16 DEC 2019
NSW leads the way in gene and cell therapy
A $25 million NSW Government facility will give patients with genetic diseases, cancers and viral infections...
20 NOV 2019
The researcher hoping to cure the world’s most common blood disorders
Sci-fi visions of the future often depict the perfect human: disease-free, ageless, and perhaps even...
13 NOV 2019
How one researcher is changing how we conduct clinical trials
As a young cardiologist, Professor Anthony Keech could hardly keep up with the demand for angiograms....
07 NOV 2019
The device that enables HIV self-testing in places that need it most
Medical device experts in Australia have created an affordable, all-in-one HIV self-test, and they’re...
23 OCT 2019
Five ways health research translates into real-life solutions
The Translational Research Grants Scheme aims to incentivise research that is a priority for the State,...
14 OCT 2019
Why curing rare diseases benefits us all
In the mid-1980s, a young boy attended the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in Sydney with a rare cancer...
09 OCT 2019
Aboriginal healthy hearts
Aboriginal Australians are twice as likely to have a heart attack as other Australians and more than...
01 OCT 2019
How AI and ingenious apps are changing the face of medical research
For just a small sample of your saliva and around $100, there are services that will analyse your DNA at more...
23 SEP 2019
Stem cell therapy might finally put an end to chronic pain
A pioneering stem cell therapy technique could be the key to providing relief from the debilitating nerve...
18 SEP 2019
Medicine and engineering join forces to save lives
A marriage of engineering and medicine in Western Sydney has borne fruit with a breakthrough device that...