10 SEP 2020
Discovery challenges the foundations of gene therapy
A new publication by scientists from Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) has challenged one of the foundations...
04 SEP 2020
New trial to bolster kidney health in people with early type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is the world’s fastest-growing chronic condition, but its first-line treatment hasn’t...
27 AUG 2020
NSW Government research grant helps boost genome sequencing techniques to track COVID-19
Whole genome sequencing rarely results in breaking news alerts, but the COVID-19 crisis has put science...
25 AUG 2020
Healthy gut, healthy immune system: how our microbiome helps protect us from disease
Our immune system defends us from invading germs, but – somewhat paradoxically – it’s the trillions...
21 AUG 2020
Can vaping nicotine help people on methadone stub out their final cigarette?
Overall cigarette smoking rates in Australia are almost half what they were in 1995 . But one group...
07 AUG 2020
The analytical tool that could take the ambiguity out of COVID-19 test results
Australians have had tests for SARS CoV2, the virus causing COVID-19, by the millions. In the months...
04 AUG 2020
The researcher putting platelets under the microscope to explore their part in the origins of heart disease
Medical science understands the role of platelets to both heal and harm. The tiny cell fragments, components...
30 JUL 2020
Five ways the COVID-19 pandemic has changed clinical trials
In the six months since the first recorded COVID-19-related death, the virus has infected over 16.5 million...
28 JUL 2020
$15 million awarded to further spinal research in NSW
Seven cutting-edge NSW research projects have been awarded almost $15 million in NSW Government grants...
21 JUL 2020
A new way to keep donated organs healthier in transit
Hundreds of Australians are lucky enough to receive life-changing surgery each year thanks to organ donation...