OCT 2020
Local connections to reveal how Aboriginal communities stay healthy during the pandemic
While stories of people not wanting to follow public health guidelines regularly make the news, we are less...