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Research helps patients breathe easier at home

The Institute for Breathing and Sleep are trialling broadening access …read more  »

World-first research delivers a new roadmap to beating bowel cancer

A team of researchers from the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research …read more  »

World-first research offers new hope for type 1 diabetes

In a world-first human trials, researchers at St Vincent’s Institute …read more  »

Smoke during Black Summer bushfires in Tasmania
Researcher-developed smartphone app crucial during bushfire emergency

Australians can be easily informed about air quality and better …read more  »

Bridging the gaps to repair spinal cord injury

An innovative, world-first nerve bridge therapy combined with patient-centred rehabilitation …read more  »

An eye to the future using AI

Researchers at the Lions Eye Institute are partnering with Google …read more  »

Following the movement of white blood cells to reduce chronic inflammation

A breakthrough discovery in understanding how white blood cells move …read more  »

Wind farm infrasound found not to be harmful

A world-first study by researchers at the Woolcock Institute of …read more  »

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All signs point to Australian lab to cure childhood cancer

A Hudson Institute of Medical Research laboratory now contains the …read more  »

Simple salt swap could prevent millions of deaths each year

Replacing table salt with a reduced-sodium, added-potassium ‘salt substitute’ significantly …read more  »

An evidence-based app helps teens master their sleep

The Black Dog Institute has codesigned an app called Sleep …read more  »

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Exposing cancers to bacteria reminds immune system to fight

Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have found …read more  »

Tuning the wires to treat anxiety

Researchers from the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health …read more  »

Hudson researcher Luiza Steffens
Breast cancer protein could predict chemotherapy sensitivity

Researchers from the Hudson Institute of Medical Research have identified …read more  »

Pancreatic cancer research breakthrough gives hope to patients

Researchers from the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute and the …read more  »

Hunter Researcher Nikola Bowden
Late-stage melanoma treatment giving hope to patients

Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle researchers have …read more  »

Professor Kate Hoy
Brain stimulation treatment could fight Alzheimer’s in world-first trial

Researchers from the Bionics Institute will soon launch a world-first …read more  »

Stem-cell ‘super-lab’ advancing brain repair

Researchers at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health …read more  »

Autism research flips gut microbiome link on its head

A study led by Mater Research is challenging a growing …read more  »

Researchers at Perkins Institute
Brain cell changes from pre-birth to adulthood mapped in world-first research

Scientists at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research are …read more  »

Black Dog Institute researcher and psychologist, Dr Alexis Whitton
Youth depression rising at alarming rates report reveals

A report by the Black Dog Institute highlights increasing rates …read more  »

Australian research helps uncover a concerning type of cough in asthmatics

Why non-smokers with asthma experience a phlegmy, wet cough, which …read more  »

Retraining brain and body communication underpins novel pain treatment

People challenged with chronic back pain have been given hope …read more  »

Mental health breakthroughs paved by genetics

Improved treatments for debilitating mental health conditions is the challenge …read more  »

World-first heart transplant technology giving hope to patients

World-first technology pioneered by researchers at the Victor Chang Cardiac …read more  »

Community-led approach reducing rheumatic fever

A four-year collaborative and community-based research project in the Northern …read more  »

Frankie Theunissen and Prof Anthony Akkari at Perron Institute
Motor neurone disease genetic marker discovery

A genetic variant linked to the most common form of …read more  »

Uncovering link between cardiovascular disease and sleep apnoea

Kolling Institute researchers have launched a first of its kind …read more  »

Protecting children receiving chemotherapy from hearing loss

A novel nano-gel therapy to protect children receiving chemotherapy from …read more  »

Blood test measures healthy aging in humans

South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) researchers are …read more  »

Predicting relapse in children with cancer

Research at Children’s Cancer Institute has already led to a …read more  »

Chance meeting leads to research breakthrough

When WEHI clinician-researcher Dr Charlotte Slade met Cynthia Agius, neither …read more  »

Pioneering endocrine hypertension research to be fast-tracked into hospitals

Dr Jun Yang from the Hudson Institute of Medical Research …read more  »

Fathers’ food choices during pregnancy influence future health of babies

What fathers eat during their partner’s pregnancy has a lasting …read more  »

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Combating gene targeting challenges

A Hudson Institute researcher has identified problems and potential solutions …read more  »

Snoring treatment is found to sharpen memory and focus

Research by the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research has found …read more  »

Australian first gene therapy for childhood blindness

Two Sydney siblings have become the first patients in the …read more  »

Melbourne invention brings new hope for rheumatoid arthritis

A new nerve treatment invented by Melbourne researchers at the …read more  »

Stem cell-derived organs help better understand and treat disease

Researchers at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute’s (MCRI) are using …read more  »

Vitamin B3’s promise in slowing glaucoma progress

CERA researchers are set to embark on a follow-up study …read more  »

Growing and sharing the virus that changed the world

At the helm of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, researchers …read more  »

Giant step taken towards preventing pre-term birth

South Australian babies can look forward to an even better …read more  »

30 years of studying and treating a deadly bacterium

Thirty years ago, over 30 per cent of melioidosis patients …read more  »

Djaalinj Waakinj leads to better hearing – and happier kids

More than 150 children are currently enrolled in an innovative …read more  »

Raising dementia awareness in multicultural communities

The Moving Pictures initiative, from the National Ageing Research Institute …read more  »

Improving pain relief for patients with advanced cancers

A trans-national clinical trial, involving Peter Mac patients, has found …read more  »

Team effort drives stomach cancer discoveries

Understanding how stomach cancer develops and progresses to invasive stages …read more  »

Third drug for Duchenne achieves US FDA accelerated approval

A third treatment developed by a Western Australian research team …read more  »

Access to testing and treatment in prisons is crucial to hep C elimination

Broad access to hepatitis C testing and direct-acting antiviral treatment …read more  »

Hunt for facial deformity gene ends after 20-year search

20 years ago, research on a gene responsible for a …read more  »

World-first trial offers new treatment hope in stroke

Some of the country's top stroke experts are leading a …read more  »

Start-up launches new laser tech to prevent heart attacks

A Baker Institute spin-off company, NIRTEK, has been established to …read more  »

NatureBank – facilitating natural product drug discovery from Australian flora and fauna

NatureBank is a unique biodiscovery platform derived from nature based …read more  »

Researchers ID new cells involved in detecting & initiating HIV immune response

For the first time, WIMR researchers identified two subtypes of …read more  »

Beyond Insulin

Insulin was first discovered 100 years ago, and 2022 marks …read more  »

Gut microbiome link to deadly lung disease

Medical research shows a link between COPD and the gut …read more  »

An experimental drug for sepsis now in human clinical trials

A new experimental drug to treat sepsis has now entered …read more  »

Designed to save millions of lives – the world’s first affordable dialysis system

Based on research from The George Institute for Global Health, …read more  »

Melbourne neuroscientists pioneer new approaches to Parkinson’s disease

A dedicated team of scientists at the Florey including Professor …read more  »