Breakthrough stories from Australian Medical Research Institutes
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The Institute for Breathing and Sleep are trialling broadening access …read more »
A team of researchers from the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research …read more »
In a world-first human trials, researchers at St Vincent’s Institute …read more »
Australians can be easily informed about air quality and better …read more »
An innovative, world-first nerve bridge therapy combined with patient-centred rehabilitation …read more »
Researchers at the Lions Eye Institute are partnering with Google …read more »
A breakthrough discovery in understanding how white blood cells move …read more »
A world-first study by researchers at the Woolcock Institute of …read more »
A Hudson Institute of Medical Research laboratory now contains the …read more »
Replacing table salt with a reduced-sodium, added-potassium ‘salt substitute’ significantly …read more »
The Black Dog Institute has codesigned an app called Sleep …read more »
Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have found …read more »
Researchers from the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health …read more »
Researchers from the Hudson Institute of Medical Research have identified …read more »
Researchers from the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute and the …read more »
Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle researchers have …read more »
Researchers from the Bionics Institute will soon launch a world-first …read more »
Researchers at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health …read more »
A study led by Mater Research is challenging a growing …read more »
Scientists at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research are …read more »
A report by the Black Dog Institute highlights increasing rates …read more »
Why non-smokers with asthma experience a phlegmy, wet cough, which …read more »
People challenged with chronic back pain have been given hope …read more »
Improved treatments for debilitating mental health conditions is the challenge …read more »
World-first technology pioneered by researchers at the Victor Chang Cardiac …read more »
A four-year collaborative and community-based research project in the Northern …read more »
A genetic variant linked to the most common form of …read more »
Kolling Institute researchers have launched a first of its kind …read more »
A novel nano-gel therapy to protect children receiving chemotherapy from …read more »
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) researchers are …read more »
Research at Children’s Cancer Institute has already led to a …read more »
When WEHI clinician-researcher Dr Charlotte Slade met Cynthia Agius, neither …read more »
Dr Jun Yang from the Hudson Institute of Medical Research …read more »
What fathers eat during their partner’s pregnancy has a lasting …read more »
A Hudson Institute researcher has identified problems and potential solutions …read more »
Research by the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research has found …read more »
Two Sydney siblings have become the first patients in the …read more »
A new nerve treatment invented by Melbourne researchers at the …read more »
Researchers at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute’s (MCRI) are using …read more »
CERA researchers are set to embark on a follow-up study …read more »
At the helm of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, researchers …read more »
South Australian babies can look forward to an even better …read more »
Thirty years ago, over 30 per cent of melioidosis patients …read more »
More than 150 children are currently enrolled in an innovative …read more »
The Moving Pictures initiative, from the National Ageing Research Institute …read more »
A trans-national clinical trial, involving Peter Mac patients, has found …read more »
Understanding how stomach cancer develops and progresses to invasive stages …read more »
A third treatment developed by a Western Australian research team …read more »
Broad access to hepatitis C testing and direct-acting antiviral treatment …read more »
20 years ago, research on a gene responsible for a …read more »
Some of the country's top stroke experts are leading a …read more »
A Baker Institute spin-off company, NIRTEK, has been established to …read more »
NatureBank is a unique biodiscovery platform derived from nature based …read more »
For the first time, WIMR researchers identified two subtypes of …read more »
Insulin was first discovered 100 years ago, and 2022 marks …read more »
Medical research shows a link between COPD and the gut …read more »
A new experimental drug to treat sepsis has now entered …read more »
Based on research from The George Institute for Global Health, …read more »
A dedicated team of scientists at the Florey including Professor …read more »